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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2008
Miles A. Barel, Danbury, CT (US);
Sandra Carter, Austin, TX (US);
John P. Crosskey, Danbury, CT (US);
Leslie Mark Ernest, Knoxville, MD (US);
David Howard Evans, Lexington, KY (US);
Lori Lynn Ford, Georgetown, TX (US);
Ronald C. Lilies, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dwight Spence, Austin, TX (US);
Albert L. Swett, Rochester, NY (US);
Miles A. Barel, Danbury, CT (US);
Sandra Carter, Austin, TX (US);
John P. Crosskey, Danbury, CT (US);
Leslie Mark Ernest, Knoxville, MD (US);
David Howard Evans, Lexington, KY (US);
Lori Lynn Ford, Georgetown, TX (US);
Ronald C. Lilies, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dwight Spence, Austin, TX (US);
Albert L. Swett, Rochester, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An automation assessment tool is provided that defines autonomic technology, processes, organization, and skill sets that apply to autonomic computing. The automation assessment tool provides educational material about autonomic computing and a scale of maturity levels, which is used to assess on-demand preparedness. The automation assessment tool presents a survey and collects answers to the survey questions. The automation assessment tool then determines solutions and recommendations to achieve a target level of on-demand preparedness.