The WSDM of Autonomic Computing: Experiences in Implementing Autonomic Web Services

There is a strong relationship between proposed frameworks for autonomic computing, such as the IBM blueprint for autonomic computing, and the Web services distributed management (WSDM) standard proposed by OASIS. We examine this relationship through a description of our efforts to implement an autonomic Web service using WSDM. The example autonomic Web service is based on our Autonomic Web Service Environment (AWSE) framework. We explain how WSDM is used to implement the AWSE components and evaluate the results of the exercise. We present the lessons we learned in carrying out the implementation effort and draw general conclusions concerning the relationship between autonomic computing and WSDM.