Self Management: Separating facts from fiction

The initial hype about hot new products that will change the way we think about management is over. It is time to ask whether autonomic principles will have a significant impact on managing networked systems. The panel will provide a fresh assessment of technology, research and business aspects regarding autonomic management/self-management, and it will discuss directions and implications of the approach. Questions to be raised include: In which settings can self-management achieve a reduction in operational costs? Do customers and administrators really want and trust self-managed systems? To which extent are services that are built on p2p technology inherently self-managed?