]> 2004-11-22T15:30:00-05:00 For two years, I have worked on an initiative in IBM called the Integrated Solutions Console (ISC). Why is ISC considered a core technology of IBM Autonomic Computing (AC)? The three-dimensional AC adoption model shows different ways to make progress toward fully autonomic systems, one axis moving in steps toward closed monitor-analyze-plan-execute loops, another moving up the integration scale from managing sub-components to managing business solutions, and another showing different service flows. ISC plays a role for each progression. To move toward closed-loop systems, humans will delegate activities to autonomic managers; they will also maintain oversight and take control back occasionally. ISC provides the “face]]>