http://www.networkworld.com/community/taxonomy/term/8006 Showing new posts in a forum view en http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/23336 <p>DSI focuses on automating data center operational jobs and reducing associated labor through self-managing systems. What this means is making management software clever enough to know when a particular system (or application) has a problem and then dynamically take actions to avoid the problem.</p><p>Consider a scenario where, without operator intervention, a management system is able to start an additional web server because the existing web farm is overloaded from traffic. This particular capability is available already, and DSI aims to extend this type of self-healing and self-management to other operations.</p><p>In support of DSI, Microsoft has invested heavily in: <span class='read-more'><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/23336"><br /><br /><strong>Read more</strong></a></span></p> http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/23336#comments Microsoft Software architecture product integration Wed, 26 Dec 2007 06:56:31 -0500 Kerrie Meyler 23336 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/22988 <p>The Dynamic Systems Initiative, or DSI, is a Microsoft and industry strategy intended to enhance the Windows platform, delivering a coordinated set of solutions that simplify and automate how businesses design, deploy, and operate their distributed systems. Using DSI helps IT and software developers create operationally aware platforms. By designing systems that are more manageable and automating operations, organizations can reduce costs and proactively address their priorities. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/22988"><br /><br /><strong>Read more</strong></a></span></p> http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/22988#comments Microsoft Software product integration Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:05:55 -0500 Kerrie Meyler 22988 at http://www.networkworld.com/community