System-Repairing Nanobot
A popular theme in science fiction writing today involves microscopic machines that build and repair other machines, clothing and even people. Today scientists are researching this very thing. Our future may be bright indeed. For system administration nano technology is already here. Software agents now exist that will search computer systems and repair defects or build missing components. CFEngine is such an agent. It is able to examine the overall system at a low level including files, processes and network packets and make builds or repairs based on what it finds. The result is a more self reliant system.
December 21, 2009
