From its inception, the Java platform has been a natural choice for potential system and network management applications -- yet the platform seems to have been relatively slow to mature, providing neither a ubiquitous management framework nor an abundance of applications in that problem space. In Part 1 of this three-part series, Max Goff analyzes the issues Java faces in the management sphere. In future installments of the series, he will discuss Java technologies -- JMX (formerly JMAPI), Java DMK, Jini, and Jiro -- from the management perspective. (2,400 words)
The Java platform has been relatively slow to mature in the management arena, providing neither a ubiquitous management framework nor an abundance of applications in that problem space. In the second installment of this three-part series, Max Goff takes you through Java's short history and its emergence into the management arena with two technologies: JMX (formerly JMAPI) and Java DMK. (2,400 words)
Although a natural choice for developers in system and network management, the Java platform has been relatively slow to mature, providing neither a ubiquitous framework nor an abundance of applications in that space. In the final installment of a three-part series, Max Goff speculates on the future of management applications and shows how the Java community is making strides with Java extensions -- JMX, Jini and Jiro -- in this expanding arena. (2,400 words)
