The Lesser Known Application of Machine Intelligence: Smart Availability

Of all the facets of enterprise IT impacted by the growing trend towards machine intelligence, those pertaining to network availability could well prove the most pivotal in terms of cost savings, resource efficiency, and business continuity--especially when analyzed over the long term. Although most organizations simply consider availability in relation to network failures or disaster recovery, the dynamic routing of computational resources for the foregoing benefits can create just as much, if not more, of a positive effect when utilizing the automation capabilities for which artificial intelligence is acclaimed. "Artificial intelligence is really about code getting smarter and being able to carry out repeatable tasks," DH2i CTO OJ Ngo said. "Smart availability is the capability where we say you define the rule, then we'll carry out the rule on your behalf when you're not looking, when you go on vacation. It is really the stepping stone for AI."