From AIOps to Agentic Systems: Why Monitoring Is Not Enough (and Never Was) - CMG.org presentation

Most AIOps solutions today detect and explain anomalies, but they rarely act. In critical environments like IBM Z mainframes, this gap can prevent true operational resilience. This presentation argues that effective AIOps requires a shift from passive observation to autonomous control, built on a foundation of rigorous workload modeling. Drawing on a patent-backed framework, the session will explore the progression from simple metrics to autonomous infrastructure, including workload modeling that connects business activity to system resource consumption, context-aware analysis that segments diverse workloads for more precise service-level decisions, and automated execution that enables true agentic capabilities. Attendees will learn why reliable system models are a prerequisite for self-healing infrastructure and how organizations can evolve from reactive monitoring to proactive, autonomous control. 

The research is available on @ResearchGate:

Starting a Book Project: The Area of Normal Functioning

 I am starting to shape a new book project around the idea of the Area of Normal Functioning — ANF.

The goal is to develop ANF as a broader framework for understanding how systems, people, and organizations function, change, adapt, and grow.

This idea started for me in technical areas such as robotics, IT performance analysis, anomaly detection, change detection, and trend detection. But I now see its possible application much more broadly — including human behavior, organizations, comfort zones, and social change.

I shared some initial thoughts here:
“Starting a Book Project: The Area of Normal Functioning”

This is the beginning of a longer journey, and I plan to use my blog to document the progress.