Almaden Institute

Instances of Self Management in Internet Services Abstract: Cable & Wireless provides an industry leading suite of business infrastructure services. I will describe some practical instances of how we make our services self-managing, focusing on our distributed content delivery and hosting services. I will also present a set of priorities that I believe the research/development community should work on.  CJ Stumpf - Bio CJ Stumpf: Chief Technology Officer, Exodus, a Cable & Wireless Service cjstumpf@cw.com CJ brings a successful track record in business development and technology innovation for both equipment and service providers. As Chief Technology Officer she is responsible for the technical vision and direction of Digital Island’s service offerings. CJ was CIO for GTE’s (now Genuity’s) Global Network and was responsible for international IT. Previously she served as Director of Business Development, responsible for launch of the network integration and solutions business. She also worked on competitive and economic aspects of next generation networks and services, served as a company spokesperson to the European Commission and U.S. Department of Justice on antitrust and regulatory issues, and at GTE Laboratories led the systems development and operational convergence of the wireless, data, and wireline networks. Prior to GTE she brought over a dozen network, video, and image software products to market. CJ holds degrees in Cognitive Science and Mathematics from Smith College, studied in Kenya through the NOLS East Africa Program at the University of Utah, and completed a research fellowship at the Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College as a cancer treatment developer.