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Track 2 Session 2
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday
June 20, 2007
Characterizing Business Critical Computer
Server Platform Availability
In order to assess the impact of
unplanned server platform downtime on their business operations,
information technology managers need the answer to the question:
"What is my expected server platform availability?" Server platform
availability is a key piece of information that solution architects
need to know in order to design a solution that will meet solution
uptime requirements. This presentation describes how to characterize
a computer server platform availability distribution that depicts
how actual availability results may differ from "average" or "steady
state" availability claims and predictions. Suppliers can then
evaluate whether the reliability, maintainability and high
availability aspects of the computer server platform solution are
adequate to meet the service level agreements required by customer
applications.
Key Words: Availability, Availability Distribution,
Reliability, Maintainability, Computer Server Platform
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