Reliability estimation for large distributed software systems
Alberto Avritzer, Flávio P. Duarte, Rosa M. M. Leão, Edmundo de Souza e Silva, Michal Ophir Cohen, David Costello · 2008
In this paper, we present our experience to estimate the reliability of a large distributed system composed of several hundred points of presence. The system's reliability metric is required by contract to be obtained. A simple approach is presented to accurately approximate the desired metrics.