Using simulations of a complex system such as a Web Application Server provides us with a tool that allows the running of tests without using the resources needed in a real system...
Ramon Nou, Jordi Guitart, David Carrera, Jordi Tor...
A key to improving at any task is frequent feedback from people whose opinions we care about: our family, friends, mentors, and the experts. However, such input is not usually ava...
Distributed information systems are critical to the functioning of many businesses; designing them to be dependable is a challenging but important task. We report our experience i...
Jeremy Bryans, John S. Fitzgerald, Alexander Roman...
We define two new classes of shared-memory objects: ratifiers, which detect agreement, and conciliators, which ensure agreement with some probability. We show that consensus can...
Abstract: Modern enterprises face the challenge to survive in an ever changing environment. One commonly accepted means to address this challenge and further enhance survivability ...
Stephan Aier, Sabine Buckl, Ulrik Franke, Bettina ...