Dependability Benchmarking for Computer Systems

A comprehensive collection of benchmarks for measuringdependability in hardware-software systems As computer systems have become more complex andmission-critical, it is imperative for systems engineers andresearchers to have metrics for a system's dependability,reliability, availability, and serviceability. Dependabilitybenchmarks are useful for guiding development efforts for systemproviders, acquisition choices of system purchasers, andevaluations of new concepts by researchers in academia andindustry. This book gathers together all dependability benchmarksdeveloped to date by industry and academia and explains the variousprinciples and concepts of dependability benchmarking. It collectsthe expert knowledge of DBench, a research project funded by theEuropean Union, and the IFIP Special Interest Group onDependability Benchmarking, to shed light on this important area.It also provides a large panorama of examples and recommendationsfor defining dependability benchmarks. Dependability Benchmarking for Computer Systems includescontributions from a credible mix of industrial and academicsources: IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, CriticalSoftware, Carnegie Mellon University, LAAS-CNRS, TechnicalUniversity of Valencia, University of Coimbra, and University ofIllinois. It is an invaluable resource for engineers, researchers,system vendors, system purchasers, computer industry consultants,and system integrators.