Autore	Shore Haim
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Singapore ; Hong Kong, : World Scientific, c2005
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (458 p.)
Disciplina	620/.00452
Collana	Series on quality, reliability and engineering statistics
Soggetto topico	Reliability (Engineering) - Statistical methods Engineering models Mathematical optimization
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-281-88098-1 9786611880989 981-256-928-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Relational Models in Engineering and the Sciences (Monotone Convex/Concave Relationships); 3 Shared Features and ""The Ladder""; 4 Approaches to Model Systematic Variation; 5 Approaches to Model Random Variation; 6 The Requirements and Evaluation of Compliance; 7 The RMM Model; 8 Estimating the Relational Model; 9 The RMM Error Distribution; 10 Fitting Procedures (for the Error Distribution); 11 Estimating the Error Distribution; 12 Special Cases of the RMM Model; 13 Evaluating RMM for Compliance; 14 Comparative Solutions for Relational Models 15 Reliability Engineering (with Censoring)16 Software Reliability-Growth Models; 17 Modeling a Chemo-Response; 18 Forecasting S-Shaped Diffusion Processes; 19 RMM Distributional Approximations; 20 Inverse Normalizing Transformations; 21 Piece-Wise Linear Approximations; 22 General Control Charts; 23 Inventory Analysis; Review Questions; Author Index; Subject Index
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Autore	Shore Haim
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Singapore ; Hong Kong, : World Scientific, c2005
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (458 p.)
Disciplina	620/.00452
Collana	Series on quality, reliability and engineering statistics
Soggetto topico	Reliability (Engineering) - Statistical methods Engineering models Mathematical optimization
ISBN	1-281-88098-1 9786611880989 981-256-928-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Relational Models in Engineering and the Sciences (Monotone Convex/Concave Relationships); 3 Shared Features and ""The Ladder""; 4 Approaches to Model Systematic Variation; 5 Approaches to Model Random Variation; 6 The Requirements and Evaluation of Compliance; 7 The RMM Model; 8 Estimating the Relational Model; 9 The RMM Error Distribution; 10 Fitting Procedures (for the Error Distribution); 11 Estimating the Error Distribution; 12 Special Cases of the RMM Model; 13 Evaluating RMM for Compliance; 14 Comparative Solutions for Relational Models 15 Reliability Engineering (with Censoring)16 Software Reliability-Growth Models; 17 Modeling a Chemo-Response; 18 Forecasting S-Shaped Diffusion Processes; 19 RMM Distributional Approximations; 20 Inverse Normalizing Transformations; 21 Piece-Wise Linear Approximations; 22 General Control Charts; 23 Inventory Analysis; Review Questions; Author Index; Subject Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910820820903321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (215 p.)
Disciplina	620.00452 620/.00452
Altri autori (Persone)	BergmanBo <1943->
Soggetto topico	Reliability (Engineering) Six sigma (Quality control standard) Industrial design
ISBN	1-282-27914-9 9786612279140 0-470-74879-6 0-470-74880-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	ROBUST DESIGN METHODOLOGY FOR RELIABILITY; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Editors; Contributors; PART One METHODOLOGY; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.1.1 Reliability and Variation; 1.1.2 Sources of Variation; 1.1.3 Sources of Uncertainties; 1.2 Failure Mode Avoidance; 1.2.1 Insensitivity to Variation - Robustness; 1.2.2 Creative Robust Design; 1.3 Robust Design; 1.3.1 Product Modelling; 1.4 Comments and Suggestions for Further Reading; References; 2 Evolution of Reliability Thinking - Countermeasures for Some Technical Issues; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Method 2.3 An Overview of the Initial Development of Reliability Engineering2.4 Examples of Technical Issues and Reliability Countermeasures; 2.4.1 Severe Consequences; 2.4.2 Defective Components; 2.4.3 Undesired Production Variation; 2.4.4 Sensitivity to Noise Factors; 2.5 Discussion and Future Research; 2.6 Summary and Conclusions; References; 3 Principles of Robust Design Methodology; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Method; 3.3 Results and Analysis; 3.3.1 Terminology; 3.3.2 View of Variation; 3.3.3 Procedures; 3.3.4 Objective; 3.3.5 Methods and Methodologies; 3.3.6 Experimental Approach; 3.4 Discussion 3.5 Conclusions3.5.1 Synthesis; 3.5.2 A Definition of Robust Design Methodology; References; PART Two METHODS; 4 Including Noise Factors in Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (D-FMEA) - A Case Study at Volvo Car Corporation; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Background; 4.3 Method; 4.4 Result; 4.4.1 Causes Matching the Noise Factor Categories; 4.4.2 Causes not Assignable to any of the Noise Factor Categories; 4.4.3 Comments on the Result; 4.5 Discussion and Further Research; 4.6 Summary; References; 5 Robust Product Development Using Variation Mode and Effect Analysis; 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Overview of the VMEA Method5.2.1 A General Procedure for VMEA; 5.3 The Basic VMEA; 5.4 The Enhanced VMEA; 5.4.1 Assessment of Sensitivities; 5.4.2 Assessment of Variation Size; 5.5 The Probabilistic VMEA; 5.6 An Illustrative Example; 5.6.1 Application of the Basic VMEA; 5.6.2 Application of the Enhanced VMEA; 5.6.3 Application of the Probabilistic VMEA; 5.7 Discussion and Concluding Remarks; Appendix: Formal Justification of the VMEA Method; References; 6 Variation Mode and Effect Analysis: An Application to Fatigue Life Prediction; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Scatter and Uncertainty 6.3 A Simple Approach to Probabilistic VMEA6.3.1 Model for Uncertainty in Life Predictions; 6.4 Estimation of Prediction Uncertainty; 6.4.1 Estimation of Scatter; 6.4.2 Statistical Uncertainty; 6.4.3 Model Uncertainty; 6.4.4 Scatter and Uncertainty in Loads; 6.4.5 Total Prediction Uncertainty; 6.5 Reliability Assessment; 6.6 Updating the Reliability Calculation; 6.6.1 Uncertainty after Updating; 6.7 Conclusions and Discussion; References; 7 Predictive Safety Index for Variable Amplitude Fatigue Life; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Load-Strength Reliability Method 7.3 The Equivalent Load and Strength Variables
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Autore	Smith Ricky
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, c2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (334 p.)
Disciplina	620/.00452
Altri autori (Persone)	MobleyR. Keith <1943->
Soggetto topico	Systems engineering - Management Reliability
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-281-77197-X 9786611771973 0-08-055207-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front Cover; Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Introduction-The Recommended First Step to Rules of Thumb in Reliability Engineering; Part I: The Basics of Maintenance and Reliability; Chapter 1: Understanding Maintenance and Reliability; 1.1. The Maintenance Function; 1.2. Strategy to Achieve World-Class Production through Reliability; 1.2.1. Maintenance Approaches; 1.2.2. Maintenance Management Philosophy; 1.2.3. The Function and Control System; 1.2.4. What Is Maintenance?; 1.2.5. Specification 1.2.6. The Maintenance Function1.3. What Is Reliability?; 1.3.1. Companies That Get It; 1.3.2. Why Move Toward Proactive Work?; 1.3.3. A New Way to View Failure; 1.4. Maintenance/Reliability Assessment; 1.5. Introduction to Change Management; 1.6. Developing a Business Case for a Reliability Initiative; 1.7. Calculating Return on Investment; 1.7.1. Leadership of the ROI Team; 1.7.2. Case Study; 1.8. Planning and Scheduling; Chapter 2: The Functional Maintenance Organization and Its People; 2.1. Functional Maintenance Organizational Structure; 2.2. Maintenance Supervisor 2.2.1. Responsibilities2.2.2. Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects; 2.3. Maintenance Planner/Scheduler; 2.3.1. Responsibilities; 2.4. Maintenance and Engineering Manager; 2.4.1. Responsibilities; 2.4.2. Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects; 2.5. Area Manager of Warehouse and Inventory Control; 2.5.1. Responsibilities; 2.6. Reliability Engineer; 2.6.1. Responsibilities; 2.6.2. Job Skills; 2.6.3. Reliability Engineering Dashboard-Key Performance Indicators; Chapter 3: Preventive Maintenance Program; 3.1. Reliability-Based Preventive Maintenance; 3.1.1. Information Collection 3.1.2. System Analysis3.1.3. Identification of Systems; 3.1.4. Identification of System Functions; 3.1.5. Selection of Systems; 3.1.6. System Functional Failure and Criticality Rating; 3.2. Identification of Functionally Significant Items; 3.3. Maintenance Task Selection (Decision Logic Tree Analysis); 3.3.1. Levels of Analysis; 3.3.2. Paralleling and Default Logic; 3.4. Maintenance Tasks; 3.5. Task Frequencies/Intervals; Chapter 4: Predicitive Maintenance Program; 4.1. Setting Up a Preventive/Predictive Maintenance Program; 4.2. Visual Inspection; 4.3. Vibration Analysis; 4.4. Thermography 4.5. Tribology4.6. Ultrasonics; Chapter 5: Reliability Processes; 5.1. Reliability Software-Managing the Health of Assets; 5.1.1. Building an Effective Asset Reliability Program; 5.1.2. Using Reliability Software to Put the Program into Action; 5.1.3. Using Handheld Devices to Collect and Upload Condition Inspection Data; 5.1.4. Plotting Asset Health Trends; 5.1.5. Capturing the Experts' Knowledge about Asset Condition; 5.1.6. Integration to Enterprise Asset Management and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems; 5.1.7. The Bottom Line 5.2. Seven Questions Addressed by Reliability Centered Maintenance
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Edizione	[1st edition]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Chichester, West Sussex : , : Wiley, , 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (485 p.)
Disciplina	620/.00452
Altri autori (Persone)	ToeroeMaria TamFrancis
Soggetto topico	Reliability (Engineering)
ISBN	1-280-58856-X 9786613618399 1-119-94137-7 1-119-94136-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	List of Contributors xiii -- Foreword xv -- Preface xix -- Acknowledgments xxv -- List of Abbreviations xxvii -- Part I INTRODUCTION TO SERVICE AVAILABILITY -- 1 Definitions, Concepts, and Principles 3 / Francis Tam -- 1.1 Introduction 3 -- 1.2 Why Service Availability? 4 -- 1.2.1 Dossier on Unavailability of Service 4 -- 1.2.2 Issues and Challenges 5 -- 1.3 Service Availability Fundamentals 6 -- 1.3.1 System, Behavior, and Service 6 -- 1.3.2 Dependable Computing Concepts 8 -- 1.3.3 The Meaning of Availability 10 -- 1.4 Achieving Service Availability 13 -- 1.4.1 Following the Framework of Fault Tolerance 13 -- 1.4.2 Redundancy is a Requisite 14 -- 1.4.3 Dealing with Failures 16 -- 1.4.4 Upgrade Matters 19 -- 1.5 Conclusion 20 -- 2 The Birth of the Service Availability Forum 23 / Francis Tam -- 2.1 Introduction 23 -- 2.2 Technology Environment 23 -- 2.3 Business Environment 24 -- 2.3.1 Ecosystem 25 -- 2.3.2 COTS and Open Systems 26 -- 2.4 The Service Availability Forum Era 27 -- 2.5 Concluding Remarks 28 -- Part II THE SA FORUM SYSTEM: SERVICES AND FRAMEWORKS -- 3 Overview of the Service Availability Architecture 33 / Dave Penkler -- 3.1 Introduction 33 -- 3.1.1 Background and Business Context 33 -- 3.1.2 Goals and Requirements 34 -- 3.1.3 Service Availability Architecture Scope and Presentation 36 -- 3.2 HA Concepts Applied 39 -- 3.2.1 To Be or Not to Be High Availability Aware 39 -- 3.2.2 HA Aware Application Perspective 42 -- 3.3 Architecture 43 -- 3.3.1 Basic Architectural Model 43 -- 3.3.2 The AIS Services and Frameworks Architecture 47 -- 3.3.3 Service Dependencies 58 -- 3.4 Open Issues 59 -- 3.4.1 The Optional Features Issue 60 -- 3.4.2 Integrated AIS Service API 60 -- 3.4.3 Common Low Level Communication Facility Interface 60 -- 3.4.4 Common Distributed Process Management Interface 61 -- 3.4.5 System Trace Service 61 -- 3.4.6 Diagnostics Framework 61 -- 3.4.7 Overload Control Framework 61 -- 3.5 Conclusion 62 -- 4 The SA Forum Information Model: The Heart of Control and Monitoring 63 / Maria Toeroe. 4.1 Introduction 63 -- 4.2 Background 64 -- 4.2.1 Management Models Out There 64 -- 4.2.2 The SA Forum Needs 65 -- 4.3 The SA Forum Information Model 67 -- 4.3.1 Overview of the SA Forum Solution 67 -- 4.3.2 Administrative and Management Aspects 80 -- 4.3.3 Application Information Models 81 -- 4.3.4 Open Issues and Recommendations 81 -- 4.4 Conclusion 83 -- 5 Consistent and High Level Platform View 85 / Maria Toeroe -- 5.1 Introduction 85 -- 5.2 Hardware Platform Interface 86 -- 5.2.1 Background 86 -- 5.2.2 Overview of the Hardware Platform Interface 87 -- 5.2.3 The HPI Model 88 -- 5.2.4 HPI Capability Discovery 93 -- 5.2.5 Error Handling and Administrative Operations 94 -- 5.2.6 Open Issues and Conclusions 95 -- 5.3 Platform Management Service 96 -- 5.3.1 The Conception of PLM 96 -- 5.3.2 Overview of the SA Forum Platform Management 97 -- 5.3.3 The PLM Information Model 98 -- 5.3.4 Tracking of PLM Entities 107 -- 5.3.5 Administrative and Management Aspects 110 -- 5.3.6 Service Interaction 118 -- 5.3.7 Open Issues and Conclusions 120 -- 5.4 Cluster Membership Service 121 -- 5.4.1 Background 121 -- 5.4.2 Overview of the Cluster Membership Service 122 -- 5.4.3 CLM Configuration: The Bootstrap Trap 125 -- 5.4.4 Are You a Member? 126 -- 5.4.5 Administrative and Management Aspects 127 -- 5.4.6 Service Interaction 129 -- 5.4.7 Open Issues 130 -- 5.4.8 Recommendation 131 -- 5.5 Conclusion 131 -- 6 Model Based Availability Management: The Availability Management Framework 133 / Maria Toeroe -- 6.1 Introduction 133 -- 6.2 Background 134 -- 6.2.1 Error Detection and Repair 134 -- 6.2.2 Fault Zones and Error Escalation 135 -- 6.2.3 Separation of Services from Serving Entities 136 -- 6.2.4 Service Provisioning Roles 136 -- 6.2.5 Delicacies of Service State Replication 137 -- 6.3 The Availability Management Framework 138 -- 6.3.1 Overview of the SA Forum Solution 138 -- 6.3.2 Components and Component Service Instances 139 -- 6.3.3 The AMF Information Model 148 -- 6.3.4 Redundancy Models 167. 6.3.5 The AMF Administrative Interface 176 -- 6.3.6 Interactions Between AMF and Other AIS Services 187 -- 6.3.7 Open Issues 190 -- 6.3.8 Recommendation 191 -- 6.4 Conclusion 191 -- 7 Communication and Synchronization Utilities 193 / Maria Toeroe and Sayandeb Saha -- 7.1 Introduction 193 -- 7.2 Event Service 194 -- 7.2.1 Background: Event Service Issues, Controversies, and Problems 194 -- 7.2.2 Overview of the SA Forum Event Service 195 -- 7.2.3 Event Service Architecture and Model 196 -- 7.2.4 User Perspective 200 -- 7.2.5 Administrative and Management Aspects 201 -- 7.2.6 Service Interactions 201 -- 7.2.7 Open Issues and Recommendations 202 -- 7.3 Message Service 202 -- 7.3.1 Need for Reliability and Load Distribution 202 -- 7.3.2 Overview of the SA Forum Message Service 203 -- 7.3.3 Message Service Architecture and Model 205 -- 7.3.4 User Perspective 207 -- 7.3.5 Administrative and Management Aspects 210 -- 7.3.6 Service Interaction 210 -- 7.3.7 Open Issues and Recommendations 211 -- 7.4 Checkpoint Service 212 -- 7.4.1 Background: Why Checkpoints 212 -- 7.4.2 Overview of the SA Forum Checkpoint Service 213 -- 7.4.3 Checkpoint Service Model 215 -- 7.4.4 User Perspective 217 -- 7.4.5 Administrative and Management Aspects 220 -- 7.4.6 Service Interaction 221 -- 7.4.7 Open Issues 222 -- 7.4.8 Recommendation 222 -- 7.5 Conclusion 223 -- 7.5.1 Common Issue: Entity Names 223 -- 7.5.2 Conclusion 223 -- 8 Services Needed for System Management 227 / Maria Toeroe -- 8.1 Introduction 227 -- 8.2 Log Service 228 -- 8.2.1 Background: Data, Data, and More Data 228 -- 8.2.2 Overview of the SA Forum Solution 229 -- 8.2.3 The LOG Information Model 231 -- 8.2.4 User Perspective 232 -- 8.2.5 Administrative and Management Aspects 233 -- 8.2.6 Service Interaction 233 -- 8.2.7 Open Issues and Recommendations 235 -- 8.3 Notification Service 236 -- 8.3.1 Background: Issues, Controversies, and Problems 236 -- 8.3.2 Overview of the SA Forum Notification Service 237 -- 8.3.3 User Perspective 239. 8.3.4 Correlation of Notifications 241 -- 8.3.5 Administrative and Management Aspects 243 -- 8.3.6 Service Interaction 244 -- 8.3.7 Open Issues and Recommendation 246 -- 8.4 Information Model Management Service 247 -- 8.4.1 Background: Issues, Controversies, and Problems 247 -- 8.4.2 Overview of the SA Forum IMM Solution 249 -- 8.4.3 The Object Manager API 251 -- 8.4.4 The Object Implementer API 255 -- 8.4.5 IMM XML File 258 -- 8.4.6 Administrative and Management Aspects 258 -- 8.4.7 Service Interaction 258 -- 8.4.8 Open Issues 260 -- 8.4.9 Recommendation 261 -- 8.5 Conclusion 262 -- 9 Model-Based Software Management: The Software Management Framework 265 / Maria Toeroe -- 9.1 Introduction 265 -- 9.2 Background 266 -- 9.3 Software Management a la Carte 268 -- 9.3.1 Overview of the SA Forum Solution 268 -- 9.3.2 Entity Types File: Is It Eaten or Drunk by SMF? 271 -- 9.3.3 The Upgrade Campaign and Its Specification 273 -- 9.3.4 Upgrade Campaign Execution Status and Failure Handling 279 -- 9.3.5 Administrative and Management Aspects 285 -- 9.3.6 User Perspective 288 -- 9.3.7 Service Interaction 289 -- 9.3.8 Open Issues 291 -- 9.3.9 Recommendation 292 -- 9.4 Conclusion 294 -- 10 Combining the Services 297 / Maria Toeroe -- 10.1 Introduction 297 -- 10.2 Application Design and Development 297 -- 10.3 Application Platform Design 299 -- 10.4 Operation and Maintenance 301 -- Part III SA FORUM MIDDLEWARE IN ACTION -- 11 SA Forum Programming Model and API Conventions 305 / Francis Tam -- 11.1 Introduction 305 -- 11.2 Programming Model 306 -- 11.2.1 AIS Area Service Interfaces 306 -- 11.2.2 Real-Time Support 306 -- 11.2.3 Naming Conventions and Type Definitions 308 -- 11.2.4 Usage Model and Library Life Cycle 309 -- 11.2.5 Tracking 311 -- 11.3 Making Sense of the API Specifications 312 -- 11.3.1 Structure of Service API Specification 314 -- 11.3.2 Administration API 315 -- 11.4 Practical Topics 316 -- 11.4.1 Interacting with POSIX 316 -- 11.4.2 Allocating and Freeing Memory 319. 11.4.3 Handling Pointers 319 -- 11.4.4 Finding Out Implementation Limits 320 -- 11.4.5 When an Area Service is Unavailable 321 -- 11.4.6 Backward Compatibility 322 -- 11.5 Concluding Remarks 322 -- 12 SA Forum Java Mappings: Specifications, Usage, and Experience 325 / Robert Hyerle and Jens Jensen -- 12.1 Introduction 325 -- 12.2 Background 325 -- 12.2.1 Early Exploration of Java Mappings in Hewlett / Packard 325 -- 12.2.2 Java in Ericsson 326 -- 12.2.3 The SA Forum Java Mapping Initiative 327 -- 12.3 Understanding the Java Mappings 328 -- 12.3.1 Java Application Integration Architecture 328 -- 12.3.2 Naming 329 -- 12.3.3 Package Structure 330 -- 12.3.4 The Underlying Objects 330 -- 12.3.5 Types 331 -- 12.3.6 Parameters, Exceptions, and Method Signatures 332 -- 12.3.7 Factories, Callbacks, and Life-cycles 333 -- 12.3.8 Callbacks and the Selection Object in Java 334 -- 12.4 Using the Java Mappings 335 -- 12.4.1 Integrating AIS Services with Java Applications 335 -- 12.4.2 Integrating AIS Services with Containerized Java Applications 342 -- 12.4.3 AIS Services in Mixed Language and Mixed Implementation Environments 343 -- 12.5 Going Further 343 -- 12.5.1 The Java Mapping Roadmap 343 -- 12.5.2 Related Java Standards and Other References 344 -- 13 SA Forum Middleware Implementations 347 / Mario Angelic and Ulrich Kleber -- 13.1 Introduction 347 -- 13.1.1 OpenHPI 347 -- 13.1.2 OpenSAF 348 -- 13.2 The OpenHPI Project 348 -- 13.2.1 Overview of the OpenHPI Solution 348 -- 13.2.2 User Perspective 351 -- 13.2.3 OpenHPI Tools 353 -- 13.2.4 Open Issues and Recommendations 354 -- 13.3 The OpenSAF Project 355 -- 13.3.1 Background 355 -- 13.3.2 OpenSAF Architecture 356 -- 13.3.3 SA Forum Compliant Services 360 -- 13.3.4 OpenSAF Infrastructure Services 364 -- 13.3.5 Managing OpenSAF 365 -- 13.3.6 Deploying OpenSAF 367 -- 13.4 Conclusion 368 -- 14 Integration of the VideoLAN Client with OpenSAF: An Example 371 / Anik Mishra and Ali Kanso -- 14.1 Introduction 371 -- 14.2 Going Under the Hood: The VLC Workflow 372. 14.3 Integrating VLC with OpenSAF 373 -- 14.3.1 Nonproxied-Non-SA-Aware Integration 374 -- 14.3.2 SA-Aware VLC Integration 379 -- 14.3.3 SA-Aware VLC with Service Continuity 384 -- 14.4 Summary and Conclusion 387 -- 15 Migration Paths for Legacy Applications 391 / Mario Angelic -- 15.1 Introduction 391 -- 15.2 Reasons for Migration 392 -- 15.2.1 Benefits for System Owners 392 -- 15.2.2 Benefits for ISVs 392 -- 15.3 Integration Criteria 393 -- 15.3.1 Main Factors 393 -- 15.3.2 Easy Management 394 -- 15.3.3 Streamlined Architecture 396 -- 15.3.4 Code Quality 397 -- 15.3.5 Integration Levels 397 -- 15.4 How to Migrate 399 -- 15.4.1 Availability Integration 399 -- 15.4.2 Manageability Integration 409 -- 15.5 Open Issues 413 -- 15.6 Conclusion 413 -- 16 Overcoming Complexity: Formal Modeling Techniques at the Rescue 415 / Maria Toeroe and Ferhat Khendek -- 16.1 Introduction 415 -- 16.2 Background 416 -- 16.2.1 The Model-Based Approach 416 -- 16.2.2 Starting Points in the Specifications 417 -- 16.3 Model-Based Software Management 419 -- 16.3.1 Configuration Model 419 -- 16.3.2 Configuration Generation 420 -- 16.3.3 Upgrade Campaign Generation 424 -- 16.3.4 Analytical Models and How They Can Help 427 -- 16.4 Conclusion 428 -- 17 Conclusion 431 -- 17.1 Summary 431 -- 17.2 The Future 433 -- References 435 -- Index 443.
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