Service availability : principles and practice / editors, Maria Toeroe, Francis Tam. [electronic resource] Toeroe, Maria. Tam, Francis. Reliability (Engineering) TA169 .S465 2012eb 620/.00452 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Our society increasingly depends on computer-based systems; the number of applications deployed has increased dramatically in recent years and this trend is accelerating. Many of these applications are expected to provide their services continuously. The Service Availability Forum has recognized this need and developed a set of specifications to help software designers and developers to focus on the value added function of applications, leaving the availability management functions for the middleware. A practical and informative reference for the Service Availability Forum specifications, this. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119941378 eng Service availability. Service availability.