The following lists key drivers as:
- A physical tier such as database or application may fail or become unresponsive, causing the entire system to go offline.
- Denial of Service: Denial of Service (DoS) attacks prevent authorized users from accessing the application. It interrupts operations due to massive loads, often due to large processing, or network congestion.
- Inappropriate use of resources can decrease availability. For example, resources acquired early and held for a long time causes resource starvation and an inability to handle additional requests.
- Frequent updates, such as security rollouts or application upgrades, can reduce the availability of the application.
- Faults or issues in the application can cause a system-wide ...