Software Failure Investigation [electronic resource] : A Near-Miss Analysis Approach /
Eloff, Jan.author.
Bihina Bella, Madeleine.author.
This book reviews existing operational software failure analysis techniques and proposes near-miss analysis as a novel, and new technique for investigating and preventing software failures. The authors provide details on how near-miss analysis techniques focus on the time-window before the software failure actually unfolds, so as to detect the high-risk conditions that can lead to a major failure. They detail how by alerting system users of an upcoming software failure, the detection of near misses provides an opportunity to collect at runtime failure-related data that is complete and relevant. They present a near-miss management systems (NMS) for detecting upcoming software failures, which can contribute significantly to the improvement of the accuracy of the software failure analysis. A prototype of the NMS is implemented and is discussed in the book. The authors give a practical hands-on approach towards doing software failure investigations by means of near-miss analysis that is of use to industry and academia. Investigates software failures in an operational environment through near-miss analysis; Studies recent and major software failures of significant magnitude; Provides a design of an architecture for a Near-Miss Management System.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chap1: Introduction -- Chap2: Software Failures: An Overview -- Chap3: Near-Miss Analysis: An Overview -- Chap4: A Methodology for Investigating Software Failures Using Digital Forensics and Near-Miss Analysis -- Chap5: A Well-Defined Model for Near-Miss Detection And Prioritisation -- Chap6: An Architecture for a Near-Miss System (Nms) -- Chap7: Practical Demonstration of Conducting a Near-Miss Analysis Investigation for Software Failures.
This book reviews existing operational software failure analysis techniques and proposes near-miss analysis as a novel, and new technique for investigating and preventing software failures. The authors provide details on how near-miss analysis techniques focus on the time-window before the software failure actually unfolds, so as to detect the high-risk conditions that can lead to a major failure. They detail how by alerting system users of an upcoming software failure, the detection of near misses provides an opportunity to collect at runtime failure-related data that is complete and relevant. They present a near-miss management systems (NMS) for detecting upcoming software failures, which can contribute significantly to the improvement of the accuracy of the software failure analysis. A prototype of the NMS is implemented and is discussed in the book. The authors give a practical hands-on approach towards doing software failure investigations by means of near-miss analysis that is of use to industry and academia. Investigates software failures in an operational environment through near-miss analysis; Studies recent and major software failures of significant magnitude; Provides a design of an architecture for a Near-Miss Management System.
Electrical engineering.
Quality control.
Reliability.
Industrial safety.
Software engineering.
Computers.
Computer communication systems.
Communications Engineering, Networks.
Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.
Software Engineering.
Information Systems and Communication Service.
Computer Communication Networks.