Breaking The Availability Barrier

Author : Bill Highleyman
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003-12-26
Category : Computer system failures
ISBN : 9781410792327

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Breaking the Availability Barrier by Bill Highleyman Pdf

As our daily lives and corporate well-being become more dependent upon computers, system reliability grows increasingly important. No longer are frequent system outages acceptable. In many cases, failure intervals must now be measured in centuries. Even current fault-tolerant computing systems will fail once every five or ten years. This book is the first in a three-part series on active/active systems. It describes techniques that can be used today for extending system failure times from years to centuries, often at little or no additional cost. The techniques described include splitting a large system into smaller, cooperating independent nodes. Copies of the application's database are distributed across the nodes. It is shown that these techniques significantly reduce the number of system failure modes and increase the level of sparing. As a result, the loss of a single node's capacity occurs far less frequently than the loss of all capacity when the equivalent monolithic system fails. Furthermore, the loss of more than one node's worth of capacity is almost never. Central to these techniques is the requirement that all database copies that are distributed across the network must be kept in synchronism. Several methods available today for maintaining synchronism are described. They include asynchronous data replication, synchronous data replication, and network transactions.

Author : Bill Highleyman, Dr,Bruce Holenstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12
Category : Computer system failures
ISBN : 1410792315

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Breaking the Availability Barrier by Bill Highleyman, Dr,Bruce Holenstein Pdf

Author : Paul J. Holenstein,Bruce Holenstein,Bill Highleyman
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781434316066

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Breaking the Availability Barrier III by Paul J. Holenstein,Bruce Holenstein,Bill Highleyman Pdf

The Bhagavad Gita is a world-scripture with a world message, It is not meant for India alone: it is a "Bible of Humanity". The Gita has an answer to the problems and perplexities of the modern world. The problems of social, national and international reconstruction will not be solved without an appreciation of those deeper values of life which, the Gita shows, are the very structure of Reality. A new Indian nation, a new social order, a new civilisation must be built on the essential teachings of the Gita. The wisdom of the Gita is the hope of a new humanity Sadhu Vaswani, who was regarded by many as an "embodiment of the Gita", a "living Gita", and who was equally at home in the Eastern and Western traditions of thought, gives us in this book the teaching of the Gita in simple words. In the Bhagavad Gita, simplicity is combined with wisdom. The essential teaching of the Bhagavad Gita has been overlaid by controversies which scholars and theologians may understand but not lovers of the simple life. In the present volume, the author has simplified the message of the Bhagavad Gita and related it to the experience and aspirations of the common man. "To the vast majority of men", he says, "life seems to be a meaningless muddle. Not many seem to realise that life, at its noblest, is a yatra, a piligrimage to God: the Infinite is our true Home."

Author : Bruce Holenstein,Bill Highleyman,Paul J. Holenstein
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781434316035

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Breaking the Availability Barrier II by Bruce Holenstein,Bill Highleyman,Paul J. Holenstein Pdf

"To err is human, to forgive divine," goes the familiar saying. If you have ever aspired to realize the divine within you, you need look no further - within the pages of this powerful book you will find the means to master The Magic of Forgiveness as Dada J.P. Vaswani describes it. What is forgiveness? Why should we forgive? How can forgiveness empower us, heal us, help us to bury the dead past and begin our lives anew? Answers to these and other burning questions are offered here. Dada J.P. Vaswani, whose knowledge of human nature is profound, but, at the same time, compassionate and non-judgemental, teaches us how to apologize with grace; how to forgive with generosity; how to restore damaged relationships; how to overcome resentment and bitterness; how to forgive ourselves when the need arises; and above all, how to forget after we have forgiven someone. It has been said, "We win by tenderness; we conquer by forgiveness." In this book, Dada J.P. Vaswani shows us how we may conquer ourselves - and the hearts of others - by The Magic of Forgiveness!

Author : Jenny Randles
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780743492591

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Breaking the Time Barrier by Jenny Randles Pdf

The race to build the first time machine.

Author : Tom Rieger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781595620545

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Breaking the Fear Barrier by Tom Rieger Pdf

A company’s worst enemy is not always the competition. Sometimes it’s the fear that lives within its own walls. The greatest threat to an organization’s success is not always the competition. Often, it is what a company does to itself. Because of fear, companies become plagued with barriers and bureaucracy that limit success, crush employees, and infuse frustration and a sense of futility across the enterprise. It starts with a narrowing of focus, which leads to the first level of bureaucracy: parochialism. Parochialism exists when managers and departments begin to view the world through the filter of their own little silo and build walls made of rules and policies to protect their turf. As businesses grow and become more complex, the second level of bureaucracy is reached: territorialism. While parochialism is about protecting a department from outsiders, territorialism is about controlling those inside the silo. The third and final level of bureaucracy is empire building, which is a response to perceived threats to a department’s ability to be self-sufficient. These barriers cost organizations a fortune in inefficiency, turnover, waste, and demoralization. Tearing down these barriers is difficult, but it can be done. Parochialism can be eliminated by resetting rules and policies and refocusing on the ultimate mission of the organization. Territorialism can be eliminated by creating true empowerment, along with appropriate levels of accountability. Empire building can be addressed through shared goals and a set of guiding principles that help act as a referee in decision making. But that’s not enough. Managers must also create a culture of courage to enable employees to take advantage of these new freedoms and accountabilities. Courage killers must be rooted out and dealt with swiftly and strongly. Finally, leaders must refocus on mission success rather than just checking off their part of the process, manage reference points, and engage employees. By doing all these things, an organization can become fearless and unstoppable.

Author : JV Venable
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781626566118

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Breaking the Trust Barrier by JV Venable Pdf

Build Extraordinary Trust and Lead Your Team to a Higher Plane For former US Air Force Thunderbirds' commander and demonstration leader JV Venable, inspiring teamwork was literally a matter of life and death. On maneuvers like the one pictured on the cover, the distance between jets was just eighteen inches. Closing the gaps to sustain that kind of separation requires the highest levels of trust. On the ground or in the air, from line supervisor to CEO, we all face the same challenge. Our job is to entice those we lead to close the gaps that slow the whole team down—gaps in commitment, loyalty, and trust. Every bit of closure requires your people to let go of biases and mental safeguards that hold them back. The process the Thunderbirds use to break that barrier and craft the highest levels of trust on a team with an annual turnover of 50 percent is nothing short of phenomenal. That process is packaged here with tips and compelling stories that will help you build the team of a lifetime.

Author : Todd Siler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1997-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780684849201

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Breaking the Mind Barrier by Todd Siler Pdf

Siler's provocative and highly accessible work is designed to help readers gain a fuller understanding of this artist/visionary's latest tome, casting a fresh light on the unrealized symmetry of the mind and the universe. Illustrations.

Author : Johnny Quinn
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781641462990

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PUSH by Johnny Quinn Pdf

Johnny Quinn shares his “wild dream” of playing in the NFL, being crushed after getting cut three times, losing $2.6 million in contracts, and blowing out his knee. At age thirty, when most professional athletes are considered “over the hill,” Johnny was competing for Team USA in the sport of bobsled at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. This book ushers readers through the valleys of life to the thrills of rocketing down icy mountains at 80+ mph with no seat belt. Discover how the author overcame failure on the road to achieving greatness. From an NFL failure to a US Olympian, Johnny Quinn had a “what’s next” attitude that led him to success he had never imagined. In Push, he looks at failure as a season of life rather than a death sentence. He provides incredible insight into the “what’s next” instead of “what could have been.” We all experience failure at some level; Quinn equips us to embrace change, accept risks, and learn to push through barriers, to live life on purpose.

Author : Ricardo Esparza-LeBlanc,William S Roulston
Publisher : Solution Tree Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781935543169

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Breaking the Poverty Barrier by Ricardo Esparza-LeBlanc,William S Roulston Pdf

Strong leadership, parent involvement, mentoring, data-based intervention, and high expectations are known factors in student success, but what do they really look like in practice—and are they as powerful as research says? This book illustrates the specific strategies and critical steps that transformed a school beset with poverty and shockingly low proficiency into a National Showcase School.

Author : Bruce Holenstein,Paul J. Holenstein,Dr Bill Highleyman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-31
Category : Computer system failures
ISBN : 1434316084

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Breaking the Availability Barrier III by Bruce Holenstein,Paul J. Holenstein,Dr Bill Highleyman Pdf

Active/active architectures can extend failure times from years to centuries. Active/active systems comprise multiple independent nodes using a common distributed database cooperating in a common application. This book is the third volume of a three-part series on active/active systems. It gives real-life examples of existing active/active systems that are achieving such extraordinary failure intervals. As our daily lives and corporate well-being become more dependent upon computers, system reliability grows increasingly important. No longer are frequent system outages acceptable. Often, failure intervals must now be measured in centuries. In addition, the performance of these systems is analyzed; and a set of commercial off-the-shelf products are described that enable system implementations. There are many additional advantages of these multi-node architectures, such as unlimited scalability, load balancing, disaster tolerance, efficient use of all capacity, and risk-free failover testing. Also described are several other technologies related to high availability, such as the grid, virtual tape, and the Real Time Enterprise (RTE). There are many regulations being promulgated that require the use of high-availability computing. Many of these are summarized. Throughout this volume and the preceding two volumes, dozens of rules are formulated to achieve extreme availabilities. They are summarized here for handy reference.

Author : Amy Goodman
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9781931859998

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Breaking the Sound Barrier by Amy Goodman Pdf

Collection of the author's commentaries from Democracy now!, the daily grassroots global news hour that broadcasts the program via radio, satellite and cable television, and Internet.

Author : John Elkington
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849713979

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The Zeronauts by John Elkington Pdf

In the last century, Astronauts launched into the heavens, in search of new worlds to colonize, their adventures helping to catalyze the evolution of everything from non-stick frying pans and minicomputers to satellite telecommunications. Their work forced our species to recognize that our Earth is a very rare planet indeed and our only home for the foreseeable future. Now a new wave of explorers, adventurers and entrepreneurs is pioneering novel ways to create wealth in tune with the twenty-first century reality of a human population pushing towards 10 billion people by mid-century and with key elements of the planet's biosphere already coming apart at the seams. These are the Zeronauts. Featuring contributions by 25 of the world's leading innovators and drawing on interviews and surveys of many more, the book showcases the pioneers that are at the cutting edge of the global sustainability movement, which the author, John Elkginton, has helped create and lead over several decades. Elkington introduces the emerging disciplines of zero-impact design, engineering and management through the personal experiences and reflections of the leading practitioners putting us on a path to a zero impact economy: Zero Risk, Zero Emissions, Zero Pollution and Waste, Zero Biodiversity Loss and Zero Population Growth. Leading Zeronauts explain how they came to wake up to the challenges, they speak about the mistakes they have made along the way and the lessons they have learned in the process, offering their advice on how we can get others to the same point in terms of thinking and action. From this, Elkington distils a concise set of rules for success. Concluding with recommendations for governments, investors, innovators and educators, the book shares the lessons learned from scores of people worldwide who are helping define the scale of the challenges our species now faces and, crucially, developing and deploying at scale some of the solutions that will provide the building-blocks of tomorrow's economies and the foundations for some of the future's greatest fortunes.

Author : Carl William Hart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1994-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0964181304

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Breaking the Language Barrier by Carl William Hart Pdf

Author : Susan McCrossin
Publisher : Learning Enhancement Center
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0976109662

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Breaking the Learning Barrier by Susan McCrossin Pdf

Eradicating ADD, ADHD and Dyslexia through acupressure. Imagine using your brain to its maximum capacity, achieving success in school, enhancing your financial potential and increasing your personal happiness and self confidence. Is it a dream come true?