EXERCISE 1:
A trader places orders online using a specialized application available at 99.9%. It is installed
on a regularly updated computer (the daily update lasts 5 minutes) during the 8 hours it is
running during the day. The service provider is available 99.5% of the time.
The total system availability is:
Application available x Computer available x Network available (ISP)
Computer availability = 1 – 5/(8*60) = 1 – 0.0104 = 0.9896 therefore 98.96%
Total availability = 0.999*0.99.5*0.9896 = 0.9836 therefore 98.36%
EXERCISE 2 :
We correct this by taking a second computer (it has the lowest availability and we can act on
it)
By doubling the computer, we work on the unavailability of the system consisting of two
computers. One replaces the other.
Computer unavailability = 0.0104 therefore 1.04%
Problem only if one or the other is unavailable:
Unavailability of both = 0.0104*0.0104 = 0.0001 therefore 0.01%
The system composed of two computers is available at 1 – 0.0001 = 0.9999 therefore
99.99%
The overall system availability becomes (with the system of both computers)
0.999*0.995*0.9999 = 0.9939 therefore 99.39%
EXERCISE 3 :
Finally, it was decided to take a second complete working environment another computer
with another application and accessing the stock market through another internet service
provider
There is only a problem if both systems are down simultaneously.
Availability of a system: 0.9836 therefore 98.36%
Unavailability of a system: 1 – 0.9836 = 0.0164 therefore 1.64%
Unavailability of both work environments
= 0.0164*0.0164 = 0.0003 therefore 0.03%
Overall availability = 1 – 0.0003 = 0.9997 therefore 99.97%
Availability in days = 0.9997*365 = 364.89 days