Software Failure Investigation : A Near-Miss Analysis Approach / by Jan Eloff, Madeleine Bihina Bella.
2018
QA76.76.F34
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Title
Software Failure Investigation : A Near-Miss Analysis Approach / by Jan Eloff, Madeleine Bihina Bella.
Author
Eloff, Jan.
ISBN
9783319613345
3319613340
9783319613338
3319613332
3319613340
9783319613338
3319613332
Publication Details
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (ix, 119 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-61334-5 doi
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QA76.76.F34
Dewey Decimal Classification
621.382
Summary
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Bihina Bella, Madeleine.
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Table of Contents
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.
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.