Model
Cells: smaller, more frequent outages
Cells do not reduce expected downtime. They change its shape: more frequent, smaller outages.
- Cells
- cells, each failing as often as the whole system did
Worked examples, recomputed
Every number the mechanisms quote for this relationship is recomputed from it, so none of them disagrees with it.
Where it appears
Each mechanism states it in its own names. The general symbol each name stands for is shown with it.
- Emergent Failure Dynamics
What happens when nothing is broken, every component is healthy, and the system's own response to stress makes the stress worse?