Cloud computing systems fail in complex and unexpected ways due to unexpected
combinations of events and interactions between hardware and software components. Fault …

In order to plan for failure recovery, the designers of cloud systems need to understand how
their system can potentially fail. Unfortunately, analyzing the failure behavior of such …

Cloud is getting ubiquitous and scales up rapidly. It is critical to effectively detect and
efficiently repair system anomalies for a robust cloud. Many efforts have been made to …

Partial failures occur frequently in cloud systems and can cause serious damage including
inconsistency and data loss. Unfortunately, these failures are not well understood. Nor can …

Cloud computing systems fail in complex and unforeseen ways due to unexpected
combinations of events and interactions among hardware and software components. These …

Infrastructure-as-a-service clouds are becoming widely adopted. However, resource sharing
and multi-tenancy have made performance anomalies a top concern for users. Timely …

Identifying the failure modes of cloud computing systems is a difficult and time-consuming
task, due to the growing complexity of such systems, and the large volume and noisiness of …

Many applications are implemented as multi-tier software systems, and are executed on
distributed infrastructures, like cloud infrastructures, to benefit from the cost reduction that …

Cloud providers use automated watchdogs or monitors to continuously observe service
availability and to proactively report incidents when system performance degrades. Improper …

The quality of service provided by cloud-deployed online applications is often affected by
faults in the underlying cloud platform and infrastructure. In order to discover the cause and …