Fault Tolerant Systems Practitioner's Workshop June 10-11, 1991
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Abstract
On June 10-11, 1991, a Fault Tolerant Systems Practitioner's Workshop was held at the Software Engineering Institute. The workshop aimed to identify how fault tolerance is being applied today, why fault tolerance is underused, and what can be done to bring fault-tolerant practices into wider use. Attendance at the workshop was limited to a few practitioners who successfully applied fault tolerance in a systems context. This report summarizes the workshop proceedings, which included a discussion of barriers to the deployment of fault tolerant systems, a summary of the state of the practice, and a discussion of the technology needs of fault tolerance. The report concludes with a discussion of ways the Software Engineering Institute may be able to help bring fault-tolerant practices into wider use.
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Heimerdinger, W., & Weinstock, C. (1991, October 1). Fault Tolerant Systems Practitioner's Workshop June 10-11, 1991. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-91-SR-013). Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/fault-tolerant-systems-practitioners-workshop-june-10-11-1991/.
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author={Heimerdinger, Walter and Weinstock, Charles},
title={Fault Tolerant Systems Practitioner's Workshop June 10-11, 1991},
month={Oct},
year={1991},
number={{CMU/SEI-91-SR-013},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/fault-tolerant-systems-practitioners-workshop-june-10-11-1991/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-21}
}
Heimerdinger, Walter, and Charles Weinstock. "Fault Tolerant Systems Practitioner's Workshop June 10-11, 1991." (CMU/SEI-91-SR-013). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, October 1, 1991. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/fault-tolerant-systems-practitioners-workshop-june-10-11-1991/.
W. Heimerdinger, and C. Weinstock, "Fault Tolerant Systems Practitioner's Workshop June 10-11, 1991," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-91-SR-013, 1-Oct-1991 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/fault-tolerant-systems-practitioners-workshop-june-10-11-1991/. [Accessed: 21-Sep-2026].
Heimerdinger, Walter, and Charles Weinstock. "Fault Tolerant Systems Practitioner's Workshop June 10-11, 1991." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-91-SR-013). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Oct. 1991. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/fault-tolerant-systems-practitioners-workshop-june-10-11-1991/. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.
Heimerdinger, Walter; & Weinstock, Charles. Fault Tolerant Systems Practitioner's Workshop June 10-11, 1991. CMU/SEI-91-SR-013. Software Engineering Institute. 1991. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/fault-tolerant-systems-practitioners-workshop-june-10-11-1991/