An Overview of Reliability and Resiliency in Today's Mission Critical Environment

The industry as a whole has been innovative in the design and use of the latest technologies, driving its businesses to become increasingly digitized in this highly competitive business environment. Critical industries require an extraordinary degree of planning and assessing. Strategic planning can identify internal risks and provide a prioritized plan for reliability improvements that identify the root causes of failure before they occur. Because the costs associated with reliability enhancements are significant, sound decisions can only be made by quantifying performance benefits against downtime cost estimates for each upgrade option to determine the best course of action. The infrastructure reliability can be enhanced by conducting a formal Risk Management Assessment, gap analysis, and by following the guidelines of the Critical Area Program. The chapter presents a list of questions that the readers may wish to ask themselves about the mission critical infrastructure they are supporting with regards to reliability and resiliency.