high availability
[/haɪ əˌveɪləˈbɪləti/]
noun
alta disponibilidade
1. A system design approach that ensures a service or application remains operational and accessible with minimal downtime, typically achieved through redundancy, failover mechanisms, and load balancing.
Our cloud infrastructure is designed for high availability to minimize service interruptions.
Nossa infraestrutura em nuvem é projetada para alta disponibilidade para minimizar interrupções de serviço.
2. In IT operations, a measure of system reliability expressed as a percentage of uptime, often targeting 99.9% or higher availability.
The SLA guarantees 99.99% high availability for our database servers.
O SLA garante 99,99% de alta disponibilidade para nossos servidores de banco de dados.
3. The capability of a system to continuously function without interruption despite component failures or maintenance activities.
High availability architecture requires multiple redundant servers across different data centers.
A arquitetura de alta disponibilidade requer múltiplos servidores redundantes em diferentes data centers.
High availability is a critical concept in the IT industry across both the USA and Brazil, particularly as businesses increasingly rely on cloud computing and digital infrastructure. American tech companies often emphasize 'five nines' (99.999% uptime) as a standard, while Brazilian enterprises increasingly adopt similar standards for competitive digital services. The term is widely used in corporate environments, startups, and software development communities in both countries.
Related Idioms & Phrases
design for high availability
achieve high availability
maintain high availability
high availability cluster
high availability solution
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