Diminishing Returns
- The effort required to achieve marginal increases in reliability beyond a certain point can be disproportionately high.
- As the system approaches 100% reliability, the additional investments in redundancy and fault tolerance may not justify the incremental gains in reliability.
Is 100% reliability possible?
No, it is not possible to achieve 100% reliability as it is not possible for something to work perfectly all the time. While we strive to create systems that never fail, achieving 100% reliability is incredibly challenging. Let us understand why perfect reliability is often considered impossible.
- Achieving 100% reliability is generally considered impossible due to the complexity and unpredictability of real-world systems.
- Even with extensive testing and redundancy measures, there is always a risk of failure due to several factors.
Below are some factors due to which 100% reliability is not possible: