High availability design techniques and processes enterprise computing series high availability enterprise computing series harris kerns enterprise computing institute series authors floyd piedad michael hawkins publisher prentice hall professional 2001 isbn 0130962880 9780130962881 length 266 pages subjects. High availability book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers the complete how to guide for maximizing the availability of enterprise . Title high availability design techniques and processes authors floyd piedad michael hawkins release date december 2000 publishers pearson isbn 9780130962881. From the book preface introduction back when the mainframe ruled the world information technology it practitioners quickly learned the value of a well managed system they understood the value of managing problems changes and other issues confronting large mission critical computer systems running an organizations most sensitive business functions when the popularity of mainframes