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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJaime F. Anaya, Paul M. Cadarette, Michael G. Fitzpatrick, David B. Petersen
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A continuous availability system including a controller module executing on a computer processor, the system is configured to receive a unit of work and to select a primary site from a plurality of sites to process the unit of work. Once a site is selected the system is further configured to select one of one or more processing systems from the primary site to process the unit of work. The system is additionally configured to replicate the unit of work to at least one other site once the unit of work is completed at the primary site. The system is configured to operate even when the primary site is separated from each of the plurality of sites by a distance greater than a metropolitan area network and the operations occur within a customer acceptability window.
A continuous availability system, comprising:
A method for providing continuous availability over long distances, the method comprising:
A computer program product for continuous availability over long distances, the computer program product comprising:
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