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MTBF

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Definition

Mean Time Between Failures - average time between system failures. Like measuring how long equipment typically works before needing repairs.

Real-World Example

Data centers track MTBF for servers to predict when hardware replacements will be needed.

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Cloud Provider Equivalencies

MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) is a reliability metric, not a specific cloud service. All major cloud providers may publish MTBF-like reliability data for some components or use it internally, but they typically communicate reliability to customers via SLAs/SLOs, availability percentages, and incident history rather than a single MTBF number.

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