IDG Contributor Network: Modeling complexity: Iterative risks and opportunities

Single points of failure rarely happen in real life – they’re literally the stuff of movies.Take the original Death Star, for example: This planet-destroying weapon of terrifying proportion and power, this ultimate expression of sophisticated evil and utter darkness—had a thermal exhaust port through which Luke Skywalker fired a couple missiles. Boom—problem solved. (At least until Death Star II came along.)It’s worth noting that this cinematic single point of failu