What is Reliability?
podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson
Everyone knows what reliability is. And that’s the problem. We have used the term ‘reliability’ in normal, everyday speech since we were children. So that means we have decades of preconceived ideas about what reliability is (and is not). But that means there are lots of different ideas about what reliability is. Some people think this thing called the ‘MTBF’ is a measure of reliability (it isn’t). And neither is the ‘failure rate.’ Neither are things called the ‘L10’ and ‘B10’ lives. So if you want to find out what reliability actually is (no equations) … this webinar is for you!
This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 22 July 2025.
To view the recorded video/audio and PDF workbook of the event, visit the webinar page.
Additional content that may be of interest
The Definition of Reliability and Quality episode<
What definition of failure is used to measure Reliability? episode
Two Ways to Think and Talk about Reliability article
Reliability Engineering – It’s all about Models! article
Aspects of Good Reliability Goals and Requirements episode
Establishing Reliability Goals
Consider both your customer and business expectations to create meaningful goals to guide your team's reliability decisions.
Fundamentals of Reliability Performance Monitoring
An introduction to setting up and using reliability performance monitoring. Be sure to connect the metric to the decision you need to make.
Fundamentals of Environmental and Use Conditions
A basic discussion about the importance of environmental and use conditions for every reliability related decision
Fundamentals of Reliability Goals
Let’s explore the elements that make up a reliability goal. Plus, the range of inputs you can use to define each element.
Fundamentals of System Effectiveness
What’s Wrong with Using ‘FITs’?
Fundamentals of Allocation
Fundamentals of Metric Monitoring
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