1. A method for predicting at least one system event comprising: determining values s j of at least one primary parameter S j within at least one time window having the length L, determining a frequency τ of a trend for at least a portion of the at least one primary parameter S j for at least a part of the time window, and signaling an occurrence of a system event based on the frequency τ of a trend or initiating at least one system event-related measure to address the system event.