Leaving the Nest: Guidelines, guardrails, and human error Laura Santamaria, Developer Advocate, @nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Photo by Mrg Simon on Unsplash

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Human error

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Blame

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf It’s okay to mess up… we’re human. Photo by Jason Yuen on Unsplash

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Failed process and mitigation

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Framework: Guidelines and Guardrails

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Guidelines Photo by Chris on Unsplash

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Guides, processes, and shared experience

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Photo by Miguel Alcântara on Unsplash

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Automation, alerts, and verification

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Effectiveness increases with earlier deployment Photo by Joel Thorner on Unsplash

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Failure mode

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Rushing to respond

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Guidelines ignored; guardrails too brittle

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Just like a habit Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Establish them early

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Be consistent

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Maintain them

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Trust your guidelines and guardrails, but remember…

@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf …we are still only human. (Thanks) https://nimbinatus.com https://logdna.com Photo by James Ting on Unsplash