Leaving the Nest: Guidelines, guardrails, and human error

A presentation at Failover Conf 2: Fail Smarter in April 2021 in by Laura Santamaria

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

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@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Human error

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@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Blame

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

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@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Failed process and mitigation

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@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Framework: Guidelines and Guardrails

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@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Guidelines Photo by Chris on Unsplash

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

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@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Photo by Miguel Alcântara on Unsplash

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@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Automation, alerts, and verification

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

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@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Failure mode

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@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Rushing to respond

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@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Guidelines ignored; guardrails too brittle

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

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@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Establish them early

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@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Be consistent

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@nimbinatus | #FailoverConf Maintain them

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

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