Failure, Heal Thyself - Is Digital Immunity the Holy Grail of Platform Reliability?

Explore the concept of digital immunity and its potential to revolutionize platform reliability in this 13-minute conference talk from PlatformCon 2023. Delve into the challenges faced by platform teams in adopting and scaling cultural changes necessary for embracing autonomic operations, self-healing architectures, and expanded SRE practices. Examine the promise of self-healing systems versus the reality, and investigate whether truly autonomic operational models are achievable in the face of increasing complexity across tech ecosystems. Learn how to develop a digital immunity strategy, get teams on board with best practices, and understand the potential impact on people, processes, and technologies. Gain insights into reinforcing and optimizing resilience, operations, and trust, while discovering how platform and reliability teams can transition towards new best practices that enhance their roles and value to the business.