Monkey Business for Serious Systems: Why Chaos Engineering Isn't Crazy

Explore the concept of chaos engineering in this 33-minute conference talk by Siddharth Vijay from PokerBaazi at a CNCF event. Discover why intentionally injecting controlled chaos into systems is not a crazy idea but a valuable practice for uncovering weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Learn how simulating real-world failures in a controlled environment can improve system resilience and response mechanisms, leading to more robust and reliable infrastructure. Gain insights into real-time chaos experiments and their outcomes when introducing faults into production environments. Understand the benefits of identifying potential system weaknesses before they become critical issues and how to address vulnerabilities proactively. While tools like Gremlin and Litmus are available, learn about the advantages of initial manual execution to better grasp the impact on system health and recovery speed from incidents.