Save Big on Coursera Plus. 7,000+ courses at $160 off. Limited Time Only! Grab it Explore a real-world failure in a distributed system and the troubleshooting process involved in this 42-minute conference talk from GOTO Chicago 2017. Follow Jeff Smith, Manager of Production Operations at Centro, as he dissects the anatomy of a system, defines failure modes, and walks through the signs of trouble. Learn about shutting down systems, identifying changes, rolling back, and uncovering missed issues. Gain insights on the importance of sensible defaults, contextual metrics, centralized logging, and alert management. Conclude with a recap and Q&A session to deepen your understanding of handling complex system failures in DevOps environments.