The Worst Outage I Never Caused

The Worst Outage I Never Caused

Explore a gripping conference talk that recounts a near-catastrophic incident at Google's main backbone network. Learn how one keypress almost caused a major Internet outage in 2017, and discover the valuable lessons learned from this close call. Delve into the challenges of implementing improvements due to lack of buy-in, and understand how existing Python libraries were leveraged to create testing and validation tools, effectively preventing any future recurrences. Gain insights into the importance of learning from incidents, the power of quick tool development, and the critical role of organizational support in implementing safety measures.