Explore strategies for taming complex distributed systems in this conference talk from YOW! 2019. Learn about core practices for achieving production excellence, including fostering stakeholder involvement, enhancing observability through collaboration, implementing service level objectives for measurement, and utilizing risk analysis for improvement prioritization. Gain insights into changing not only technical approaches but also team dynamics and success metrics. Discover recommended resources on observability engineering, chaos engineering, and security chaos engineering to further expand your knowledge in this critical area of software development and operations.