Dynamic Non-Events - Adrian Cockcroft

Explore dynamic non-events and their importance in system safety through this 48-minute conference talk by Adrian Cockcroft, Vice President of Cloud Architecture Strategy at Amazon Web Services. Delve into the critical role of automation and software applications in our lives, and understand how failures can have significant impacts. Learn about the concept of dynamic non-events as a key attribute of safe systems that continue to function regardless of circumstances. Examine real-world examples and case studies to illustrate the principles of system safety, including incidents at the North Pole and in aviation. Discover the importance of proper maintenance, reporting, learning from failures, and conducting fire drills. Gain insights into standard processes, regulations, and the value of blameless postmortems. Apply these concepts to cloud infrastructure and understand how they relate to modern technology environments.

Introduction
Worker and Safety
The North Pole
Failure to Predict
The Problem
What Went Wrong
Principles
The Crash
Lubrication
Deregulation
Maintenance
Reporting Learning
Fire drills
Standard processes
Safety
Things that matter
Regulations
Kneejerk reactions
Blameless postmortem
F14 pilots
Cloud infrastructure