How to Catch Issues Before They Hit Production - Traffic Replay Techniques

Discover effective strategies for identifying and resolving issues before they reach production in this 56-minute conference talk by Ken Ahrens and Matt LeRay. Explore the challenges of testing modern, complex platforms with numerous integrated systems and learn new techniques to scale testing efforts. Gain insights into production traffic replay as a powerful tool for Platform Engineering teams to uncover potential problems prior to customer-facing releases, ultimately reducing costly outages. Delve into common reasons why application releases may appear fine in testing but fail in production environments. Learn how to sanitize and replay user traffic to avoid the need for extensive script writing and large staging environments. Understand how to integrate these techniques into the broader platform engineering ecosystem. Access the presenters' slides for additional reference and explore related resources, including upcoming talks and community platforms, to further enhance your knowledge in platform engineering.

How to catch issues before they hit production • Ken Ahrens & Matt LeRay