The uptime questions every engineering leader should ask this week

▤ Summary

This interview focuses on how engineering leaders should rethink uptime monitoring and incident response. It argues that teams should alert on meaningful change and user outcomes rather than isolated metrics or static thresholds. It also highlights recurring failure points such as DNS, TLS certificates, third-party dependencies, and poorly tested failover plans. The piece emphasizes testing, automation, and shared operational knowledge to reduce alert fatigue and prevent midnight recovery mistakes.

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