Verify
Test the journeys and outputs whose failure would matter.
DEPENDABLE OPERATION
Check outputs, control access, and prepare for failures. Make daily operation easier to maintain and recover.
THE OPERATING LOOP
Test the journeys and outputs whose failure would matter.
Make problems visible with useful alerts and clear ownership.
Test restores, agree recovery priorities, and keep usable runbooks.
WHEN SOMETHING FAILS
RECOVERY WALKTHROUGH
The alert reaches its owner. The team checks the impact, follows the runbook, restores the appropriate service or data, and verifies the important journeys.
THE OPERATING RECORD
Risk and reliability findings, critical checks, and access review.
Monitoring, alert routes, and named responsibilities.
Tested backups, restore procedures, runbooks, and a maintenance plan.
START WITH YOUR SITUATION
Check outputs, control access, and prepare for failures. Make daily operation easier to maintain and recover.

