Deliberate System Failures Used to Spot Weaknesses Before They Affect Users—Chaos Engineering at its Best

Authors: Puneet Sharma

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14607789

Short DOI: https://doi.org/g8xxqq

Country: USA

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Abstract: In today’s hyper-connected world, system failures are inevitable. However, the ability to prevent such failures from affecting users is crucial for maintaining trust and ensuring business continuity. Chaos Engineering, the practice of deliberately introducing controlled system failures, provides organizations with a proactive method to identify vulnerabilities before they impact users. This white paper delves into the concept of Chaos Engineering, exploring how it helps teams pinpoint weaknesses in systems by simulating disruptions in a controlled environment. The goal of Chaos Engineering is to enhance system resilience by exposing potential failures and learning from them, ensuring systems are robust and capable of maintaining performance under stress. Through practical tools, methods, and case studies, this paper highlights the importance of embracing deliberate failures to build stronger, more reliable systems. By adopting Chaos Engineering as a core practice in DevOps, organizations can significantly improve system uptime and user satisfaction by identifying weaknesses before they become catastrophic failures.

Keywords: Chaos Engineering, System Failures, Resilience Testing, Fault Tolerance, Failure Injection, DevOps, Continuous Testing, Proactive Failure, Observability.

Paper Id: 231975

Published On: 2020-04-07

Published In: Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2020

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