If this past week’s Crowdstrike outage taught us anything, it’s that we seem to have forgotten the basics of how to run highly available environments. But what other critical skills are deteriorating?

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WE’RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

Systems are more interconnected and more critical
Companies under-staff critical operations
Developers are the new kingmakers, but where are all the kings?

PEOPLE DON’T IGNORE STABLE FOUNDATIONS, THEY FORGET ABOUT THEM

Not enough people have home labs, or go after certifications
The industry highlights the content creators, instead of the builders/fixers
There might be an opportunity to restart a focus on foundational skills

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Forgetting the Fundamentals of High Availability