AWS Outages Are YOUR Fault

The AWS Infrastructure Time Bomb No One Talks About

If you're an AWS engineer, here's the cold, hard truth: Every time your infrastructure fails, someone's job is on the line.

Maybe it's your job next.

That's enough to:

• Wipe out a CTO's bonus
• Gut a startup's funding
• Send customers sprinting to competitors

The Real Problem (It's Not What You Think)

Most AWS engineers focus on the wrong things. They obsess over:

• Complex multi-region setups that nobody understands
• Overengineered solutions that create more problems
• Fancy automation that breaks at 2 AM

The Solution: Back to Basics

Here's what actually works:

• Simple, documented infrastructure that anyone can understand
• Clear, tested recovery procedures
• Monitoring that tells you what you need to know
• Automation that helps, not hurts

Your Action Plan

Start here:

• Document your current setup (you'll be shocked at what you find)
• Test your recovery procedures (when was the last time you tried?)
• Simplify your monitoring (less noise, more signal)
• Build automation that makes sense

Stop waiting for the next outage. Start preventing it now.