Bad code rarely causes outages at this scale. The culprit is always configuration changes.
Sure you can try and reduce those as well during the holiday season, but what if a certificate has to be renewed? What if a critical security patch needs to be applied? What if a set of servers need to be reprovisioned? What if a hard disk is running out of space?
You cannot plan your way out of operational challenges, regardless of what time of year it is.
Sure you can try and reduce those as well during the holiday season, but what if a certificate has to be renewed? What if a critical security patch needs to be applied? What if a set of servers need to be reprovisioned? What if a hard disk is running out of space?
You cannot plan your way out of operational challenges, regardless of what time of year it is.