Mariya Breyter is a technology executive, professor, and author of the business bestseller Agile Product and Project Management. With deep expertise in lean and agile methodologies, product management leadership, and enterprise transformation, she has led multi-billion-dollar organizations through innovative cloud strategies, digital transformation, and AI-powered solutions that drive operational excellence, boost efficiency, and elevate customer experience.
Carlos Rojas is a technology executive with global experience, a former AWS engineering leader, seasoned expert in resilience and reliability engineering, and AI advisor. His insights stem from decades of software delivery experience across finance, telecom, government, and healthcare IT, transforming teams into industry engineering leaders.
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xxiii
About the Authors xxv
Chapter 1: Reliability Engineering in the Cloud: How to Design, Build, Operate, and Stress-Test Highly Reliable Systems 1
Cloud 1
Resilience 2
Reliability 2
Engineering 3
Engineering Excellence 4
How to Design and Build Resilient and Reliable Applications 7
Leveraging Lean Principles 12
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence 13
Leveraging Value Stream Mapping 14
Culture and Values 15
Operational Excellence 15
Summary 15
Q&A 16
Chapter 2: Resilient, Available, and Scalable Systems: Ensuring That Applications Can Handle Failure in a Controlled Manner 21
Key Concepts 21
Design Principles 33
Chaos Engineering 34
Validating Resilience 35
Summary 39
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