AI DevOps Podcast Kevin Griffin: Engineering for System Uptime - Episode 387
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Feb 2, 2026 Kevin Griffin, CTO at Shows On Sale and longtime .NET community leader, speaker, and former .NET Foundation president. He talks about building for system uptime with structured logging, realistic health checks, and handling third-party failures. Conversation also covers synthetic tests, pragmatic Azure adoption, and using AI to find test coverage gaps.
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Use The .NET Foundation For Maintainer Support
- Join or support the .NET Foundation to help maintainers with code signing, legal help, and marketing.
- Use the foundation's resources to increase adoption and visibility of your open-source projects.
StirTrek's Movie-Theater Conference Format
- StirTrek takes over a movie theater and runs technical talks all day with a private movie showing included.
- The event attracts 1,300–1,500 people and offers a comfy conference experience in Columbus, Ohio.
Design Systems To Avoid 2 A.M. Wake-Ups
- Prioritize building systems that avoid 2 a.m. wake-up calls by focusing on reliability and graceful failure.
- Architect for uptime and operational simplicity rather than chasing every bleeding-edge technology.
