The Beer Driven Devs

The CrowdStrikes Back

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It’s been a crazy few days! We’ve just come through the largest IT outage in history, and in case you’ve been living under a rock, Liam and Matt break down what we know so far.

The Show
  • 4:54 Beyond desktops and servers
  • 9:59 CrowdStrike’s Falcon Platform
  • 14:05 Examining the Severity
  • 18:01 Is it a leadership issue?
  • 23:21 CrowdStrike’s initial response
  • 26:24 Are intentional BSODs necessary? Microsoft Exchange Server says maybe…
  • 28:44 Database Latency and Blue Screen
  • 34:00 Are we really impacted?
  • 36:10 It all comes down to technical debt
  • 43:03 As developers, we don’t want access that we shouldn’t have
  • 44:48 Impact on Small User Base
  • 50:23 Can we blame Git? No, but watch this space!
  • 50:32 Handling the optics and messaging
  • 54:17 Regaining Trust in CrowdStrike
  • 55:20 Preparing for a Busy Week
    • 🍻 Tonights Drinks 🍻
    • 🍺Matt’s choice this week: Yeah Nah
    • 🍺Liam’s choice this week: 🥃 Scotch
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      The Beer Driven DevsBy Matt Goldman & Liam Elliott