Engineering resilient systems: Rescuing old treasures and unleashing modern capabilities

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Are legacy systems just outdated systems? The answer is, it’s complicated… 🎧 Listen and subscribe using your favorite #podcast platform: https://cockroa.ch/3ZSviwe In this episode, we’re joined by Marianne Bellotti, author of “Kill It With Fire”. Marianne has built data infrastructure for the United Nations and tackled some of the oldest and most complicated computer systems in the world as part of the United States Digital Service. Join as we discuss: ✔️ Marianne’s fascinating and often surprising insights from the field. ✔️ The art of balancing innovation with preserving the best of #legacysystems. ✔️ Managing #technology deployments, pushing back on load test results, and setting realistic expectations throughout a #modernization project. ✔️ Why #ai has potential to change the world of #softwareengineering. 0:00 Welcome 0:56 Marianne's background in legacy system rescue and modernization 7:23 Highlights from rescue operations 13:15 Marianne's approach to modernizing legacy systems and prioritizing complex problems 18:56 The systems that Marianne has encountered 24:50 Building fault-tolerant systems 34:06 On her book "Kill It With Fire" 38:25 Perspectives on software engineering trends 41:31 Future trends Marianne is excited about including AI 46:35 Marianne's advice for people building systems #techpodcast #techpodcasts #engineering #computerscience #computersystem #mainframe #mainframes #microservices #microservicesarchitecture #GenerativeAI #aidevelopment