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Reading: Slack Thread: The London Release Incident

Lectură: O discuție pe Slack. Citește un fir de discuție despre o lansare eșuată și află cum o mică greșeală a cauzat o problemă serioase de server.

Чтение: Обсуждение в Slack. Прочитайте переписку о неудачном релизе и узнайте, как маленькая оплошность вызвала серьезную проблему на сервере.

Reading: Slack Thread: The London Release Incident — The day the server went down

Slack Thread: The London Release Incident

Michelle: Hey Sam, are you free? I am reading Samantha's incident report about yesterday's database release.
Sam: Yes, I am. That was a bad day. She was trying to migrate the database to the new London server.
Michelle: I saw that. But why did she apply the wrong configuration script? She is usually very careful.
Sam: She was working remote yesterday, not in the office. She was writing the script when her cat jumped on the keyboard! She lost her focus.
Michelle: Oh no! That is a funny weakness for a senior engineer.
Sam: Yes, but our goal was to finish the release by 5 PM. She panicked when the server went down.
Michelle: Did she call you for help?
Sam: Yes, she called me. I was having an interview with a developer who applied last week. He was completing his application form.
Michelle: What did you do?
Sam: I paused the interview, looked at her database logs, and helped her restore the clean backup.
Michelle: Well, Samantha's main strength is that she always solves her problems fast.

Read again and choose the right answer

What was Samantha doing before the server went down?

  • She was trying to migrate the database.
  • She was having an interview.
  • She was writing an application form.

Why did Samantha apply the wrong script?

  • She was working in the office.
  • Her cat jumped on her keyboard and she lost focus.
  • She didn't have the backup logs.

What was Sam doing when Samantha called him?

  • He was sleeping in his bedroom.
  • He was migrating the London server.
  • He was interviewing a developer.

What is Samantha's main strength according to Michelle?

  • She never makes mistakes.
  • She always solves her problems fast.
  • She writes excellent scripts.

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