Autonomous Automation: How Cloudflare Handles Server Diagnostics and Recovery at Scale

This talk describes the difference between automation and autonomy, and shares the thought process of how one can transform automation into an autonomous automated system, and includes a synopsis of a system that autonomously handles server diagnostics and recovery at scale at Cloudflare, having fleets of servers in data centers all over the globe, and how it was designed -- highlighting how a few specific principles including some of the essential SRE principles played a crucial role to its success.

This presentation, which is applicable to anyone regardless of size and industry, will help attendees looking to implement, improve, or transform existing automations to become autonomous automations that will drive value and lead to increased efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness in the long run.