I think the trick is to stabilize the monitored systems as much as possible during working hours... that way, when you'll be on-call, your chances of having a good night of sleep will be significantly increased. The way I see it, automated alerts should never happen in the middle of the night. There's almost always a way to work around them.
What's up with all this pony talk? Everybody knows that unicorns are cooler.
And you know what's EVEN better than unicorns? -- Ponicorns, of couse!
OMG!!! PONICORNS!!!
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As someone who suffers from hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, this article freaks me out.
I think the trick is to stabilize the monitored systems as much as possible during working hours... that way, when you'll be on-call, your chances of having a good night of sleep will be significantly increased. The way I see it, automated alerts should never happen in the middle of the night. There's almost always a way to work around them.
What's up with all this pony talk? Everybody knows that unicorns are cooler. And you know what's EVEN better than unicorns? -- Ponicorns, of couse! OMG!!! PONICORNS!!!
The guy's insane. You guys might want to check this link out if you haven't already.