Looking back on Chaos Conf 2020

Chaos Conf 2020, the largest Chaos Engineering conference to date, marked a significant increase in attendance as it moved online, attracting over 3,500 participants. The conference featured success stories, such as H-E-B's rapid scaling of its curbside delivery service during the pandemic using Chaos Engineering to achieve 99.99% uptime, and insights from JPMC on automating application reliability. Key themes included the importance of reliability, the complexity of modern systems, and the necessity of Chaos Engineering in ensuring predictable operations. Various talks highlighted the implementation of Chaos Engineering practices, such as Gremlin's Chaos Champion program, Matt Simons from Workiva discussing the end of the full-stack engineer, and IBM's methodology for resilience. The event emphasized building a culture of reliability, with speakers like Doug Campbell and Nate Vogel sharing strategies for promoting Chaos Engineering within organizations. The conference concluded by encouraging ongoing involvement in the Chaos Engineering community, showcasing Gremlin's platform for identifying and mitigating availability risks.