Mean Time to Restore (MTTR): What It Is & How to Reduce It

Mean Time To Restore (MTTR) is an important DevOps metric that measures the average time taken to recover from system failures or outages. A lower MTTR indicates a more resilient system and effective incident response process, while a higher MTTR suggests room for improvement. The article discusses how feature management platforms like LaunchDarkly can help reduce downtime and improve business continuity by enabling quick recovery from incidents and bugs. It also highlights the common misconceptions about MTTR, its relation to other DORA metrics, and various strategies to reduce mean time to restore.