Explore a groundbreaking approach to disaster recovery automation in this 25-minute conference talk from SREcon24 Americas. Delve into the journey of a Cisco Systems Inc. team as they tackle the ultimate reliability challenge: automating response to catastrophic events like a meteor strike on a data center. Learn how the team overcame initial skepticism to successfully implement a fully automated disaster recovery system. Gain insights into the importance of adopting a sociotechnical perspective when addressing complex, wide-surface problems in IT infrastructure. Discover how this innovative approach can prepare organizations to handle unforeseen challenges and enhance overall system reliability. Walk away with valuable lessons on pushing the boundaries of what's possible in disaster recovery and site reliability engineering.