Mapping a Better Future with STPA

This conference talk from SREcon25 Americas explores how Google uses Systems Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) to prevent outages before they occur. Learn how STPA identifies system-level vulnerabilities that traditional SRE methods focusing on component failures often miss. Discover how Theo Klein's team at Google applies this approach during the design phase to prevent major incidents and save engineering hours. Through a real-world example, see how STPA caught critical design flaws that traditional methods missed, preventing months of costly rework. Gain insights into building more resilient systems by addressing unexpected system interactions before they cause problems, potentially making you a more effective engineer.