It Wasn’t Me! The Important of Change Tracker

Published on February 18, 2024

Imagine the following situation: It’s 5AM, you just walked into a crowded meeting room, tired people chatting and pointing at various screens. Coffee mugs and paper notes everywhere. Earlier that night one of your companies’ critical applications went down and now you are scrambling to get it back online before global markets open. Just then your CIO walks in the room, everyone stares at her as she asks the dreaded question: “Who performed any changes last night?” – dead silence…

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