# Reliability Resolutions: How to build effective reliability programs that won't fade away

DevFeed: [Reliability Resolutions: How to build effective reliability programs that won't fade away](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/reliability-resolutions-how-to-build-effective-reliability-programs-that-won-t-fade-away-11608.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.gremlin.com/blog/how-to-build-effective-reliability-programs-that-wont-fade-away>)

Author: Gavin Cahill

Published: 2026-01-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Gremlin Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gremlin-blog.md>)

Topics: [Chaos Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chaos-engineering.md>), [Availability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/availability.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [availability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/availability.md>), [chaos-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chaos-engineering.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [reliability-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reliability-management.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [uptime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/uptime.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how to build reliability and Chaos Engineering programs that produce lasting results. It recommends aligning reliability work with company goals, assigning ownership, creating repeatable processes, identifying data gaps, and testing specific failure modes on critical systems. Progress can be demonstrated through evidence such as validated failover and achievement of uptime targets.

## Source excerpt

We're already almost through January. How are your reliability resolutions faring? Check out these key questions to help you follow-through and build an effective reliability program.