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In a computer network, a [[runbook]] is a manual of routine procedures that the system administrator carries out | {{a|tech|}}In a computer [[network]], a [[runbook]] is a glorified checklist: a manual of routine procedures that the system administrator carries out when maintaining the system, and handling special requests and contingencies on the network. It allows other operators to effectively manage and troubleshoot a system. Through runbook automation, these processes can be carried out using software tools in a predetermined manner. | ||
It's list of standard protocols and [[checklist]]s for maintaining complex but dumb machinery, and as such has natural attraction for chief operating officers, who look upon their charges in exactly those terms. so expect to see [[runbook]]s applied to the [[operations]] department, especially when it is going through a period of stress or significant change. | It's list of standard protocols and [[checklist]]s for maintaining complex but dumb machinery, and as such has natural attraction for chief operating officers, who look upon their charges in exactly those terms. so expect to see [[runbook]]s applied to the [[operations]] department, especially when it is going through a period of stress or significant change. | ||
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If you are applying a [[runbook]] effectively to a large organisation of people, you have already drastically mis-allocated your resources, since [[meatware]] is a really crappy and expensive method of carrying out repetitive tasks. | If you are applying a [[runbook]] effectively to a large organisation of people, you have already drastically mis-allocated your resources, since [[meatware]] is a really crappy and expensive method of carrying out repetitive tasks. | ||
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*[[Meatware]] | |||
*[[Algorithm]] | |||
*{{br|The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right}} by {{author|Atul Gawande}} | |||
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