Tagged: postmortem
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- Postmortem: a connection exhaustion, not a hack
7 July 2026
How a database connection pool ran dry, why it looked like an attack, and the simple fix that would have prevented it.
- Postmortem: an exposed API key and a surprise bill
7 July 2026
How a single API key left in frontend code turned into a four-figure bill overnight, and the checks that stop it.
- Postmortem: the backup that wasn't there
7 July 2026
A backup ran every night for months and still couldn't restore the data. Here's why, and how to test yours before you need it.