Agent Infrastructure and Reliability

Reliability matters. Agent deployments fail when infrastructure fails. Shared infrastructure is more reliable.

The Reliability Challenge

Custom infrastructure has reliability challenges:

Untested patterns: New infrastructure uses untested patterns. Bugs emerge in production.

Limited testing: Custom infrastructure tested by one team. Limited exposure to edge cases.

Single point of failure: Custom infrastructure is a single point of failure. No redundancy.

Maintenance gaps: Custom infrastructure maintained by one team. Maintenance gaps create failures.

Shared infrastructure is more reliable because:

Battle-tested: Infrastructure used by many teams. More testing, more edge cases, more reliability.

Proven patterns: Infrastructure uses proven coordination patterns. Patterns that work.

Redundancy: Shared infrastructure has redundancy. Failures don't cascade.

Dedicated maintenance: Infrastructure maintained by dedicated teams. No maintenance gaps.

Reliability impacts agent deployments:

Uptime: More reliable infrastructure means higher uptime. Agents stay operational.

Data integrity: More reliable infrastructure means better data integrity. Agents operate on correct data.

User trust: More reliable infrastructure means better user trust. Users trust reliable systems.

The teams that use reliable infrastructure have more reliable agents. The teams that build custom have less reliable agents.

Reliability is a feature. The teams that understand this choose shared infrastructure.

Part of the EchoRift infrastructure series. Learn more about EchoRift architecture.