# Blind Operation

> Running a system in production with no monitoring, so problems are noticed only when users report them.

Record: `lexicon:blind-operation`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/observability.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-blind-operation

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Alert Noise](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/alert-noise.md) and before [Failure Detection](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/failure-detection.md).

## Category

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/observability-auditability-traceability.md)

## Negated by

- [Monitoring](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/monitoring.md)

## Linked from

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-observability-auditability-traceability.md)