"This is avoidable, if you do your job well." That's awfully snarky. And I doubt many developers have the authority to overcome systems issues. Even if it were

"This is avoidable, if you do your job well." That's awfully snarky. And I doubt many developers have the authority to overcome systems issues. Even if it were possible to compensate programmatically, it may justifiably count against you if you assume the authority to invest the additional time to turn a working delivery into a super-resilient-never-goes-down delivery. Either way, it's generally a management decision developers don't have the authority to make.