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Balancing Releases and Stability

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How do you balance the need for new feature releases with the need for system stability?

Describe a practical approach for making release decisions, coordinating engineering and product stakeholders, managing operational risk, and responding when a release threatens reliability. Include the signals, safeguards, rollout strategy, and escalation criteria you would use.