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Zero-Downtime Deployment Strategy

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You are responsible for deploying a critical production service that supports customer-facing traffic. The team wants to reduce release risk while still shipping frequently, and you need an approach that balances speed, safety, and operational clarity.

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What strategies do you use for rolling updates, canary releases, and ensuring zero-downtime deployments? How do you decide between them, define success criteria, and prepare rollback plans if the release degrades production?