Timeout matrix template (HTTP / SQL / jobs)

Use this when you need to add time budgets to a live .NET system without triggering a new incident.

Access: Free.

What you get (2 files)

• timeout-matrix-template.md (fill-in worksheet for budgets, retries, and stop rules)
• timeouts-rollout-plan.md (observe -> warn -> enforce rollout plan)

How to use

• Fill in the timeout matrix for one request/job type that has paged you recently.
• Start with one dependency that is causing pain (often: vendor HTTP or a lock-heavy SQL path).
• Roll out in phases: observe durations, warn on budget violations, then enforce.

Related:

• Timeouts first: why infinite waits create recurring outages in .NET
• The real cost of retry logic: when resilience makes outages worse