The hottest SRE Substack posts right now

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Lean SRE

Certo Modo • 19 implied HN points • 18 Mar 24

🕹 Technology SRE DevOps Webinar Startup Automation

Smaller organizations and startups can benefit from implementing Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, leading to reduced operational costs and time savings.
Implementing SRE practices in smaller companies may differ in approach from larger organizations, but can still yield significant benefits.
Starting an SRE program at a larger company can be achieved by beginning with just one software engineering team.

SRE book notes: Embedding an SRE to Recover from Operational Overload

Bit Maybe Wise • 19 implied HN points • 23 Feb 23

🕹 Technology SRE Processes Scalability

Your job as an embedded SRE is to ensure the service works well.
Distinguish between toil and non-toil tasks to improve team efficiency.
Focus on establishing service level objectives (SLO) and continue supporting the team after your assignment.

Managing Risk as an SRE

software + caffeine = blog • 0 implied HN points • 16 Mar 23

🕹 Technology Risk management SRE Incidents Investments Skill development

Risk management is crucial for success as an SRE.
SREs need skills in understanding, real-time management, balancing investments, and managing reputation risk.
Teaching risk management involves hands-on experience, workshops, and fostering team culture.

Why Adopt DevOps & SRE?

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 05 May 23

🕹 Technology DevOps SRE Software Development

In software development, the goal is to make money by increasing subscriptions and shipping code quickly while minimizing operational costs.
DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) help increase code delivery by enabling frequent deployments and short lead times for bug fixes.
DevOps and SRE also help reduce infrastructure costs through techniques like capacity planning and identifying resource bottlenecks to optimize performance.

SRE Engagement Models

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 20 Mar 23

🕹 Technology SRE Reliability Software Engineering Operations

SREs engage with software engineering organizations in different ways to help achieve goals.
Engagement models include consulting, embedded, and infra team, each with unique benefits and challenges.
Implementing SRE involves balancing tradeoffs based on challenges, budget, and organizational needs.

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