Ash Patel Introduction As a developer, you might not have anything to do with your code once it’s been committed all the way to looking after the code right up to production. The latter is called the “you build it, you run it” model. It’s not going away. But that depends on your organization. It’s likely to … Read More
Episode 8 [SREpath Podcast] Ash Patel interviews Pablo Bouzada about his beliefs on software reliability as a non-SRE software engineering leader. They discuss the importance of leadership to drive effective reliability changes in the software system, as well as the challenges of providing reliable service within video streaming giant, ViaPlay. Listen to the episode now: … Read More
How new SRE hires can get stuck There’s more than one way to mess up your new SRE hire and get them stuck in a loop. Here are 6 ways new hires will know you’ve made this mistake: This article will unpack these 6 sticking points and show how to solve them. Later on, I … Read More
You might have heard that Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) contributes to better cloud-native software architecture. But what is IaC, what are its benefits & trade-offs and how can it be improved? This guide aims to give clarity around IaC through: It can serve as a starting point for business-specific conversations with stakeholders. At some point, senior management … Read More
Who should pay attention to this article ❌ SRE at a very small startup with few users rarely makes a difference until you’ve reached a fair userbase size or have growing pains ❌ Many organizations without a strong money/legal incentive e.g. SLAs tied to their operations, cannot justify diving into a complex field like SRE … Read More
You’ve undoubtedly caught wind of the latest Netflix series, dubbed “The Playlist,” a show loosely inspired by the birth of Spotify. Chances are, you may have already devoured it in one glorious binge-watching session. As for me, I only got around to it recently. I was enticed by a Youtube ad that hinted at a … Read More
Listen to this audio case study now: In this episode, we explore Spotify’s Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practice and how it transformed the company’s software operations. We’ll unravel the hypergrowth challenge that Spotify faced before it implemented SRE practices. We will also deep dive into how SRE has helped Spotify’s broader engineering work. You’ll get … Read More
Episode 1 [SRE Review Podcast] Listen to this episode now: In this maiden episode of SRE Review, I cover the following articles:
I wax lyrical about this almost every day to engineering managers, tech executives, and even SRE managers themselves that… Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is an indispensable asset for organizations that are seeking to reduce operating costs. You might not have felt that cost reduction pressure in the last few years. But that pressure is now … Read More
Episode 5 [SREpath Podcast] Listen to this episode now: We discuss throughout this episode the different engagement models for Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and how to contextualize SRE into an organization’s structure. Sebastian Vietz, an experienced SRE practitioner, suggests five different engagement models for SRE and emphasizes the importance of considering the cost associated with … Read More
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