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10 Tips for Onboarding New SRE Hires
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…
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Starting SRE at startups and smaller organizations
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…
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SREs are risk managers, IAC hate and more! [Audio]
Episode 1 [SRE Review Podcast] Listen to this episode now: In this maiden episode of SRE Review, I cover the following articles:
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#6 Building a successful SRE practice through capabilities
Episode 6 [SREpath Podcast] We discuss the need for a framework to guide the development of Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) and drive value for organizations. You will learn about our pillar view of areas like observability and service management, to identify areas for improvement and emphasize the importance of focusing on a few key areas…
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#5 Where does SRE fit into your organization’s structure? [Audio]
Episode 5 [SREpath Podcast] 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 each model. The hosts also…
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#2 What is Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and what is not SRE? [Audio]
Episode 2 [SREpath Podcast] In this episode of the SREpath podcast, Ash and Sebastian explore what Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is and how it manifests in a highly functional organization. We also cover the controversial issue of what SRE is not.
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How to convert developers into Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
In this article, you will learn the following: Introduction Hiring in the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) space is notoriously difficult. So it makes sense to figure out how to expand the hiring pool beyond existing SREs. One way to increase the hiring pool is to recruit developers (also known as SWEs) and gradually advance them…
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Analysis of SRE and platform setup at 10+ tech companies
In this article, you will see a breakdown of the platform setup and SRE practices within 12 non-FAANG technology companies. This is based on the case studies by Andrios Robert. “There is a lot of content available on how Google did [Site Reliability Engineering]; let’s uncover what happens with the rest of the world.” —…
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Where in team topologies does Site Reliability Engineering fit in?
We will explore the workings of the Team Topologies model and how Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams can fit into it. In more detail, I will share with you the following: Let’s get started. Overview of team topologies Team topologies is a relatively new model/framework, having been officially introduced in 2019. It’s a response by…
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Rundown of Uber’s SRE practice
Introduction Every time you push a button like the one below to request an Uber ride, you activate a sequence of (micro)service requests. You’d never know unless you look under the hood because most of these services run solely in the background. Yet every service contributes to the start and completion of the Uber ride…
