DORA ‘24 Report: What’s in it for SREs?

DORA ‘24 Report: What’s in it for SREs?

With insights into AI and platform engineering, DORA’s 2024 report digs into what’s actually helping (and hurting) engineering organizations. In this blog post, you’ll learn how the findings may apply to SRE teams.

Jorge Lainfiesta

Jorge Lainfiesta

October 25, 2024
6 mins
5 Proven Strategies to Reduce MTTR 

5 Proven Strategies to Reduce MTTR 

Long-lasting downtimes can have costly consequences for your organization. By reducing your Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR), you limit potential revenue loss and reputational damage.Learn the best practices used by top SRE teams, from communication and automation to tracking the right data.

Jorge Lainfiesta

Jorge Lainfiesta

September 17, 2024
8 mins
5 Incident Response Anti-Patterns That Undermine Your Team's Success

5 Incident Response Anti-Patterns That Undermine Your Team's Success

Learn five common incident response anti-patterns that could be sabotaging your team’s efficiency and learn how to avoid them.

Jorge Lainfiesta

Jorge Lainfiesta

August 30, 2024
6 mins
How to Build a Successful On-Call Culture in 2024: Tips, Best Practices

How to Build a Successful On-Call Culture in 2024: Tips, Best Practices

Good culture can make your team 30% more productive. But how do you cultivate it in the on-call context? Read what SRE leaders are recommending.

Jorge Lainfiesta

Jorge Lainfiesta

August 20, 2024
13 minutes
Measuring developer productivity IRL: practical tips for platform engineers

Measuring developer productivity IRL: practical tips for platform engineers

What should you measure and how ? Industry experts weight in sharing insights from their experience leading engineering organizations at scale.

Jorge Lainfiesta

Jorge Lainfiesta

July 5, 2024
5 mins
The Top Resources for Site Reliability Engineers in 2024

The Top Resources for Site Reliability Engineers in 2024

We recently spoke to Google's Reliability Advocate, Steve McGhee, in our Humans of Reliability interview series. In addition to his interesting anecdotes on the early days of SRE at Google, and his journey to becoming a Reliability Advocate, he also shared a handful of his favorite SRE resources, which we compiled here into a list.

Jorge Lainfiesta

Jorge Lainfiesta

June 21, 2024
5 min
What is ‘Incident Overhead’ and why does It matter?

What is ‘Incident Overhead’ and why does It matter?

Not all incidents are created equal. Thus, trying to fit all the possible inputs an incident declaration may need in a single form can slow down responders and impact your data quality.

Jorge Lainfiesta

Jorge Lainfiesta

June 5, 2024
4 mins
Remote Team Rotations: On-Call Across Timezones

Remote Team Rotations: On-Call Across Timezones

Use the different timezones and varied needs of your team to schedule on-call rotations that make everyone happy

Jorge Lainfiesta

Jorge Lainfiesta

May 3, 2024
5 min read
Just hired an SRE? Five onboarding tips

Just hired an SRE? Five onboarding tips

No matter how good a new teammate is, a lot of their success is in your hands.

Jorge Lainfiesta

Jorge Lainfiesta

April 24, 2024
4 min read
Navigating On-Call Compensation for SREs: Strategies and Insights

Navigating On-Call Compensation for SREs: Strategies and Insights

Discover 5 models of compensation for on-call

Jorge Lainfiesta

Jorge Lainfiesta

April 17, 2024
6 min read
Buy, Build, or Adopt: Seasoned Platform Engineers Weigh In

Buy, Build, or Adopt: Seasoned Platform Engineers Weigh In

What's the secret to achieving the right balance for your platform?

Jorge Lainfiesta

Jorge Lainfiesta

April 9, 2024
6 min read
KubeCon EU Unofficial SRE track: the talks you cannot miss

KubeCon EU Unofficial SRE track: the talks you cannot miss

There are more than 300 talks at this conference. Check out our SRE-oriented curation for must-see talks in Paris.

Jorge Lainfiesta

Jorge Lainfiesta

February 28, 2024
6 min read