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🔧 Do SLAs, Error Budgets, and Availability Metrics Include Maintenance Windows?
When it comes to service reliability, maintenance windows can be a gray area. Whether you're tracking uptime, setting SLOs, or managing customer expectations through SLAs, the question often comes up:
“Should scheduled maintenance count …
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Mastering OpenTelemetry and Observability
In the fast-paced era of cloud-native systems and distributed architectures, maintaining visibility and reliability across complex infrastructures has become crucial. This led me to explore Mastering OpenTelemetry and Observability by Steve Flanders. The book is a deep dive …
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Implementing Service Level Objectives: A Practical Guide to SLIs, SLOs & Error Budgets
Reliability is a cornerstone of successful services, but how do we define and measure it effectively? Implementing Service Level Objectives by Alex Hidalgo provides a practical guide to adopting SLO-based approaches, allowing …
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Chaos Engineering: System Resiliency in Practice
I remember multiple occasions when systems were not down but badly impacted during major events. The scramble to restore service and the subsequent post-mortem meeting highlighted our lack of preparedness for unexpected system failures. The book begins with the history …
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Learning eBPF: Programmatically Extend the Linux Kernel
In the realm of cloud-native infrastructure, eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter) has emerged as a revolutionary technology. By allowing developers to write custom code that dynamically changes kernel behavior, eBPF has paved the way for a new generation of …
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Learning OpenTelemetry: Setting Up and Operating a Modern Observability System
As someone who has spent countless hours troubleshooting distributed systems, I understand the struggle of trying to untangle metrics, logs, and traces spread across multiple tools. That’s why Learning OpenTelemetry by Austin Parker and Ted …
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I recently had the wonderful opportunity to present at the London SRE Meetup, and I'm excited to share the experience with you all. The presentation, titled "Working Together: SRE and Platform Engineering," focused on the synergy between site reliability engineering and platform engineering to enhance …
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Establishing SRE Foundations
"Establishing SRE Foundations: A Step-by-Step Guide" by Vladyslav Ukis provides a comprehensive framework for implementing Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) in software delivery organisations. Drawing from his extensive experience, Ukis outlines practical steps and methodologies …
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Observability Engineering
In the rapidly evolving landscape of software development and IT operations, ensuring system reliability and performance is paramount. "Observability Engineering" by Charity Majors, Liz Fong-Jones, and George Miranda provides a comprehensive guide to achieving production excellence …
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Database Reliability Engineering: Designing and Operating Resilient Database Systems
Database Reliability Engineering by Laine Campbell and Charity Majors is a comprehensive guide on how to design, build, and manage resilient database systems. The book emphasises the importance of reliability in database operations and …
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