Biju Chacko

DevOps and SRE are domains with rapid growth and frequent innovations. With this blog you can explore the latest trends in DevOps, SRE and stay ahead of the curve.

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July 15, 2021

Fast and reliable build pipelines are crucial to the success of modern day engineering teams. Check out this quick guide that can help DevOps/SRE teams to streamline the integration of development and testing processes through CI/CD tools.

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July 6, 2021

A few minutes of unexpected downtime can have catastrophic effects! Having a great incident response plan is more than a luxury - it is a necessity for organisations of all sizes today. This blog outlines key activities that can help you in formulating a better incidence plan.

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May 10, 2021

We have compiled a list of the most popular and sought out tools (some you may have heard of) that SREs need in their toolkit - at every phase of a production system to keep up with SRE best practices

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May 7, 2021

With the rise of microservices based cloud applications & its corresponding complexities, the need for observability is greater than ever. This blog looks into the what-why of distributed tracing along with few best practices to adopt for the same in microservices architecture.

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May 6, 2021

If not tackled early, increasing toil can affect the morale and productivity of your SRE team. In this blog we look at some of the ways you can counter toil with the help of better alerting systems in place.

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April 8, 2021

With a rise in digital platforms, IT infrastructure has grown exponentially complex to a level where multiple application interdependencies coexist with varied architecture & oncall team types. This blog looks at how you can model your infrastructure in Squadcast to reduce your time to respond & resolve incidents.

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March 31, 2021

Incidents that disrupt services are unavoidable. But every breakdown is an opportunity to learn & improve. This blog is a deep dive into best practices to follow across the lifecycle of an incident, helping teams build a sustainable and reliable product. - the SRE way

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February 23, 2021

To incentivize reliability in your platform, there should be shared goals across your team to measure & quantify the capabilities of your product/service along with customer experience. Define the path of "Always-On" services by understanding few key SRE fundamentals and their implications - SLIs, SLOs & SLA.

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January 20, 2021

Is your organization on the lookout for an incident management tool? If yes, you may wonder- am I better off building my own? This blog outlines some of the key factors to consider while choosing whether to build or buy an incident management software.

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January 13, 2021

Are you wondering what it takes to become an SRE from a SysAdmin background? This blog covers the growth areas and technical skills needed to successfully transition to an SRE role.

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December 16, 2020

Are terms like “Error budgets” and SLOs roadblocks on your way to adopting SRE practices for your organisation? This blog talks of "How to SRE without an SRE on your team", where we look at some of the most elementary SRE concepts that you can start implementing right away! We help you pick SLOs, identify toil and touch base on Automation for SREs along with few best practices to get you started on your SRE journey.

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November 27, 2020