SRE NEWSLETTER

Issue #2 // November 20, 2020

Atlassian's Definitive, Road-Tested Virtual Onboarding Checklist
// atlassian.com
Starting new team members in the time of COVID is tough. Atlassian shares their process to get people integrated quickly.
3 Steps to Turn a Data Deluge Into Actionable Intelligence
// devops.com
Digital transformation is creating even more data for organizations to manage effectively. Here’s how to find the intelligence needle in the data haystack.
How to Handle Errors and Exceptions in Large Scale Software Projects
// dzone.com
Just because you didn't find bugs during testing, doesn't mean they aren't there. Learn to handle unhandled exceptions as they occur.
Windows Server Performance Monitoring Best Practices
// stackify.com
This post discusses Windows Server Performance monitoring, why it's important, as well as best practices for Windows Server performance monitoring.
Docker Rate Limiting by the Numbers
// docker.com
Docker has been rolling out limits on docker pulls to the heaviest users of Docker Hub. Here they share some of the facts and figures behind their effort.
The Engineer's Guide To Preparing For Black Friday 2020
// dzone.com
This post covers how SLO-based alerting, runbooks, and other practices to drive preparedness are crucial for holiday season success.
Taking Back DevOps
// opslevel.com
We broke DevOps. If we want to get back to shipping code even faster, more securely, and with less risk, we need to reset DevOps so that it’s synonymous with Service Ownership.
Linux Foundation Adds Professional DevOps Certificate Program
// devops.com
The Linux Foundation this week made an addition to its professional certificate program that trains IT professionals on the fundamentals of best DevOps practices.
How to Clean JSON Data at the Command Line
// ezzeddinabdullah.com
A tutorial about cleaning a JSON file using command-line program jq.
Announcing the GitOps Working Group""
// weave.works
This week Amazon, Codefresh, GitHub, Microsoft, and Weaveworks are announcing the creation of the GitOps Working Group.