SRE NEWSLETTER

Issue #36 // July 16, 2021

Good and Bad Monitoring
// raynorelyp.medium.com
This post outlines and compares 6 principles of good and bad monitoring.
The Incident Review: 4 Incidents in Outer Space
// rootly.io
Managing incidents like network outages and server failures is tough enough when they happen in a data center. But when those failures occur in outer space, the challenges can become stratospheric.
4 Ways to Improve your Influence as an SRE
// getcortexapp.com
Nobody likes to be the bad cop. These tips will help you improve your influence as an SRE so you can do less nagging, add more value, and accomplish your goals with confidence.
NoOps: What Does the Future Hold for DevOps Engineers?
// codersociety.com
Does NoOps mean the end of the DevOps era? Or is it simply the next step in the progression of DevOps?
Troubleshooting: A Journey into the Unknown
// medium.com
Troubleshooting is a journey. It’s a long, unpredictable trek, one where you know the start and the end points but have zero knowledge about the actual path you need to take in order to get there.
Engineers Waste 1 day a Week on Technical Debt
// venturebeat.com
The average engineer spends 6 hours per week dealing with technical debt, according to the State of Technical Debt 2021 report from Stepsize. The average time spent on overall maintenance work and legacy systems is 33%.
Fictional AWS Product, Infinidash, Goes Viral
// theregister.com
A tweeted musing that merely mentioning a new AWS product would be enough to see it appear in job ads has come true β€” even though the product mentioned is made up.
The Best VS Code Extensions to Supercharge Git
// dev.to
A few extensions (beyond GitLens) that not only make working with Git easier but also extend Git with cool new features.
Serverless Computing: A Security Perspective
// arxiv.org
This research paper reviews serverless architectures, abstract their founding principles, and analyse them from the point of view of security. It shows the security shortcomings of the analysed serverless architectural paradigms and points to possible countermeasures.
Vantage Launches AWS Cost Saving Recommendations
// vantage.sh
Vantage announces the launch of automated cost savings recommendations for all users with connected AWS accounts. Vantage can automatically profile AWS account accrued costs and individual AWS resources to provide recommendations for how to save money.