SRE - The Big Picture

Name: SRE - The Big Picture
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DevOps in practice! Amaze your customers balancing reliability and innovation

Created byAnderson Carvalho

Last updated 10/2023

English

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What you'll learn

SRE Principles
SRE Practices
SRE Terminology: SLO, SLA, SLI, Error Budgets...
SRE team models

Course content

7 sections • 36 lectures • 2h 10m total length

The SRE Journey6:40
A short story about a company adopting SRE. It describes the situation before and after SRE being adopted showing the internal and external impacts that SRE brings.
What SRE Stands for?3:13
The Origin of SRE4:20
In this lecture, we going to learn the history behind SRE. We going to know what was the first company where SRE was applied and when it was presented to the world.
Section Quiz

It is All About Customer's Expectations4:41
In this lecture, we explain what reliability really means for the customer and its importance.
How We Measure Reliability4:28
In this lecture, we talk about how we can measure the events that impact the reliability feeling.
Reliability: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly1:57
In this lecture, we talk about important concepts like SLA and SLO, the cost of reliability, and the desired reliability level.
The Highest Reliability Level4:54
The Minimum Reliability Level2:45
The Desired Reliability Level4:52
Define SLOs as realistic reliability targets, not necessarily five-nines, respect the budget, and leave margin for innovation, balancing reliability with customer expectations.
The Reliability x Innovation Equilibrium4:53
In this lecture, we talk about innovation. How innovation can impact negatively the reliability and the importance of finding the right balance between reliability and innovation.
Section Quiz

The 7 SRE Practices1:58
Monitoring1:57
Collect and analyze events from logs or apps, translate them into metrics on dashboards, alert when service behavior deviates, and recognize monitoring as the mother of all other practices.
Incident Response4:10
Root Cause Analysis and Postmortems5:19
Master root cause analysis and postmortems within the SRE framework to learn from incidents, reduce blast radius, and document the timeline for continuous improvement.
Testing and Releasing6:08
Explore how testing and release engineering prevent incidents through quality gateways, code coverage, and automated pipelines across development, test, staging, and production.
Capacity Planning4:50
Development2:45
User Experience2:19
Discover how user experience sits atop the reliability pyramid, balancing innovation and reliability for internal and external users. Define UX goals that simplify internal tools and deliver fast, stable systems.

The first steps4:25
Begin SRE adoption with monitoring to communicate service health through metrics, then define SLAs, SLIs, and SLOs with cross-functional input, aligning teams on a shared roadmap and error budgets.
The Groundwork1:25
SRE Teams Formats14:42
Examine SRE formats and tradeoffs as organizations balance dedicated, ops-as-sre, or embedded models. Explore SRE guilds and rotation to spread culture, training, and reliability across teams.
Challenges2:35

What we've learned so far1:22
Review SRE fundamentals, including SLOs, SLAs, SLIs, and error budgets, and summarize the seven SRE principles and practices. Outline the SRE role, Google origins, and first steps for adoption.
Managers and c-levels - Next Steps1:21
Software Engineers and Sysadmins - Next Steps1:05
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Description

Ever wondered what Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is all about? If you're scratching your head trying to make sense of this trending tech term, look no further. Our course, 'SRE - The Big Picture,' serves as a comprehensive yet easy-to-understand introduction to the world of SRE. Designed primarily for managers and executives, this course aims to lift the veil on the significance of SRE in modern business. You'll learn why SRE is more than just a buzzword—it's a game-changer in facilitating seamless DevOps practices and driving digital transformation efforts.

But hey, this isn't just a course for the suits! If you're a Software Engineer or System Administrator with a curiosity for SRE, we've got you covered too. We dive deep into the core principles and practices that make a successful Site Reliability Engineer. Whether you're aiming to pivot your career or simply want to understand the role better, this course lays down the foundational knowledge you'll need.

By the end of the course, you'll not only understand what SRE is but also grasp how to apply its methodologies to improve system reliability, meet service level objectives, and enhance team collaboration. So, if you're ready to decode the mystery of SRE and harness its potential, enroll today and kickstart your learning journey!

Who this course is for:

Managers and executives that have heard about SRE and want to know how it can facilitate the DevOps and digital transformation journey
System Administrators and Software Engineers that want to become Site Reliability Engineers
Start-up owners struggling to manage costs, innovate and have reliable systems

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 14min

What you need to know about Reliability7 lectures • 29min

The SRE Principles explained8 lectures • 19min

The SRE Practices explained8 lectures • 29min

The SRE Role3 lectures • 13min

Adopting SRE4 lectures • 23min

Wrap-Up and Nexts Steps3 lectures • 4min

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