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Upskilling your Network Operations Center

Many organizations are heavily investing in AI and automation to remove the burden of manual work and operational efficiency. However to drive their wide scale adoption, they also need employees who can collaborate effectively with the technology. To bridge that gap, companies can use upskilling to retain talent, mitigate risks to the business, and allow employees to grow their careers.

Why "why" is the wrong question to be asking after incidents with Dennis Henry of Okta

In last week’s episode of The Debrief, we had on Colette Alexander, Director of Engineering at HashiCorp, to discuss some of the myths around incident response. In that conversation, one of the myths we spoke about was the idea that asking “why” is better than asking “how.” And how, in reality, asking "how" allows you to focus more on the contributing factors that led to an incident happening, whereas “why” tends to single out a person, which can lead to a lot of blame.

Automation Triumphs Real-World DevOps Automation Implementations

Remember the pre-automation days in DevOps? Endless server configurations, manual deployments that took hours (or days!), and a constant feeling of being buried in repetitive tasks. Yeah, those were the times... �� Thankfully, those days are fading fast. The magic of automation has swept through the DevOps landscape, transforming tedious workflows into streamlined processes.

The Unplanned Show, Episode 32: Platform Engineering with Paula Kennedy

Supporting developer velocity AND operational efficiency, stability, and security doesn't happen by accident. In this episode, Dormain will sit down with Paula Kennedy to discuss how platform engineering supports businesses go faster, decrease risk, and increase efficiency.

Chart a course for Operational Excellence with PagerDuty's Operational Maturity Model

A top priority for many technical leaders is improving the performance and efficiency of their teams to maximize results and minimize costs. With the PagerDuty Operational Maturity Model, IT teams can reduce the total cost of ownership with better efficiency, mitigate the risk of operational failure to ultimately protect customer experience, and shift from a reactive state towards a more proactive approach—by using the PagerDuty Operations Cloud.

Elevating Engineering Excellence: The Imperative of Site Reliability for Every Engineer

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, engineers are the architects of the digital world. Their expertise shapes the platforms, applications, and services that define our daily interactions with technology. Yet, in the pursuit of innovation and functionality, there's one crucial aspect that often takes a backseat—site reliability. Site reliability engineering (SRE) has emerged as a critical discipline in the realm of software development and operations.

SIGNL4 Onboarding: Customizing Alerts and Notifications

The SIGNL4 Onboarding series walks users through the process's of SIGNL4 from Signup to Alerts to Settings. Today's video focuses on using Overrides to enable different alerting options during different dates and times. This video is packed with helpful tips to help you get the most out of your account.