As developers, we all strive to write the best code that performs great when deployed. It is true when we’re writing our application code, and the same applies when it comes to our databases! Wouldn’t it be great if you could feel confident when changing your code? Would you like to deploy with no stress? Would you like to get automated confirmation that your changes to the database or business logic will not take your production database down? Read on to learn how to have all of that.

This blog post explains how incident resolution software with a "Past Incidents" feature can improve your incident management process. By leveraging past incidents, you can gain valuable insights that can help you resolve incidents faster and prevent future occurrences. The blog post also details the benefits of using incident resolution software with a "Past Incidents" feature, such as reducing guesswork, optimizing your infrastructure, and automating runbooks and mitigation pipelines.

This blog post talks about the benefits of DevOps automation and how to implement it. It covers what DevOps automation is and the common use cases for it, including continuous integration/delivery, infrastructure provisioning, and monitoring/alerting. The blog also acknowledges challenges faced during implementation and provides solutions for overcoming them. Finally, it highlights the role of automation in DevOps incident management and concludes by emphasizing that DevOps automation is a strategic investment for improving efficiency.

This blog post offers a guide to advanced IT incident management (ITIM) strategies for businesses. It emphasizes the importance of transitioning from reactive response to proactive prevention.

Here are the key takeaways:

Unmanaged IT incidents can lead to severe consequences including business disruptions, reputational damage, and financial losses.

Common challenges in ITIM include narrow focus on technical problems, poor communication, and a lack of coordinated response.

To improve ITIM, organizations can implement strategies like:

Utilizing IT incident management software

Employing SRE-led incident management

Conducting regular IR dry runs

Performing thorough post-incident reviews

Automating repetitive tasks during incidents

Utilizing RCA techniques to identify root causes

Proactively hunting for threats and vulnerabilities

Building a knowledge base to document past incidents

Tracking key ITIM metrics

Employing chaos engineering to test system resilience

By implementing these practices, businesses can ensure a more robust IT infrastructure, minimize downtime, and gain a competitive edge.

This blog post targets SysAdmins who are interested in becoming SREs. It outlines the key skills and tools needed to make the switch.

The first part of the blog highlights the growing popularity of SRE roles and how they differ from SysAdmins. While both deal with IT operations, SREs leverage software engineering principles to manage systems at scale.

The blog then dives into the specific areas where SysAdmins need to develop their skillset. This includes adopting a new mindset that embraces calculated risks and prioritizes automation. It also emphasizes the importance of learning from failures and using data to inform decision-making.

Several crucial SRE tools are introduced throughout the blog. These include programming languages like Python and Go, infrastructure as code (IaC) tools, cloud and containerization technologies, modern monitoring tools, and statistical analysis skills.

Finally, the blog concludes by emphasizing the transferable skills SysAdmins already possess and the bright future of SRE careers.

This blog post explores how DevSecOps practices can be improved by Shifting Security Left (SSL) in the development lifecycle. SSL emphasizes integrating security measures throughout the development process, rather than waiting until the later stages.

The blog defines SLO (Service Level Objective) as a target metric within an SLA (Service Level Agreement) that defines the desired performance for a service. In DevSecOps, SLOs can target application uptime, response times, or security vulnerability fix rates.

Implementing Shift-Left security involves planning (threat modeling, acceptance criteria, SLOs) and implementation (automating security checks throughout the development pipeline).

Benefits of SSL include early bug detection, improved developer security awareness, faster releases, and reduced risk. Challenges include cultural shifts and training needs within an organization.

The blog concludes by acknowledging the importance of incident management even with SSL. It introduces Squadcast, an incident management tool designed for SRE teams, as an alternative to Pagerduty.

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