Course Outline
Introduction
- How SRE integrates traditional IT practices with software development.
- The necessity for automation and observability.
- The distinction between the roles of software engineers and system administrators.
- Differences between Site Reliability Engineers and DevOps Engineers.
Overview of IT Systems
- System architecture in both on-premise and cloud environments.
Principles and Practices of SRE
- Infrastructure as Code.
- The role of containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, and Continuous Delivery.
- Observability.
Evaluating IT Systems
- Assessing team and organizational resources.
- Mapping out systems and processes.
- Estimating the potential impact of implementing SRE.
- The role of the software engineering team.
- The role of the operations team.
- The role of management.
Maintaining System Reliability
- Defining and measuring desired service reliability levels.
- Understanding Service Level Objectives (SLOs).
- Understanding Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
- Utilizing Error Budgets.
- Developing SLOs.
Optimizing System Administration
- Setting up a development environment.
- Evaluating SRE tools.
- Prioritizing tasks for automation.
- Writing software.
Deploying "Infrastructure as Code"
- Testing and iterating on code.
- Making systems anti-fragile.
- Learning from failures.
Monitoring Systems
- Observing system performance.
- SRE tools and techniques.
The Future of SRE
Requirements
- A foundational understanding of IT infrastructure.
- Basic familiarity with the software development lifecycle.
- Experience in programming or scripting in any programming language.
Target Audience
- Developers
- System Administrators
- Software Architects
- DevOps Engineers
- IT Managers
Testimonials (7)
How detailed subjects are explained with real world examples
Brian Hlabane - African Bank
Course - Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Fundamentals
She is expert in area and provide really nice training. Material, training was really mix of examples , discussion and
Peter Tutka - Deutsche Telekom IT & Telecommunications Slovakia s.r.o.
Course - Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Fundamentals
View on the SRE/ DevOps from more business/ theoretical point of view. Most helpful for people who already have the practical view.
Michael Varhol - Deutsche Telekom IT & Telecommunications Slovakia s.r.o.
Course - Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Fundamentals
Approach of the training to send questionnaire before the training, so the training was planned accordingly to expectations. Brings the participants more active.
Stefan Girman - Deutsche Telekom IT & Telecommunications Slovakia s.r.o.
Course - Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Fundamentals
Sticking to the initial survey from attendees about what should be the focus of training.
Denis Majorsky - Deutsche Telekom IT & Telecommunications Slovakia s.r.o.
Course - Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Fundamentals
discussions , SRE definition
Daniel Horvath - Deutsche Telekom IT & Telecommunications Slovakia s.r.o.
Course - Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Fundamentals
Concept of the training, keeping the people focused by asking them a questions and triggering discussions. Also group breakout sessions were great to think about things in groups and see different outcomes from other group.
