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The Biases Confronting SREs

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Overview

Explore the biases confronting Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) in this 15-minute conference talk from SREcon22 EMEA. Delve into the evolution of SRE practices, from Unix wizards to modern DevOps movements, and examine the awkward incorporation of SRE roles in many organizations. Identify cognitive biases, stereotypes, and organizational biases affecting SREs, and learn strategies to raise awareness and mitigate these challenges. Gain insights into the complexities of SRE work, its relationship with DevOps, team topologies, and production readiness. Discover how to foster workplace equity and have open conversations about biases to improve the SRE role within organizations.

Syllabus

Intro
My Bias Journey
Google SRE
Bias
Cognitive Bias
Stereotypes
The man himself
What is SRE
Why is SRE hard
Is SRE an instance of DevOps
Team Topologies
Production Readiness
Workplace Equity
Organizational Bias

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USENIX

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