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Becoming a Rockstar SRE
Becoming a Rockstar SRE

Becoming a Rockstar SRE: Electrify your site reliability engineering mindset to build reliable, resilient, and efficient systems

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  • Understand the goals of an SRE in terms of reliability, efficiency, and constant improvement
  • Master highly resilient architecture in server, serverless, and containerized workloads
  • Learn the why and when of employing Kubernetes, GitHub, Prometheus, Grafana, Terraform, Python, Argo CD, and GitOps

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Site reliability engineering is all about continuous improvement, finding the balance between business and product demands while working within technological limitations to drive higher revenue. But quantifying and understanding reliability, handling resources, and meeting developer requirements can sometimes be overwhelming. With a focus on reliability from an infrastructure and coding perspective, Becoming a Rockstar SRE brings forth the site reliability engineer (SRE) persona using real-world examples. This book will acquaint you the role of an SRE, followed by the why and how of site reliability engineering. It walks you through the jobs of an SRE, from the automation of CI/CD pipelines and reducing toil to reliability best practices. You’ll learn what creates bad code and how to circumvent it with reliable design and patterns. The book also guides you through interacting and negotiating with businesses and vendors on various technical matters and exploring observability, outages, and why and how to craft an excellent runbook. Finally, you’ll learn how to elevate your site reliability engineering career, including certifications and interview tips and questions. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to identify and measure reliability, reduce downtime, troubleshoot outages, and enhance productivity to become a true rockstar SRE!

Who is this book for?

This book is for IT professionals, including developers looking to advance into an SRE role, system administrators mastering technologies, and executives experiencing repeated downtime in their organizations. Anyone interested in bringing reliability and automation to their organization to drive down customer impact and revenue loss while increasing development throughput will find this book useful. A basic understanding of API and web architecture and some experience with cloud computing and services will assist with understanding the concepts covered.

What you will learn

  • Get insights into the SRE role and its evolution, starting from Google's original vision
  • Understand the key terms, such as golden signals, SLO, SLI, MTBF, MTTR, and MTTD
  • Overcome the challenges in adopting site reliability engineering
  • Employ reliable architecture and deployments with serverless, containerization, and release strategies
  • Identify monitoring targets and determine observability strategy
  • Reduce toil and leverage root cause analysis to enhance efficiency and reliability
  • Realize how business decisions can impact quality and reliability

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Rodrigo Anami May 25, 2023
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Yes, I co-authored this book and believe we did well! It's intended for any software developer or system administrator that wants to become a site reliability engineer. Jeremy and I took this journey, so we have many things to share.I received five copies from Packt but decided to buy another copy of this book. You know, to test the system's reliability. It was interesting to see the first copies were printed in the UK while this last one was published in the US. The content is exactly the same except for the last page, which has this information about where it was printed. Nevertheless, people started asking me why I was buying my own book. Of course, I jokingly said I needed to do so by contract to fulfill its clauses. You should see their faces.
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Thomas Aug 28, 2024
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"Becoming a Rockstar SRE" by Jeremy Proffitt and Rod Anami is an insightful and comprehensive guide for anyone looking to excel in the field of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). The book is meticulously crafted to provide readers with practical knowledge and hands-on experience, making it an invaluable resource for both beginners and seasoned professionals.One of the standout features of this book is its emphasis on avoiding potential errors related to copying and pasting code. The author provides example code files that can be downloaded from GitHub, ensuring that readers have access to the most up-to-date and accurate code. Additionally, the book offers a PDF file with color images of screenshots and diagrams used throughout the text, enhancing the learning experience.The conventions used in the book are clearly defined, making it easy for readers to follow along. Code words, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles are all indicated in the text, providing a clear and organized structure.Overall, "Becoming a Rockstar SRE" is a must-read for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of Site Reliability Engineering. The author's expertise and attention to detail shine through, making this book a valuable addition to any SRE's library.
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Matthew Nidzgorski May 12, 2023
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If you’re new or experienced this book will fit either. The content is detailed but also very practical. The examples “labs” are well written and reinforce the SRE framework and best practices. I preferred reading the hard copy over the pdf for non exercise readings
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Avinash Nadendla Jul 27, 2023
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As a fellow Site Reliability Engineer, I found this book to be a truly exceptional resource. It provides an in-depth exploration of the core principles that are crucial for excelling in the ever-evolving tech industry as an SRE. The term "SRE" is pervasive, yet its true essence and proper implementation remain elusive to many. However, this book serves as a comprehensive guide, enlightening readers about the essential concepts and practices that define the role of an efficient SRE. Whether you're a seasoned professional or new to the field, the valuable insights shared within these pages will undoubtedly enhance your understanding and proficiency as a Site Reliability Engineer.
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Timely87 May 01, 2023
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Whether you are staffing and managing a team, or starting your SRE journey this week, Becoming a Rockstar SRE, dives deep into the technical paradigms and patterns needed to be a rockstar at your organization. Woven throughout these technical examples, you will find advice on the equally vital human component of what makes a rockstar shine, and how to seek out these traits from the perspective of those looking to hire, and how to embody those traits for those wanting to land the dream job.
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