D2C246: Can Service Level Objectives (SLOs) Help Keep Users Happy?

D2C246: Can Service Level Objectives (SLOs) Help Keep Users Happy?

Author: Packet Pushers July 3, 2024 Duration: 38:39
Service Level Objectives (SLOs) are a set of reliability measurements for customer or user expectations of services; in other words, are people having a good experience with your application or service? Today’s Day Two Cloud explores SLOs, the relevant metrics, and how to measure them. We also talk about how SLOs are a cross-discipline objective... Read more »

Day Two DevOps features hosts Ned Bellavance and Ethan Banks, who steer conversations about the ongoing, real-world work of running cloud platforms. This isn't a theoretical discussion; it's a practical look at the complexities that emerge after the initial deployment, drawing directly from their own extensive backgrounds. Each week, they bring in other seasoned professionals-technical leaders, trainers, and consultants-to unpack the specific nuances and unexpected challenges within environments like AWS and Azure. The dialogue spans critical areas including networking, security, and automation, all through a lens of operational DevOps. Listening to this podcast provides actionable insights and grounded perspectives that help practitioners navigate the continual evolution and management of their systems, moving beyond setup to sustained, confident operation. The focus is on the knowledge required for the long haul, offering a resource for those deep in the details of cloud infrastructure.
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D2DO301: Actually Implementing AI [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:53
Kyler and Ned are joined by Enrico Teotti, an independent consultant with over 25 years of experience. Enrico has worked with clients on real-world AI implementations, and he’s here talk about what he’s learned, includin…
D2DO300: Open Source Malware! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:13
Malware has shifted from phishing expeditions to open source packages, domains, and repositories. Ned and Kyler welcome Jenn Gile, co-founder of Open Source Malware, to discuss how malware is making its way into open sou…
D2DO299: The State of Platform Engineering and DevEx [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:28
Ned and Kyler discuss the state of platform engineering, DevEx, and how AI is affecting choices in those domains with guest Annem Shah. They discuss how AI can help bridge the gap between initial setup and continuous ope…
D2DO297: The Future of Open-Source Contributions in the AI Age [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:34
Kyler and Ned sit down with Liz Fong-Jones, Technical Fellow at Honeycomb, to discuss the impact of AI on open-source contributions. Liz proposes shifting the script from code patch contributions to detailed bug reports.…
D2DO295: Risks and Benefits of Putting AI in Production [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:40
Engineers and developers are using AI like never before, including in production. That has potential consequences, both good and bad, for uptime, operations, security and risk management, and more. Today’s guest, Rich Mo…
D2DO294: AI in My Vuln Research Workflow [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:54
Kat Traxler, Principal Security Researcher at Vectra AI, returns to the podcast to discuss her AI-powered vulnerability research workflow. She explains how she uses two different AI models to act as the “blackboard” whil…
D2DO293: Haskell in the Modern Day [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:47
Ned and Kyler sit down with Tikhon Jelvis to discuss Haskell and other niche programming languages. They explore how this decades-old language isn’t just surviving, but thriving. They also break down how Haskell can prov…