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Why SRE Documents Matter
How documentation enables SRE teams to manage new and existing services.
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How to Get Things Done When You Don't Feel Like It
Five strategies for pushing through.
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Corp to Cloud: Google's Virtual Desktops
How Google moved its virtual desktops to the cloud.
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Tracking and Controlling Microservice Dependencies
Dependency management is a crucial part of system and software design.
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The Mythos of Model Interpretability
In machine learning, the concept of interpretability is both important and slippery.
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The Secret Formula for Choosing the Right Next Role
The best careers are not defined by titles or résumé bullet points.
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Research for Practice: FPGAs in Datacenters
Expert-curated guides to the best of CS research.
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Designing Cluster Schedulers for Internet-Scale Services
Embracing failures for improving availability.
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Thou Shalt Not Depend on Me
A look at JavaScript libraries in the wild.
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Canary Analysis Service
Automated canarying quickens development, improves production safety, and helps prevent outages.
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DevOps Delivers
The DevOps methodology has come of age in the past several years, and organizations are adopting key DevOps practices to transform their software practices.
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Continuous Delivery Sounds Great, but Will It Work Here?
It's not magic, it just requires continuous, daily improvement at all levels.
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Containers Will Not Fix Your Broken Culture (and Other Hard Truths)
Complex socio-technical systems are hard; film at 11.
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DevOps Metrics
Your biggest mistake might be collecting the wrong data.
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Operational Excellence in April Fools' Pranks
Being funny is serious work.
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