This week on #SlightReliability - A Beginner's Guide to #SRE! To listen search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods, or directly from: YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=czA9... Buzzsprout: www.buzzsprout.com/1698445 #observability #tech #toil #incidents #SLO #SLI #postmortem

What's worse than one night pig? 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 S02E05 "Get the Pig!" is now live. To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods - OR - directly from Buzzsprout: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261 #podcast #troika #tabletop #rpg #scifi #fantasy

In this snippet from Slight Reliability Episode 109 Aaron "Checo" Pacheco describes the #observability consolidation cycle most orgs find themselves in. To listen to the full episode search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods. #podcast #sre #ai www.youtube.com/shorts/qNAgz...

How do you ingest petabytes of #telemetry every day in a cost effective and high performing way? This week on Slight Reliability I'm joined by Jacob Leverich for a deep dive on this. To listen search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods or on YouTube. #podcast #observability

This week I'm reflecting on how challenging I've found it to create a team strategy. I've now boiled it all down to... what's our North Star? How does that help the org? How can we identify opportunities and turn them into work? #tech #leadership #strategy

This week on the Tales from the Humpback Sky podcast: Owen and Ridge return to Titan's Chain and things get freaky... To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods - OR - directly from Buzzsprout: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261 #podcast #troika @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io

Tales from the Humpback Sky S01E09 "Weird Flex but OK "& S01E10 "Sundries and Such" are now live on YouTube. Just the audio versions, we get video working in season two (eventually!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuDV... #podcast #troika #scifi #tabletop #rpg #realplay

I read a lot of great books but often struggle to bring those ideas to my work. This week on #SlightReliability I'm joined by Rob Roe to discuss how to make real change. To listen search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods or on YouTube. You can also listen directly on... #tech

This week on 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 Owen and Ridge return to the Society of Reformed Pseudomorphs to find pandemonium. What shameful secrets will they uncover? To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods - OR - directly from Buzzsprout: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261

This week on #SlightReliability I'm joined by tech engineer, leader, and author of "Human Software - A Life in I.T" Richard Bown to discuss mental health finding meaning at work. To listen search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods or... www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpgR... #tech

This week on Tales from the Humpback Sky Ridge and Owen kick up dust on their new hogs and return to Simeon Sours Sundries and Such. To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods or from Buzzsprout: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261 #podcast #troika #tabletop #rpg #scifi #fantasy

How can we not only learn leadership skills but practice them and build leadership muscle? This week on #SlightReliability I'm joined by Xiao Zhang to talk about the concept of a leadership gym. To listen search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods. #leadership #learning #tech

*New episodes every two weeks!* We kick off 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 SEASON TWO in the Screaming Velvet Tavern. To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods - OR - directly from Buzzsprout: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261 #troika #podcast #rpg #fantasy #scifi

Hiding an old lady in paper mache. If you haven't heard of it before 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 is a realplay podcast where Tom, Paul, and I play the sci-fi tabletop RPG #Troika. To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods or on YouTube. www.youtube.com/shorts/gUYRD...

I'll be re-releasing the Tales from the Humpback Sky on YouTube now that our channel is finally verified! Here's the very first episode. #Troika #tabletop #rpg #podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgEn...

First episode of Slight Reliability for the year, as is tradition, is a short update on work and life + I share how I prepared for my new role. To listen search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods (or YouTube) #SRE #reliability #oncall #ops #observability

This incredible Snickers inspired cake my wife made for my birthday

This week on Tales from the Humpback Sky: Paul, Tom, and I sit down and chat about the show so far. Season two starts in a fortnight! www.buzzsprout.com/2462261 #podcast #troika #tabletop #rpg #scifi #fantasy

On the season finale of 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 Ridge and Owen attempt to escape the past and return to the city of Troika. To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods - OR - directly from Buzzsprout: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261 #podcast #troika #rpg #realplay #dnd

Meeting an old friend at Long Bay, Auckland

From the day we invented computers we've struggled to keep applications running. Is this latest wave of #AI helping or hurting us? This week on Slight Reliability I'm joined by Shmuel Kliger to answer just that. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1L9... #SRE #reliability

On the *penultimate episode* of 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋season one... Owen and Ridge face off against the dark inquisitor Solvadis in the village of Macklebie's Ridge. To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods - OR - directly from Buzzsprout: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261

This week on the 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 #podcast Ridge goes back to the moment they were formed and Owen fights reality spiders. To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods. #troika Troika is created by the amazing @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io

Ridge steps out into the village they grew up, heading toward a pivotal moment from the past. The music is one of my favourites, I'm really pleased how it turned out. Want to hear the whole episode? Search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods. #troika #podcast #realplay

This week on the 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 #podcast Ridge travels back in time to a formative moment in their past. Owen tries to keep things together back in Eska Howell's laboratory and gets a visit from the future. To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods. #troika

Brilliant conversation. Can't wait for the edit!

This week on Slight Reliability Checo Pacheco from Ottermon AI and I talk about the implications of AI on observability, and how it might help reduce cognitive load. Search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods. #sre #observability #AI www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeHb...

It's a misconception that chaos engineering has to be chaotic. This is a snippet from the Slight Reliability podcast. To listen to the whole episode search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods, or YouTube. #reliability #chaosengineering #tech youtube.com/shorts/jbHDW...

Some mirrors were harmed in episode 16 of 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 If you haven't heard of it before, Tales from the Humpback Sky is a real-play #podcast of the tabletop RPG 'Troika' (by @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io). To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods

Chaos experiments work best in production. There's a set of failures which will only ever occur there. This is a snippet from episode 108 of the Slight Reliability podcast with guest Kolton Andrus. #tech #reliability #resilience #chaosengineering www.youtube.com/shorts/ogXnT...

Magnoceros

On episode 15 of 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 Kennick reveals his master plans, the party heads to Eska Howel's house to smash mirrors and the Titan screams "FREE ME!" You can listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261 ...or search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods. #podcast #troika

The Quiet Year game with a slightly different group. We made it to Autumn and called it a night, really love the world we've built so far.

Can too much collaboration be a bad thing? This is a snippet from episode 107 of the Slight Reliability podcast in which Luke MacManus introduces Team Topologies. youtube.com/shorts/qxgN4...

My #dnd group played #TheQuietYear last night remotely using #Miro. Worked really well! Only got to the middle of summer so far but it has been a lot of fun. Highly recommend: buriedwithoutceremony.com/the-quiet-year #tabletop #maps #fantasy

This week on episode 107 of #SlightReliability I'm joined by Luke McManus to learn more about #TeamTopologies. How can we use them to deliver value simpler and more effectively? Search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods or here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG5s... #tech #leadership

A woman makes an offering to the Magnanimous Mysterium on 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 S01E14. To hear the whole episode search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods. #troika #dnd #tabletop #rpg #podcast

This week on 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 Owen and Ridge infiltrate the Temple of the Opulent Oracle (with explosive consequences). To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods, or directly here: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261 #troika #dnd #tabletop #rpg #podcast

Caught up with Tales from the Humpback Sky GM Tom Wardle this weekend. We played Longshot City with a big group! #troika

What's it like contributing to #kubernetes? How do I get started? This week on #SlightReliability I'm joined by Wendy Ha to unpack just that! To listen search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods or watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDOp... #sre #opensource

This week on 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 Owen and Ridge get creative in their attempts to infiltrate the Temple of the Opulent Oracle. To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods. #troika #dnd #tabletop #rpg #podcast

If you want to influence leaders in your org, start with empathy for them first. Understand their challenges, their context. This is a snippet from myself and Nora Jones on the Slight Reliability podcast. #tech #leadership youtube.com/shorts/0VALA...

Senior engineers in #tech need business context. This is a snippet from Nora Jones speaking on the Slight Reliability podcast. To listen to the whole episode search for "Slight Reliability" on YouTube or wherever you listen to pods. #sre #leadership www.youtube.com/shorts/oa0Zp...

Dad passed a year ago today. Still don't fully accept it. Miss you dad.

"Fantasy stories are weird stuff... justified" -Tom Wardle

As an #SRE, how do you influence senior leadership to get support and priority for the things you care about? This week on #SlightReliability I'm joined by Nora Jones to answer this question. YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKTe... Buzzsprout: www.buzzsprout.com/1698445/epis... #tech #leadership

This week on 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋... "Are we the good guys?" -Owen and Ridge. You can listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261 ...or search for "Humpback Sky" from wherever you listen to pods. #troika #dnd #tabletop #rpg #podcast

"You vibe it, you run it" - someone on /r/sre

Tales From The Humpback Sky recording has just begun. One of the highlights of my week.

How many people listen to the #SlightReliability podcast? How do I feel about it? What's next? This week I do an honest retrospective on the Slight Reliability #podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rft... (or search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods) #sre #reliability #tech