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Google SREs are changing the game again: a breakdown of their new approach
Google SREs are redefining reliability practices with STAMP, addressing the limitations of traditional models as systems scale. Their approach highlights the need for system-wide hazard analysis.
Beyond Faster Alerts: How Top Teams Actually Resolve Incidents
While most teams have invested in faster alerts, the real challenge is what happens next: how quickly and effectively teams coordinate, communicate, and resolve incidents.
RescueOps - Ep. 3: Checklists and Protocols Are Not Archaic
Whether you’re rescuing a lost hiker or debugging a critical outage, sticking to the basics gives you the clarity to handle chaos. The magic happens when protocols give you the headspace to innovate, adapt, and prevent the next crisis.
RescueOps - Ep. 2: Communications Save Lives
Communication can be a lifesaver—whether on a snow-covered volcano or during a system outage. This post shares how lessons from Search and Rescue operations can enhance incident response in tech, ensuring that teamwork and trust keep chaos at bay.
An Incident Lifecycle back in 2008
From human alerting chains to underpowered web servers, it was a far cry from today’s automation-driven incident management. Discover how far we’ve come in the evolution of monitoring and why delegating tasks to today’s tools can save you from burnout.
Top Opsgenie Alternatives in 2025: Opsgenie Is Shutting Down — Don’t Just Replace, Upgrade
Opsgenie is shutting down. Don't settle for a downgrade to JSM. Explore the best Opsgenie alternatives for 2025 and find a true upgrade with modern AI and automation.
New Blog Series: RescueOps
Search and rescue (SAR) operations and incident response have striking similarities. In this series, Claire dives into lessons SREs can learn from wildfire management ICSs.
Incident management alternatives in 2025
The alerting landscape is evolving rapidly in 2025. Opsgenie is end of life, Grafana OnCall OSS is in maintenance mode, two legacy players were acquired. In this post, I recap 7 on-call alternatives.
On-call Gift Guide for the Holidays
Eggnog and mistletoe? Not this year! Celebrate your on-call heroes with thoughtful, fun, and practical gifts tailored to every stage of an incident lifecycle.
The Ultimate DORA Compliance Checklist
This guide covers everything you need to know about DORA compliance, including deadlines, penalties, and a step-by-step checklist to meet the new EU regulation.
How to Run Effective Blameless Postmortems
Pointing fingers doesn’t solve incidents—it creates more problems. Blameless retrospectives replace blame with accountability and foster a culture of openness, learning, and innovation.
SRE Tools That Actually Work: Cut MTTR by 70% or More
The right SRE tools can improve user trust and free engineers to focus on building rather than firefighting.
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