Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production ...

In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google's Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has ... Publications › SiteReliabilityEngineering:HowGoogleRunsProductionSystems BetsyBeyer ChrisJones JenniferPetoff NiallRichardMurphy O'Reilly(2016) Download GoogleScholar CopyBibtex Abstract Theoverwhelmingmajorityofasoftwaresystem’slifespanisspentinuse,notindesignorimplementation.So,whydoesconventionalwisdominsistthatsoftwareengineersfocusprimarilyonthedesignanddevelopmentoflarge-scalecomputingsystems? Inthiscollectionofessaysandarticles,keymembersofGoogle’sSiteReliabilityTeamexplainhowandwhytheircommitmenttotheentirelifecyclehasenabledthecompanytosuccessfullybuild,deploy,monitor,andmaintainsomeofthelargestsoftwaresystemsintheworld.You’lllearntheprinciplesandpracticesthatenableGoogleengineerstomakesystemsmorescalable,reliable,andefficient—lessonsdirectlyapplicabletoyourorganization. Thisbookisdividedintofoursections: Introduction—LearnwhatsitereliabilityengineeringisandwhyitdiffersfromconventionalITindustrypractices Principles—Examinethepatterns,behaviors,andareasofconcernthatinfluencetheworkofasitereliabilityengineer(SRE) Practices—UnderstandthetheoryandpracticeofanSRE’sday-to-daywork:buildingandoperatinglargedistributedcomputingsystems Management—ExploreGoogle'sbestpracticesfortraining,communication,andmeetingsthatyourorganizationcanuse ResearchAreas SoftwareSystems Learnmoreabouthowwedoresearch Wemaintainaportfolioofresearchprojects,providingindividualsandteamsthefreedomtoemphasizespecifictypesofwork OurResearchPhilosophy