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Month: August 2018

From the Get Go!

Learning a new computer language can be fun! Stretching ourselves to think about problems in new ways.. Continue reading “From the Get Go!”

Author bduncanPosted on 2018-08-262018-08-26Categories Code Bits, golang, Just-for-FunLeave a comment on From the Get Go!

Realtime Component Request Deficit

Looking for help naming (and finding other uses for) a novel technique in detecting grey failures.  Possible use cases are discussed here: load balancing, finding saturation points, alerting.. [ed. Decided on the name “Saturation Factor“.] Continue reading “Realtime Component Request Deficit”

Author bduncanPosted on 2018-08-192018-09-10Categories Detecting Performance Issues, System Performance5 Comments on Realtime Component Request Deficit

Solving the Right Problems

Ask the right questions, listen carefully and make sure that you’re not hearing just what you want to hear.. Continue reading “Solving the Right Problems”

Author bduncanPosted on 2018-08-122018-08-12Categories Problem SolvingLeave a comment on Solving the Right Problems

Don’t Panic!

Some thoughts about handling critical system issues at scale.. Continue reading “Don’t Panic!”

Author bduncanPosted on 2018-08-102018-08-12Categories Diagnosing Issues, Problem Solving, SRELeave a comment on Don’t Panic!

Snowflakes

We called our albino squirrel in the backyard, “Snowflake”..

Continue reading “Snowflakes”

Author bduncanPosted on 2018-08-072018-08-08Categories devops, SRELeave a comment on Snowflakes

Operations in the Cloud

As an SRE, I’m very fortunate to have had training as a pilot. There are many similarities to system operations.. Continue reading “Operations in the Cloud”

Author bduncanPosted on 2018-08-062021-02-01Categories Aviation, devops, SRE1 Comment on Operations in the Cloud

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