Establishing SRE Foundations with Vladyslav Ukis

Dr. Vladyslav Ukis is Head of R&D at Siemens Healthineers with a strong interest in topics of Software Architecture, Cloud Computing, and Digital Transformation, to name a few. Vlad is also a book author; his book “Establishing SRE Foundations” describes his practical experience in starting the SRE practice. Listen to our conversation on introducing the SRE practice to enterprise organizations.

🙌 Help me spread DevOps ideas even further by nominating the 0800-DEVOPS podcast for DevOps Dozen 2023 award in the “Best DevOps Related Podcast Series (Audio Only)” category. Every nomination vote counts and I truly appreciate it! You can submit your nominations by November 3rd here.

Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform or Podchaser, and subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here.

This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #55 - Establishing SRE Foundations with Vladyslav Ukis.

[Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below]

(1:32)
Introduction
 
(2:42)
SRE definition
 
(4:35)
Drivers for starting with the SRE practice
 
(6:12)
Organizational buy-in
 
(8:59)
Practical first steps
 
(15:21)
Team coaching during SRE transformation
 
(23:35)
Setting the right SLOs
 
(28:17)
Lessons learned in starting with SRE practice
 
(33:00)
Follow recommendations

Chapters

• 1:32 Introduction
• 2:42 SRE definition
• 4:35 Drivers for starting with the SRE practice
• 6:12 Organizational buy-in
• 8:59 Practical first steps
• 15:21 Team coaching during SRE transformation
• 23:35 Setting the right SLOs
• 28:17 Lessons learned in starting with SRE practice
• 33:00 Follow recommendations