Summary

In this chapter, we technically finished the walk-through of the main elements of our DevOps 360° operating model. Our focus has been on SRE, the value proposition of which we examined both from the lenses of its relationship with DevOps and also through its fundamental tenets. For the former, we concluded with the argument that it is a relationship of mutual inclusiveness and not conflict. For the latter, we discussed the importance of concepts such as the “SRE balance,” “error budgets,” “reliability engineering frameworks,” as well as “reliability engineering,” on the one hand with regard to accelerating the DevOps 360° evolution, as well as defining the responsibilities of your SRE teams. Later in the chapter, we did a deep-dive into some very important proven practices on how to adopt SRE at relevance. Our focus was on adoption and engagement models, eligibility criteria, reconciliation with concepts such...