Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems

The overwhelming majority of a software system’s lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large scale computing systems?

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 enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world. You’ll learn the principles and practices that enable Google engineers to make systems more scalable, reliable, and efficient—lessons directly applicable to your organization.

This book is divided into four sections:

• Introduction—Learn what site reliability engineering is and why it differs from conventional IT industry practices
• Principles—Examine the patterns, behaviors, and areas of concern that influence the work of a site reliability engineer (SRE)
• Practices—Understand the theory and practice of an SRE’s day to day work: building and operating large distributed computing systems
• Management—Explore Google's best practices for training, communication, and meetings that your organization can use

• The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
• Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems
• Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations
• The Site Reliability Workbook: Practical Ways to Implement SRE
• Seeking SRE: Conversations About Running Production Systems at Scale
• The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations
• Infrastructure as Code
• Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems
• Practical Monitoring: Effective Strategies for the Real World
• The Unicorn Project