Ingo Averdunk, IBM Distinguished Engineer and SRE Profession leader takes the audience through the journey and motivation to establish SRE as a job family in IBM. Ingo also captures the SRE mindset and what practitioners (new or experienced) can take to practice SRE.

Timestamps:

[00:02 - 01:47] Intro to the episode

[02:07 - 03:15] What SRE means to Ingo, as a practice and as a profession

[03:45 - 06:29] The significance of IBM formally defining SRE as a job family

[07:34 - 08:30] The evolution of balancing the rules of development and operations

[08:56 - 11:03] The motivation to drive SRE

[11:53 - 13:52] Ingo's experience around qualifying the ROI for SRE

[14:36 - 15:38] Motivation for those in different roles to look at SRE

[16:01 - 19:06] Advice for those who may want to explore the SRE profession

[19:38 - 21:36] Where is SRE going?

[22:04 - 23:26] Ingo's ingredient and recipe for the SRE Omelette