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Automating Incident Response: Tips and Strategies for Modern SRE Teams

Automating Incident Response: Tips and Strategies for Modern SRE Teams

Discover the power of automating your incident response process in 2024. Learn how leveraging modern tools and AI can reduce your Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) and minimize human error. This article breaks down actionable steps to help SRE teams of any scale improve reliability and efficiency.

Iryna Iurchenko

Iryna Iurchenko

September 5, 2024
10 mins
Incident Postmortems: Turning Failures into Actionable Insights (Template Included)

Incident Postmortems: Turning Failures into Actionable Insights (Template Included)

Cultivate a blameless culture and leverage automations to transform failures into learning opportunities. Discover how to implement effective retrospectives and download a free template to get started.

Ashley Sawatsky

Ashley Sawatsky

September 4, 2024
7 mins
5 Incident Response Anti-Patterns That Undermine Your Team's Success

5 Incident Response Anti-Patterns That Undermine Your Team's Success

Learn five common incident response anti-patterns that could be sabotaging your team’s efficiency and learn how to avoid them.

Jorge Lainfiesta

Jorge Lainfiesta

August 30, 2024
6 mins
Alternative Alert Sources That Can Make a Big Impact Without Heavy Lifting

Alternative Alert Sources That Can Make a Big Impact Without Heavy Lifting

Treat emails, vendor updates, and calls as alerts using your existing escalation policies and rotations.

Rootly & IsDown

Rootly & IsDown

August 29, 2024
5 mins
How to Build an Effective Incident Response Team: Step-by-Step Guide

How to Build an Effective Incident Response Team: Step-by-Step Guide

An effective incident response team requires carefully planned roles and continuous improvement. Learn about common pitfalls and best practices when structuring a performing response team.

Iryna Iurchenko

Iryna Iurchenko

August 27, 2024
8 mins
Mastering SEV0: Best Practices for Handling High-Severity Incidents

Mastering SEV0: Best Practices for Handling High-Severity Incidents

Handling SEV0 incidents requires careful but expedite action. Learn how top performing teams deal with them at scale.

JJ Tang

JJ Tang

August 23, 2024
7 mins
Enterprise Incident Management: Best Practices for Large Organizations

Enterprise Incident Management: Best Practices for Large Organizations

Learn how to develop an enterprise incident management strategy for your organization in 2024 with practical tips and industry benchmark data.

Ashley Sawatsky

Ashley Sawatsky

August 22, 2024
15 mins
How to Build a Successful On-Call Culture in 2024: Tips, Best Practices

How to Build a Successful On-Call Culture in 2024: Tips, Best Practices

Good culture can make your team 30% more productive. But how do you cultivate it in the on-call context? Read what SRE leaders are recommending.

Jorge Lainfiesta

Jorge Lainfiesta

August 20, 2024
13 minutes
How Stress Affects Our Learning Abilities in Incidents (And What To Do About It)

How Stress Affects Our Learning Abilities in Incidents (And What To Do About It)

Learning expert Sorrel digs into how stress inhibits our ability to learn, and what we can do about it.

Sorrel Harriet

Sorrel Harriet

August 6, 2024
6 min