Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Foundation Course

The Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Foundation course is a structured program designed to introduce the principles and practices of SRE to professionals in the IT domain. It focuses on the core philosophy of SRE, which is to create scalable and highly reliable software systems.

Module 1 sets the stage with course goals and an overview of the agenda, while Module 2 delves into the essence of SRE, its relationship with DevOps, and key SRE practices.

Module 3 teaches about Service Level Objectives and Error Budgets, essential tools for reliability measurement. Module 4 tackles the concept of toil and its reduction, whereas Module 5 covers monitoring and Service Level Indicators.

Module 6 is dedicated to tools and automation strategies that enhance SRE functions. In Module 7, learners explore the importance of learning from failures and developing anti-fragility.

Module 8 examines SRE's organizational impact, and finally, Module 9 looks at the interaction of SRE with other frameworks and its future.

This course is an essential part of reliability engineering courses and provides comprehensive reliability engineer training to equip individuals with the skills to maintain and improve the reliability of their services.

Course Prerequisites:

• To ensure a productive learning experience in the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Foundation course, students are expected to have the following minimum prerequisites:
• Basic understanding of software development or IT operations processes and principles.
• Familiarity with DevOps concepts and practices.
• Awareness of system administration, network administration, or software development.
• Interest in improving service reliability and working within an SRE or DevOps team environment.
• Please note that while these prerequisites are recommended, we encourage individuals with a strong desire to learn and a commitment to understanding the SRE framework to join the course. No prior SRE experience is necessary, and we are dedicated to providing a supportive learning environment for all participants.

Learning Objectives And Outcomes:

• Understand the fundamentals of Site Reliability Engineering and differentiate between SRE and DevOps.
• Learn how to develop and implement Service Level Objectives (SLOs) to measure and maintain reliability.
• Manage error budgets and create policies to balance pace of innovation with system reliability.
• Identify toil in operational tasks and explore strategies to reduce it, enhancing productivity.
• Gain knowledge on Service Level Indicators (SLIs) for effective monitoring and ensuring observability.
• Explore the benefits of automation in SRE, understand the hierarchy of automation types, and learn about secure automation practices.
• Discover tools essential for SRE tasks and learn how to integrate them into the workflow.
• Embrace anti-fragility by learning from failures and shifting towards a more resilient organizational culture.
• Analyze the organizational impacts of adopting SRE, including on-call necessities and conducting blameless post-mortems.
• Discuss how SRE interacts with other frameworks and look ahead to the future of SRE in the industry.