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> SysOps folks keep the site up, but once you start hitting >99% reliability, throwing more money at sysops isn't going to increase revenue. Which is why SRE e
by jldugger 10y ago
> SysOps folks keep the site up, but once you start hitting >99% reliability, throwing more money at sysops isn't going to increase revenue.
Which is why SRE evolved from ad driven sites like google -- all uptime is worth money.
- yen223 10y agoYup, it's always a good idea to figure out a way to position yourself as the profit generator, instead of overhead whose costs needs to be minimized. Funny thing, tech is pretty unique among industry sectors in that engineers are part of the profit centre. Just about everyone else treats engineers as operational costs.