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I think this is a case for the return of the traditional "sysadmin" as "devops"/"SRE" is now the role of unblocking deploying a solution instead of questioning
by toddBarkus 8y ago
I think this is a case for the return of the traditional "sysadmin" as "devops"/"SRE" is now the role of unblocking deploying a solution instead of questioning it's complexity/fitness.
- cookiecaper 8y agoWhile I agree, I also think that overt gating and approval processes create a high tension dynamic that frequently breaks down, whether it's ops v. dev, security v. dev, or others. It's easy for people to get their pride wounded, and they end up encouraged to find workarounds to the process. The simple answers to this are pretty much imaginary, unfortunately.
- toddBarkus 8y agoSure, of course. I was hoping to point out that there's an increasingly overlooked value in having someone question complexity. The "no, you don't need React" of the frontend dev or the "our data is actually relational" of the back end dev.
- rbranson 8y agoIf your “SRE” team is only “unblocking deploying a solution” then I’m sad to say they are an operations team who has rebranded themselves to appear more relevant.
- toddBarkus 8y agoThat's most "SRE" -- it's a title arms race in that field between the underqualified and those that wish to convey they know how to do more than write system scripts in DSLs