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#3 SRE vs DevOps vs Platform Engineering
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#3 SRE vs DevOps vs Platform Engineering

In this episode of SREpath, Ash and Sebastian discuss the unnecessary debate surrounding Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, and platform engineering. They argue that these disciplines should not be pitted against each other, but rather seen as complementary and able to coexist within an organization.

The focus should be on continuous improvement, learning from failures, and making things better. The hosts emphasize that practitioners in all three areas share the common goal of improvement and should collaborate rather than compete.

They briefly distinguish SRE as focusing on system reliability and scalability, DevOps on collaboration and automation, and platform engineering on building and maintaining infrastructure. The decision to establish dedicated teams for each discipline depends on the organization's scale and needs.

The hosts encourage a context-driven approach, where individuals from diverse backgrounds and skill sets can contribute to the SRE field. Ultimately, the key is to prioritize improvement and learning, regardless of labels or titles.

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Reliability Enablers (SREpath)
Reliability Enablers
Software reliability is a tough topic for engineers in many organizations. The Reliability Enablers (Ash Patel and Sebastian Vietz) know this from experience. Join us as we demystify reliability jargon like SRE, DevOps, and more. We interview experts and share practical insights. Our mission is to help you boost your success in reliability-enabling areas like observability, incident response, release engineering, and more.