Automating Production Readiness: A Practical Guide for Platform Engineers

Discover practical strategies for automating production readiness in this 15-minute conference talk from PlatformCon 2023. Learn from Kenneth Rose, CTO of OpsLevel, as he shares insights gained from building teams at PagerDuty and Shopify. Explore best practices and frameworks to streamline production readiness through automation, reducing cognitive load for platform engineers. Gain valuable knowledge on enhancing service maturity, improving reliability, and bolstering security. Delve into key topics such as adopting production readiness through graduated milestones, automating manual verification processes, and securing buy-in from teams and executives. Walk away with actionable steps to implement always-on production readiness and service maturity in your organization, ultimately strengthening your team's ability to deliver reliable and secure services.

Automating production readiness: A practical guide for platform engineers | PlatformCon 2023