I'm an SRE Lead! Now What? How to Bootstrap and Organize Your SRE Team

Discover a comprehensive approach to bootstrapping and organizing an SRE team in this 52-minute conference talk from SREcon17 Americas. Learn from experienced SRE leaders as they share insights on managing stakeholder expectations, defining success metrics, and implementing a phased strategy for team development. Explore practical tips for establishing clear purpose and scope, implementing essential tools and processes, and transitioning to a proactive operational model. Gain valuable knowledge on expanding the engineering team, implementing an SRE rotation model, and successfully taking over services. Benefit from lessons learned and avoid common pitfalls in the SRE journey, including understanding the distinctions between DevOps and SRE roles.

Intro
Agenda
Abstract
Motivations
Staged Approach
Clear Purpose and Scope
Tools and Processes
Proactive Model
Expanding Engineering Team
SRE Rotation Model
Taking Over Services
Lessons Learned
DevOps vs SRE
Questions