Pragmatic Automation

Explore pragmatic approaches to automation in this 25-minute conference talk from SREcon19 Americas. Learn from Google's Max Luebbe as he shares valuable insights gained from automating processes at a large public cloud provider. Discover how to determine when to stop writing automation, tackle complex projects with unknown scopes, and deliver incremental impact. Gain practical strategies for reducing toil in daily work, including the use of operational amplifiers, Toyota Production System principles, and machine-readable checklists. Understand the importance of interfaces, SLOs, and incremental progress in automation projects. Apply these lessons to improve efficiency and effectiveness in your own automation efforts, regardless of your organization's size or industry.

Who am I
Cloud Expansion
Challenges
Problem Statements
Automation
Operational Amplifier
Toyota Production System
Automation is not a goal
The simplest automation
Interfaces
SLO
Pictionary
The Plan
Checklists
Incremental steps
Issue Tracker
Sisyphus
Machine readable checklists
Machine readable markdown
Scaffolding
Checklist
Incremental Progress
Summary
QA