Low Context DevOps - Improving SRE Team Culture through Defaults, Documentation, and Discipline

Explore strategies for improving Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team culture in this 33-minute conference talk from SREcon20 Americas. Learn how to create a low-context DevOps environment that enhances remote teamwork, streamlines new-hire onboarding, and improves incident response. Discover the power of defaults, the importance of making the right choices easy, and the benefits of fostering a culture of ubiquitous documentation. Gain insights on encouraging team members to contribute to documentation, even if they initially resist the process. Understand the differences between high-context and low-context SRE cultures, and how transitioning to a low-context approach can significantly boost team efficiency and effectiveness, especially in remote work scenarios and during critical situations.

SREcon20 Americas - Low Context DevOps: Improving SRE Team Culture through Defaults, Documentation