Focus on the Fundamentals

November 23, 2023

Happy Thanksgiving to those in the U.S., especially if you’re on-call.

Today, I’m reminded of a quote from Tim Denning:

20 Years from Now, the Only People Who Will Remember That You Worked Late Are Your Kids

If you focus on getting the fundamentals of DevOps and SRE right, you’ll have reliable systems that won’t page you during the holidays.

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