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SRE & Ops — Moving from a product to a service mindset

Moving from a product to a service mindset

Thanks to DevOps, cloud computing and other industry trends, many organizations are shifting from a product mindset to a service mindset. Here’s how you can implement a service-led strategy.

CRChris ReddingtonChris Reddington·July 13, 2023SRE & Ops
Performance — GitHub Availability Report: June 2023

GitHub Availability Report: June 2023

In June, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. June 7 16:11 UTC (lasting 2 hours 28 minutes) On June 7 at 16:11 UTC, GitHub…

JOJakub OleksyJakub Oleksy·July 12, 2023Performance
Engineering — The day my ping took countermeasures

The day my ping took countermeasures

Ping developers clearly put some thought into that. I wondered how far they went. Did they handle clock changes in both directions? Are the bad measurements excluded from the final statistics? How do they test the software?

MMMarek MajkowskiMarek Majkowski·July 11, 2023Engineering
Design & UX — How To Become A Better Speaker At Conferences — Smashing Magazine

How To Become A Better Speaker At Conferences — Smashing Magazine

In this article, Andy Budd, curator of UX London and Leading Design conferences, outlines some of the things that make a potentially amazing presentation, as well as a few big gotchas. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to get a speaking slot at a conference, this article is for you.

AAndybuddAndybudd·July 11, 2023Design & UX