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Uptime Is For Amateurs

# Uptime Is For Amateurs

By Brian Murphy

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December 7, 2020

![Podcast_Card_Brian_Murphy_3afa3da386](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Podcast_Card_Brian_Murphy_3afa3da386?_a=BAVMn6ID0)

You’ve probably heard of Site Reliability Engineering, but what does it really mean? Brian Murphy knows.

As the SRE Manager at G-Research, Brian has spent his career building and managing successful SRE teams. He joins Dev Interrupted to explain how SRE teams operate, what success looks like, and why uptime isn’t the most important metric.

### Episode Highlights include:

* What success looks like for SRE teams
* What kind of engineer is best for an SRE role
* The most important metrics for SRE teams
* How to get started with SRE at your company

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