Sharing the Operations Burden: Centralized vs. Decentralized

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kazizaman/ The concept of centralized versus decentralized operations predates both https://sre.google/ (SRE) and https://thenewstack.io/category/devops/. Organizing operations around on-call predates both categories as well.

Further, having access to shared tools is crucial to success for both centralized and decentralized ops teams.

The Human Element of Operations https://www.linkedin.com/in/adnan-dosani/ In comparing the human element of centralized vs. decentralized ops, one should consider the software architecture supporting each case.

Whether a company is centralized or decentralized, it’s important to create a culture of shared responsibility and accountability that underpins on-call responses, remediations and regular ops work.

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