USENIX Courses

Better Observability with No Code Changes

Discover techniques for enhancing application observability without modifying code. Learn to identify key functions for instrumentation and use OpenTelemetry's Javaagent for configuration-based runtime visibility.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

From Push to Pull - Managing Mutable Infrastructure at a Global Scale

Evolving deployment infrastructure from push to pull model in a massive hybrid cloud environment, addressing challenges of mutable infrastructure and technical debt for SRE teams.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Functional Resonance Analysis - Diagramming Your System

Explore the Functional Resonance Analysis Method to model complex systems, understand their interactions, and identify sources of success and risks in constantly changing environments.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

How the Sony PlayStation Network Does SRE

Explore Sony Interactive Entertainment's SRE practices for PlayStation Network, including regional approaches, COVID-19 challenges, and PS5 launch success strategies.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Observability in the MLOps Lifecycle with Prometheus

Explore MLOps monitoring with Prometheus, covering ML deployment challenges, data drift, and model metrics. Learn to enhance existing systems and integrate with tools like Flyte, Seldon Core, and FastAPI.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Beyond Observability - Aligning Technology Performance to Business Outcomes

Explore the integration of business intelligence and observability to create a comprehensive feedback loop, aligning technology performance with business outcomes and customer satisfaction in real-time.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Giving Away Your Secrets - Opening Metrics Up to Users

Explore methods for providing users direct visibility into platform metrics, enhancing problem-solving capabilities and reducing support load. Learn approaches for different scenarios and common challenges.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

An SRE Guide to Linux Kernel Upgrades

Demystifying Linux kernel releases and providing strategies for regular, low-risk upgrades to enhance system security and stability while dispelling common misconceptions about kernel updates.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Humane On-call

Explore strategies for implementing and improving on-call practices in SRE and tech roles, emphasizing its importance and offering actionable ideas for more humane and effective 24/7 operations.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Towards Zero Carbon - Implementing Sustainable Battery Lifecycle Management in Data Centers

Innovative solution for sustainable battery lifecycle management in data centers using IoT, AI, and real-time monitoring to reduce costs, prevent downtime, and achieve zero-carbon waste diversion goals.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Finding the Needle in the Haystack - Predicting Storage Device Failures in Data Centers

Practical approach to predicting storage device failures in data centers using multi-phase proactive sampling, addressing challenges of accuracy, performance, and cost-effectiveness for Site Reliability Engineers.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Only Constant Is Change - Lessons from a 25 Year SRE Career

Explore the evolution of SRE over 25 years, gaining insights on essential career skills and future trends in tech infrastructure management from an industry veteran's perspective.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Hold My Beer - Load Testing in Production on Autopilot

Discover how automated load testing in production enhances system reliability, developer confidence, and business performance while minimizing risks and human intervention.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Real World Debugging with eBPF

Explore eBPF for debugging production issues in Golang, overcoming traditional tool limitations. Learn practical techniques and gain insights for immediate problem-solving without special debug modes.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Transformation Journey of E2E Customer Flow Testing to Proactive Synthetic Monitoring System

Evolving PayPal's E2E customer flow testing into a proactive synthetic monitoring system for improved incident prevention, faster detection, and enhanced site reliability.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk