USENIX Courses

Lifting the Veil on Meta's Microservice Architecture - Analyses of Topology and Request Workflows

Comprehensive analysis of Meta's microservice architecture, revealing insights on topology, request workflows, and challenges in large-scale distributed systems. Implications for tool development and future research opportunities.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Operating Systems

Innovative approach to teaching operating systems using state transition systems, featuring a minimal OS model with nine system calls and tools for exploring system behaviors.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

SOWalker - An I-O-Optimized Out-of-Core Graph Processing System for Second-Order Random Walks

Innovative system for efficient second-order random walks in large-scale graph processing, featuring I/O optimization techniques to enhance performance and scalability on a single machine.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Engineer/Manager Pendulum Goes Mainstream - Modernizing Engineering Career Tracks

Explore the evolving career path between engineering and management, discussing structural changes and incentives needed to modernize engineering tracks and convince leadership of its value.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

eBPF Superpowers for SRE - Enhancing Observability, Security, and Connectivity

Explore eBPF's potential for SREs in observability, security, and connectivity. Learn about this powerful kernel technology and discover open-source projects to enhance performance and solve infrastructure challenges.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

New Grads Becoming New SREs: Catalyzing a Circle of Life in Ireland

Discover effective strategies for building a pipeline of talented SRE graduates in Ireland. Learn creative techniques to supercharge hiring and bridge the gap between academia and industry SRE practices.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Value of Reliability in SRE - Measuring and Communicating Impact

Explore measuring and communicating reliability value in organizations, evaluating downtime, prioritizing engineering efforts, and effectively advocating for reliability work over feature development.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Over, Under, Around, and Through: A Detailed Comparison of QUIC and HTTP/3 Application Mapping vs. Protocol Encapsulation

Explore QUIC and HTTP/3 protocols, their features, and practical applications. Learn about MASQUE tunneling techniques and gain insights into effective implementation, management, and debugging of these modern networking technologies.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How to Make Your Automation a Better Team Player - SREcon23 Europe/Middle East/Africa

Explore strategies to enhance automation systems for better collaboration with human operators in software reliability engineering, focusing on building tools that complement traditional skills.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Scaling Chef Emotionally at Slack - Lessons from Hypergrowth

Explore Slack's journey scaling Chef infrastructure during hypergrowth, balancing flexibility and stability while fostering a culture of safe experimentation and continuous improvement.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Silent Spring: What if the GDPR Was Real? - SREcon23 Europe/Middle East/Africa

Exploring potential consequences of strict GDPR enforcement on multinational companies and data practices, drawing parallels to Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" and environmental impacts.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

From Exceptional Maintenance to Automated Routine Operation: Datacenter Switchover for Wikipedia

Discover how Wikipedia automated datacenter switchovers, reducing downtime from 40 minutes to 2 minutes. Learn about open-source tools and architectural approaches for efficient infrastructure management.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Tracing the Journey into Distributed Tracing

Explore the challenges and successful strategies for implementing distributed tracing in large organizations, with insights on onboarding new technologies effectively.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

9 Things You Should Do When Starting to Use SLOs

Practical guidance on implementing Service Level Objectives (SLOs) effectively, addressing common challenges and maximizing their value in enhancing service reliability and organizational culture.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Scale Your Future - An Immersive Engineering Programme for Underrepresented Individuals

Innovative partnership between Slack and Code Your Future creates pathways for underrepresented individuals to enter software infrastructure and operations. Hear firsthand experiences of new engineers who completed the program.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video