Welcome to another episode of Modern Digital Business, the podcast that helps you navigate the ever-changing landscape of modernizing your applications and digital business. In this episode, we continue our exploration of modern operations with our special guest, Beth Long. Today's discussion is all about operational ownership and how it plays a crucial role in the success of modern organizations. We dive into the importance of service ownership, the measurement of SLAs, and the need for specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound goals. Join us as we unravel the complexities of modern ops with Beth Long in this enlightening episode of Modern Digital Business. Let's dive in!



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Welcome back to another episode of Modern Digital Business! In today's episode, we delve deeper into the world of modern operations with our special guest, Beth Long. We explore the essential role of service level agreements (SLAs) in managing complex, multi-service modern applications.

As we unravel the differences between DevOps and SREs (Site Reliability Engineers), Beth sheds light on the origins and practices behind these two distinct approaches. We also discuss the significance of SLIs (Service Level Indicators), SLOs (Service Level Objectives), and SLAs in ensuring the stability and reliability of large-scale web operations.

Join us as we navigate the complexities of modern operations and gain valuable insights and recommendations from Beth, a seasoned SRE engineer and Operations manager. Stay tuned for an enlightening conversation on SLAs in our quest to modernize your applications and thrive in the digital business revolution. Let's dive in!



Today on Modern Digital Business

Thank you for tuning in to Modern Digital Business. We typically release new episodes on Thursdays. We also occasionally release short-topic episodes on Tuesdays, which we call Tech Tapas Tuesdays.

If you enjoy what you hear, will you please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or directly on our website at mdb.fm/reviews?

If you'd like to suggest a topic for an episode or you are interested in being a guest, please contact me directly by sending me a message at mdb.fm/contact.

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To ensure you get every new episode when they become available, please subscribe from your favorite podcast player. If you want to learn more from me, then check out one of my books, courses, or articles by going to leeatchison.com.

Thank you for listening, and welcome to the modern world of the modern digital business!

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• STOSA - Single Team Oriented Service Architecture
• Lee Atchison Website and Content
• Architecting for Scale, 2nd Edition, O’Reilly Media

Lee Atchison is a software architect, author, public speaker, and recognized thought leader on cloud computing and application modernization. His most recent book, Architecting for Scale (O’Reilly Media), is an essential resource for technical teams...