Operational Intelligence with Adam Kinniburgh (Episode 112)
Send us a textWhat is operational intelligence and how is it different from observability or BI?This week I'm joined by SquaredUp's VP of Innovation Adam Kinniburgh to answer that question and many more including...❓ What is operational intelligence?🙈 Relating observability back to customer, business, or revenue😎 The value of giving stakeholders confidence🌉 Who bridges the gap between tech and business or engineers and leadership?🦋 Correlation VS causation and our innate desire to build connections...and much more.You can find Adam on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamkinniburgh/...and the Operationally Intelligent podcast here:https://squaredup.com/operationally-intelligent/You can find the Slight Reliability merch store here:https://slightreliability.digitees.co.nz/You can find Stephen on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephentownshend/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/slightreliability.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SlightReliabilityInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/slight_reliability/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_kiwi_sre
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Leading Platform Teams with Dinesh Sukhija (Episode 111)
Send us a textHow does leading platform teams differ from leading product teams?This week I'm joined by experienced technology leader Dinesh Sukhija to answer that question and many more including...❓ What is a platform team?⚽ Coaching engineers to focus on outcomes☀️ Connecting platform initiatives to business goals✋ Identifying the limiters in your team🎤 Spreading knowledge and avoiding single points of failure...and much more.You can find Dinesh on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinesh-sukhija/You can find Stephen on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephentownshend/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/slightreliability.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SlightReliabilityInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/slight_reliability/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_kiwi_sre
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Leadership Round One! (Episode 110)
Send us a textHow has my first two years as a manager in tech been? What have I learned? What do I need to work on?This week I share my experiences over the past couple of years. I cover:🔥 My recent close call with burnout🫶 How I attempted to build a team culture💪 The importance of tough conversations🥱 How roles and responsibilities might be boring to think about but is critical❓ What's next?...and much more.You can find me on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephentownshend/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/slightreliability.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SlightReliabilityInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/slight_reliability/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_kiwi_sre
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The Implications of AI on Observability with Aaron "Checo" Pacheco (Episode 109)
Send us a textHow could AI help human beings negotiate the mountains of telemetry we collect to get simple and fast insight?This week I'm joined by Ottermon AI CEO and founder Checo Pacheco about the lifecycle of observability coverage and tooling within organisations and how AI is helping to find signals amongst the noise and reduce cognitive load for SREs. We discuss...🎂 The need for a layer of logic on top of our telemetry data🚲 The observability lifecycle of a DevOps team🎶 How most orgs have many observability tools, and how we might make that work🤯 Reaching the limits of what humans can comprehend as a reason for AI📕 How poor documentation may become AI's downfall in the future...and much more.You can find Checo on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/checopacheco/You can find more about Ottermon AI on their website: https://www.ottermon.ai/ or on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ottermon/You can find Stephen on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephentownshend/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/slightreliability.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SlightReliabilityInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/slight_reliability/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_kiwi_sre
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Chaos Engineering with Kolton Andrus (Episode 108)
Send us a textWhat is chaos engineering and how is it being used in 2025?This week I'm joined by Gremlin CEO and founder Kolton Andrus to discuss...🌪️ What is chaos engineering and what is its origins?🪴 How has it evolved over the year?🤖 The role of AI agents in SRE work💰 Justifying the value of chaos engineering🏃♀️➡️ How do I get started?...and much more.You can find Kolton on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kolton-andrus-77315a2/And you can find out more about Gremlin's new reliability intelligence platform here: https://www.gremlin.com/technologies/reliability-intelligenceYou can find Stephen on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephentownshend/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/slightreliability.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SlightReliabilityInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/slight_reliability/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_kiwi_sre