What is Runbook Automation: Chapter 5, Runbook Automation for SRE

Damon Edwards
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer

Short answer:  Runbook Automation is the ability to take action.

Longer Answer:  Runbook Automation provides self-service access to the operations capabilities you need to take action and get your job done.

Even Longer Answer:   Keep Reading.

Chapter 5: Runbook Automation for SRE

SRE (Sight Reliability Engineering) is a significant change in how Operations work gets done.  SRE emphasizes using software engineering practices to managing and improving the reliability, scalability, and performance of business critical systems.

Runbook Automation helps SRE practices in several ways, including:

  • Turning what would previously have been written documentation into executable code managed through a software development lifecycle.
  • Self-service that enables operations activity to be distributed throughout an organization, reducing “toil” (a key SRE mechanism for regulating workload).
  • Building and collaborating on automated checklists that improve the speed of diagnosing and resolving incidents.

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