Tying Engineering Metrics to Business MetricsMost engineering organizations I’ve worked in or led have tracked some form of engineering metrics. These range from simple metrics like…Nov 264Nov 264
Operational Health Maturity Model“Quality in a service or product is not what you put into it. It is what the client or customer gets out of it.” — Peter DruckerFeb 2Feb 2
How to Cultivate Culture Intentionally on your TeamsJust as we set goals and deliverables for our products and teams, I believe it is equally important that as leaders and managers we think…Aug 7, 2021Aug 7, 2021
Why I prefer P99 to Apdex score for backend servicesLet me start off this post by saying this is purely an opinion piece and a discussion starting point and would love to hear any feedback.Nov 27, 20201Nov 27, 20201
OffBoarding as a ManagerThere have been a lot of blog posts written about finding a new job or starting a new job with a 90 day plan, but not as many about…Sep 11, 20201Sep 11, 20201
One Year of Remote WorkIt has been a little over a year since I started working fully remotely. Several months ago I posted my initial impressions about remote…Oct 22, 20193Oct 22, 20193
My first month working in a full-time Remote JobI would not describe myself as extrovert, but I would not use the word introvert either. I like going into an office, having the same set…Nov 8, 20184Nov 8, 20184
How we ran 20+ microservices with a team of 4I once worked on a team which ran not 5, not 10, but yes, 20+ microservices (and yes, we did consider logical boundaries — each service…Oct 24, 20182Oct 24, 20182
Creating your own Slack BotSlack has become increasingly popular at several companies as a means of communication. One of the benefits of Slack is its ease of…Jul 16, 2016Jul 16, 2016
Architecting Databases for High AvailabilityToday is the age of the cloud, automation, fault tolerance and high availability. If an Ansible playbook can do the job, you do not want…Jun 5, 2016Jun 5, 2016
