Summary of The March of Ops: Dev to Data and Beyond

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The March of Ops video discusses how changes in technology have led to changes in how businesses operate. It explains that while technology has been a boon for businesses, it has also created new challenges, such as the tyranny of urgency and the need for data to make sound decisions. The talk concludes with a discussion of how businesses are adapting by embracing cross-functional teams and technology in a way that allows for successful execution of plans.

• 00:00:00 This week's episode of "dm radio" features interviews with the brightest minds in the world of information management, including Steve Wallow of VCity, Ryan Yackle of Splunk, and Brian Singer of Opsware. Ops is the work that you do every day, and it's changing because of automation, primarily automation brought about by artificial intelligence and integration. Slos are an important way to answer the question of how to operate a service to have happy customers and users, and Noble9 provides a platform for companies to create and use service level objectives.
• 00:05:00 The video discusses the idea of data observability, which is the practice of monitoring the dataflow in a system in order to detect and resolve issues early. Databand has recently been acquired by IBM, and its data observability technology is said to be very disruptive.
• 00:10:00 The March of Ops video provides an overview of how data and systems pipelines can lead to issues, and how monitoring and detecting these issues early can help prevent them from becoming more severe. It stresses the importance of data hygiene and the need for data engineers to have a good understanding of software engineering concepts in order to effectively work with data.
• 00:15:00 The March of Ops: Dev to Data and Beyond discusses how a business' data model can impact its revenue, morale, and decision-making processes. The video discusses how service level objectives can help organizations hit their goals without any financial penalty, and how modern data stacks complicate matters further.
• 00:20:00 The March of Ops video discusses how service level objectives (SLOs) help organizations maintain reliability and improve the user experience. SLOs can be set for different customer expectations, such as 99.99% reliability or within two seconds of load time. SLOs help organizations aggregate multiple alerts into something that is meaningful, making it easier to troubleshoot and maintain reliability.
• 00:25:00 The March of Ops video discusses how intelligent alerting can help to improve the morale and productivity of individuals working in critical infrastructure sectors. The video also discusses how the company's approach to developer experience can help to improve the quality and reliability of software.
• 00:30:00 The March of Ops discusses how Tesla's vertically-integrated platform and large amount of data has allowed the company to be extremely successful. The show's hosts discuss how silos within the company hinder innovation and how breaking down silos is important for fostering creativity. They also mention the need for more data pipelines and Deep Learning algorithms to scale.
• 00:35:00 This video discusses how advances in technology have led to changes in how businesses operate, with particular emphasis on how cross-functional teams are key to achieving success. It explains that while technology has been a boon for businesses, it has also created new challenges, such as the tyranny of urgency and the need for data to make sound decisions. The talk concludes with a discussion of how businesses are adapting by embracing cross-functional teams and technology in a way that allows for successful execution of plans.
• 00:40:00 In the video, Ryan describes how the current landscape of data engineering is rapidly changing, with new jobs and roles being created as data becomes more specialized. He also comments on how data observability is essential for effective data management.