SREcon24 Americas - Build vs. Buy in the Midst of Armageddon

Reggie Davis

What happens when you've got a team of SREs who get downsized and smacked with an increasing workload? This is the story of my small team's wild ride of revamping our in-house incident tool.

Spoiler: It turned into a "make or buy" debate real quick!

Picture this: a team of 10 becomes a merry band of 3, drowning in a sea of issues, requests, and feedback. Unexpectedly, our team changed like a game of musical chairs, skills shuffling all over. In our pursuit to be the heroes, we hit the brakes and pitched buying a ready-made tool for a change. It wasn't just a business decision; it was a cultural rollercoaster for everyone involved! So, let's take a stroll down memory lane, exploring how we switched gears to evaluate third-party tools to pave the ground for improving the reliability of our platform.

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