Note the cloud representing internet between our endpoint and the end user. This is often missing in the picture when thinking about the SLA. We need to acknowledge that there is a complex network of routers, internet service providers (ISP) and mediums (satellites, fibre optic cables, wireless, etc.) between our…

How to serial and parallel dependencies affect the total SLA — As site reliability engineers (SRE), we need to understand and reason about the reliability of complex systems behind a site or endpoint. While the Service Level Agreement (SLA) is the commitment toward the end users, the Service Level Objective (SLO) is more of a guide for the team behind a…

Back in 2014 I co-founded a startup. It failed like 90% of them tend to do but the experience of changed my career perspective forever. The idea In our 2-man startup, my official title was the CTO responsible for developing the first prototype for product/market fit. At a high level, the idea…

I’ve had the opportunity to work at a company which implemented “10% lab days” and over the course of 3 years seen how it evolved and worked in practice. I don’t mention any names because it’s not a sponsored post and I don’t represent the company. Nevertheless, the company is…

Any complex and flexible algorithm reacts to configs to customize software behavior. In this article we look at different types of config and when to use each. …

A tale of evolution When the software is successful, it usually grows in size and complexity but the brain of humans behind it, doesn’t! Adding more humans may slightly improve the situation but it has its limits. A better solution is to divide the software into logical pieces small enough for a few humans…

Over the past 2 decades I’ve had the chance to develop software for a wide range of businesses: robotics, insurance, telecom, online retail, fintech, medtech, media and my own startup. Regardless of the diverse range of products and technologies, in my observation there’s a symbiotic relationship: Products shape the people…

I work at the Core team behind some of the top 10 most visited sites in Scandinavia (Sweden & Norway). The product itself is a white label platform to build news sites. …

I joined Schibsted back in 2016 when the relatively new Products and Technology (SPT) unit was filled with ambitious, smart and visionary people. There was a special energy in the company those days. I was happy. As anyone who has been at the same place for too long would testify…