As somebody who is suffering from this precise issue at another org right now, and would very much like to solve it, one glaring omission from this article is whether this worked or not!
That is, did the "inverse Conway" actually result in getting the unified observability platform shipped, and that platform actually solving the problem they initially were trying to solve? It certainly seems plausible that it COULD, but quite surprising that that's not actually stated in the article if so...
fmajid•4mo ago
It helps that Netflix is one of the best-paying orgs in Silicon Valley, and thus has the luxury of hiring some of the very best engineers in the space like Brendan Gregg.
trhway•4mo ago
The ‘empowered full cycle developer' is the key term here. It isn't pager duty, it is an empowerment by pager.
carbonguy•4mo ago
That is, did the "inverse Conway" actually result in getting the unified observability platform shipped, and that platform actually solving the problem they initially were trying to solve? It certainly seems plausible that it COULD, but quite surprising that that's not actually stated in the article if so...
fmajid•4mo ago