Site Reliability Engineer: Managing Overloads

“Site reliability engineers (SREs) are typically responsible for preventing and managing overloads. A common misconception is that overloads only affect computer systems. However overloads also comprise types of occupational stress which invariably negatively affect an organization.
In this course you ll explore the fundamental concepts and methods involved in managing overloads. You ll start by identifying operational load types and how they relate to performance. You ll then outline how to mitigate workloads and prioritize work before recognizing the specific consequences of overloads. You ll then describe how to manage client-side traffic using per customer limitations and client-side throttling. You ll examine tools such as criticality values and utilization signals. Finally you ll explore approaches used for handling overload errors and learn how to identify issues caused by loads associated with connections.”