Keep on-call simple (Ship It! #36)

Jan 20, 2022

Ildar Iskhakov and Matvey Kukuy, co-founders of Amixr (Grafana OnCall), join a lively discussion on simplifying on-call processes. They share insights on the complexities of being on call, the emotional toll it takes, and the importance of clear communication during incidents. The duo dives into the tech stack that powers their solution, emphasizing operational efficiency with tools like Django and Kubernetes. They also talk about mastering on-call alert notifications and creating customizable incident management tools to empower engineers while minimizing alert fatigue.

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Intro

00:00 • 3min

Navigating the On-Call Challenge

03:01 • 17min

Navigating Infrastructure Transitions and Incident Management

20:17 • 2min

Streamlining Incident Response with Kubernetes

22:36 • 13min

Exploring Grafana Cloud and Monitoring Solutions

35:10 • 4min

Mastering On-Call Notifications with Grafana

39:09 • 15min

Empowering Engineers Through Customizable Incident Management Tools

54:21 • 4min

Gerhard loves simple ideas executed well, which is why he is excited to be speaking today with Ildar Iskhakov & Matvey Kukuy about their startup Amixr, a.k.a. Grafana OnCall.

Ildar & Matvey started with a simple idea and a simple stack - Django, Celery, RabbitMQ & MySQL - all running on Kubernetes. Because they kept their main thing their main thing, and kept improving it every day for a couple of years, now your on-call can be simple too.

This is another Big Tent philosophy story with a Black Swan moment towards the end.

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Featuring:

Ildar Iskhakov – GitHub, LinkedIn
Matvey Kukuy – GitHub, LinkedIn
Gerhard Lazu – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X

Show Notes:

Announcing Grafana OnCall
Amixr, Matvey’s & Ildar’s startup that joined the Grafana family
Wikipedia - The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

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