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		faust201 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don't rent the cloud, own instead > Why do so many developers and sysadmins think they're not competent for hosting services. It is a lot easier than you think, and its also fun to solve technical issues you may have. It is a different skillset. SRE is also an under-valued/paid (unless one is in FAANGO).

clickety_clack 1 day ago | [–]

It’s all downside. If nothing goes wrong, then the company feels like they’re wasting money on a salary. If things go wrong they’re all your fault.

faust201 1 day ago | | [–]

Correct

sgarland 22 hours ago | [–]

SRE has also lost nearly all meaning at this point, and more or less is equivalent to "I run observability" (but that's a SaaS solution too).

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