On-Call Me Maybe

Author and SLO guru extraordinaire Alex Hidalgo talks to hosts Adriana and Ana about starting out in tech young, giving up on tech and getting a degree in Philosophy, finding his way back to tech, and eventually discovering a passion for Service Level Objectives (SLOs). Alex digs deep into SLOs, answering questions like: What are SLOs? Why are they important? How do they fit into reliability? He also talks about the OpenSLO project, which aims to be a vendor-neutral way to codify and standardize the definition of SLOs.About the guests:Alex Hidalgo is the Principal Reliability Advocate at Nobl9 and the author of "Implementing Service Level Objectives." During his career, he has developed a deep love for sustainable operations, proper observability, and using SLO data to drive discussions and make decisions. Alex's previous jobs have included IT support, network security, restaurant work, t-shirt design, and hosting game shows at bars. When not sharing his passion for technology with others, you can find him sc