Making of the SRE Omelette
Kevin Yu - Principal SRE, IBM Software
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About This Podcast
Wondering what an omelette has to do with SRE (Site Reliability Engineering)?
It’s based on the analogy that culture is the outcome of what we do - so in the context of the chicken or the egg, it’s like an omelette. And that’s how this podcast was born: Making of the SRE Omelette.
This show explores how the practice of SRE can help organizations achieve positive business and client success outcomes.
- Season 1 focused on culture—because reliability isn’t just about systems, it’s about people.
- Season 2 explored Reliable Sustainability—how SRE practices can help organizations deliver reliability today while building a sustainable future.
- Season 3 is all about Resilience—not just resilient systems, but resilient teams and resilient ways of working. Because resilience is what helps us adapt, respond, and thrive through adversity.
Much like an avid chef who brings their own unique flair to a classic recipe, the art of SRE lies in thoughtfully adapting industry best practices to fit the distinct culture, needs, and goals of your team and organization. This podcast is designed to inspire thoughtful experimentation and encourage personalization—empowering you to forge your own path toward greater reliability, resilience, and long-term success.
Join us on this journey to surface the ingredients that help drive business and client success through SRE.
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Recent Episodes
Episode 3 - Learning that Transforms Systems
In this episode with return guest David Leigh, we explore one of the most important pillars of Season 3: how learning transforms systems—and more specifically, how resilience is built not through…
Episode 2 - Building Resilient Skillset for the Work of Tomorrow
In this unique episode, we sit down with Dr. Jane Goodyer, Dean of the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University and a global leader in reimagining engineering education. From her inspiring…
Episode 1 - Resilience Enablement
Season 3 of Making of the SRE Omelette is here - and it’s all about resilience. Resilience isn’t just about surviving outages. It’s about building systems and cultures that adapt, learn, and thrive…
Episode 8 - AI for Sustainable IT Part 2 of 2
The conclusion of the two part crossover podcast series explores the intersection of AI with sustainable IT operations featuring Jerry Cuomo from The Art of AI and Kevin Yu from Making of the SRE…
Episode 7 - Intelligent Facilities & Assets
Mike Hollinger, Master Inventor, CTO for Applied AI & Distinguished Engineer for Maximo Application Suite talks about how we can leverage operational insights from assets, facilities and…
Episode 6 - Pitch Master
Have you struggled to convince others of your idea? Be it to tackle a reliability problem or a sustainability challenge. In this episode, I have a conversation with Danny Fontaine - host of the…
Episode 5 - Sustainability begins with Design
Design transforms the human experience with technology - including the experience for Site Reliability Engineers. And enduring Sustainable results are only achieved when we consider Sustainability…
Episode 4 - Turning Reporting into Actions
If you can't measure it, you can't improve it. This applies to SRE as well as Sustainability. Salil Narayanan - CTO of Envizi captures what it takes to start the Sustainability journey by taking…
Episode 3 - Sustainability by the Numbers & Call to Action for SRE
Rishi Vaish, VP and CTO of IBM Sustainability Software takes us through Sustainability by the Numbers to give us context and scope of the impact of climate change and why we need to act now. Rishi…
Episode 2 - Reliable Sustainability
Sustainability is no longer just an ambition, over the last few years, we’re starting to see companies actively doing things and changing their behaviours to be more sustainable. Suzanne…
Episode 1 - Sustainability Explained
If you’re listening for the first time and wonder what does an Omelette has to do with SRE - it is based on the analogy that Culture is the outcome of what we do - so in the context of the chicken or…
Season 2 - Reliable Sustainability Preview
Preview of season 2 of the Making of the SRE Omelette podcast. Sustainability is front and center of many conversations today - from boardroom to living rooms. But does being sustainable simply…
Episode 17 - SRE for Managers
Marion provides advice for managers and leaders to create a safe environment to foster innovation and teamwork with a diverse team in this episode - and a creative way to tackle technical…
Episode 16 - Bonus episode with Kyle on Recipe for Plant based Denver Omelette
In this bonus episode, Kyle shares his secret ingredient to make Omelette or anything taste extra great. As well as his two favorite styles of Omelette and their recipe.
Episode 16 - Reliability Engineering
This episode is about transforming SRE into how we do business and incorporate Reliability Engineering into the process of building products and features. Kyle Brown, IBM Fellow, VP, CTO for the CIO…
Episode 15 - The three-legged stool of SRE
A three-legged stool will not wobble and is stable even on an uneven surface. In this episode, we listen to three Site Reliability Engineers working together to deliver client and business success. …
Episode 14 - There is no SRE without Team
SRE is a team sport - without assists from team members, business and client successes would not be possible. Bill shares how we can be successful via learning, knowing the indicators to ask for help…
Episode 13 - Design Driven SRE
Enterprise Design Thinking has positively influenced how companies build products that deliver happy user experience. Can the same practice and mindset be applied to SRE? And if so, How? Join us…
Episode 12 - Incident Learning via Story Telling
Storytelling helps with learning because engaging stories are easy to remember and are interesting. David shares why he influenced the IBM CIO to learn from incidents via Story Telling and how…
Episode 11 - Failure is not an option
Humanity have an enduring desire to explore space - it has led us to push the boundaries of science and technology. Our guest today, Robert Barron has found an amazing connection between space…
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Making of the SRE Omelette has published 32 episodes since January 2022, covering topics in Technology.
Making of the SRE Omelette is currently sporadic with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 30m.
