SREDAY

Site Reliability, DevOps and Cloud

April 11, 2025 San Francisco, CA, USA

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16+
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100
Attendees

AI Teammates for SREs: How will they impact SRE Teams?

Francois Martel
Neubird AI

Explore how AI teammates are revolutionizing SRE work by handling routine investigations, providing context-aware analysis, and enabling teams to focus on engineering. Learn about real implementation challenges and how to prepare your team for this transformation.

This talk explores the emerging paradigm of AI-powered teammates in Site Reliability Engineering, examining how they're reshaping traditional SRE workflows and team dynamics. We'll dive into: ### From Tools to Teammates - Why traditional dashboards and automation aren't enough for modern cloud complexity - Key capabilities of AI teammates: - Autonomous investigation across multiple data sources - Context-aware analysis that understands system relationships - Root cause analysis and remediation recommendations - Accuracy and explainability ### Real-world Examples - How AI teammates handle routine investigations - Collaboration patterns between human and AI SREs - Impact on MTTR and team dynamics - Common implementation challenges and solutions ### Practical Guidance - Preparing teams for AI collaboration - Building trust between human and AI teammates - Measuring success beyond traditional metrics - Future implications for SRE career development ### Key Takeaways Attendees will leave understanding: - How to evaluate AI teammate capabilities - Best practices for implementation - Ways to maximize team effectiveness - Strategies for addressing common concerns This talk is ideal for SRE managers, team leads, and practitioners interested in understanding how AI teammates will transform their daily operations and long-term career trajectories. The presentation will include real examples while maintaining vendor neutrality, focusing on principles and practices that apply across different AI implementations.

François Martel is a Field CTO at Neubird.ai, where he helps enterprise SRE teams transform their operations through Generative AI. With over two decades of experience in cloud architecture and AI/ML, François specializes in addressing fundamental challenges in modern IT operations through Hawkeye, a GenAI-powered SRE solution that automates routine investigations and enables engineering teams to focus on strategic innovation.

Previously at Amazon, François led Analytics and AI/ML initiatives for Financial Services, developing comprehensive GenAI programs and driving enterprise-scale transformations. He brings deep technical expertise in cloud-native architecture, machine learning, and distributed systems, holding certifications in AWS Solution Architecture, Analytics, ML, and Generative AI, along with Kubernetes administration.

Connect with François to discuss the future of SRE, GenAI's impact on IT operations, and building resilient engineering teams.

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