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Inside Uber’s move to the Cloud: Part 1

Uber has operated its own data centers for 9 years. What challenges did the company face, and why is it considering moving to the Cloud? Part 1.

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The Scoop #49: Should Glassdoor reviews matter for tech companies?

Also: a 1.5-month code freeze at Stack Overflow, early warning signs of cuts at AWS, and details on when Amazon will join the generative AI race.

May 25 •

Reorg basics for Engineering Managers and Engineers

Running a reorg as an engineering leader, and how to make the most of a reorg, as someone caught up in the middle of this.

May 23 •

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The Scoop #48: GitHub’s reliability issues

Also: Amazon’s RTO on the way, Stack Overflow cutting down on product development,Google reducing perks and the story of Excalidraw.

May 18 •

A new way to measure developer productivity – from the creators of DORA and SPACE

An exclusive interview with the four researchers behind a new developer productivity framework: The three dimensions of DevEx

May 17 •

Inside Datadog’s $5M Outage (Real-World Engineering Challenges #8)

The observability provider was down for more than a day in March. What went wrong, how did the engineering team respond, and what can businesses learn…

May 16 •

The Scoop #47: Datadog’s $65M/year customer mystery solved

Also: Shopify’s deep cuts, Microsoft’s reduced compensation targets, and senior engineer salaries trending downwards in Ukraine.

May 11 •

Compensation at Publicly Traded Tech Companies

Insights from 100 tech companies, and a list of those paying the most median total compensation.

May 9 •

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