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AIOpsSRE / LearningA field guide to systemsExplore the paths ↓

Learn how
systems work.

Start with AI or Linux. Build a small project, test what it does and learn to investigate when it fails.

Two ways in.

Start with a syllabus. Each path shows what is ready to read and what is still being prepared.

01

The model

Learning path 01

AI basics

Follow a request through a model. Learn to test its answers, give it useful context and decide when to trust the result.

Open the AI syllabus

10 lessons planned / 3 available guides

Inside the syllabus / first three lessons
  1. 01
  2. 02
  3. 03
    Prompts, tokens and contextComing soon
First exerciseClassify a document assistant’s answer, retrieved evidence and proposed action.
The projectBuild a small document assistant.
02

The machine

Learning path 02

Linux basics

Follow the files, processes and connections that make a service work. Build one, break it in a safe lab and learn how to investigate.

Open the Linux syllabus

13 lessons planned / 1 available guide

Inside the syllabus / first three lessons
  1. 01
  2. 02
    Read commands and find helpComing soon
  3. 03
    Navigate, edit and manage filesComing soon
First exerciseCreate a small lab record, stop the machine and verify that the record survives a restart.
The projectBuild and troubleshoot a Linux service.

A page from the AI path

The answer sounds right.
Is it supported?

That is a different question. Try this short exercise: read the service note, make your call and check the explanation.

Inside a lessonAI basics

A small example. A useful distinction.

The health check passes.
Have the receipts arrived?

Fictional service note

The health check tests the web process. A separate worker sends receipts. No delivery result is included.

What can you conclude from this note?

Choose an answer to see the explanation.

Understand the idea. Check it against the evidence.

Further into the field.

Explore three more paths.
Their first lessons are ready to read.

03

SRE fundamentals

Choose what reliable means for a service, then decide what to improve.

12 lessons planned
Lesson 1 available
04

Incident management

Coordinate the people, decisions and communication during a disruption.

11 lessons planned
Lesson 1 available
05

Observability

Turn a question about a system into an investigation.

12 lessons planned
Lesson 1 available