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Maximizing IT Company Success through Effective On-Call Support

Having your systems monitored by a reliable solution is important, but how do you ensure that the right people are informed about issues that arise? Identifying problems is the first step, but they also need to be routed to the appropriate individuals. Keep in mind that employees may not always be sitting in front of the dashboard. This means being available outside of normal working hours to quickly respond to emergencies and problems, including not only weeknights but also weekends and holidays.

How to design an effective incident on-call program

If anyone on your team has paged a colleague in the middle of the night, your DevOps team has an incident on-call program. Whether that team member knew who to page, and felt comfortable sending the page, is indicative of your on-call program's effectiveness. Join Thai Wood, founder of Resilience Roundup, and Matt Davis, SRE Advocate at Blameless, to discuss: This webinar was recorded live on December 13, 2022.

Best practices for on-call scheduling and management

An on-call schedule forms the backbone of your incident response system in the event of an outage or when an issue is raised. This type of schedule does not keep end-users waiting and helps maintain the reliability and availability of your software. However, on-call management practices often induce worry and anxiety in team members. In extreme cases, it can even be a contributing factor in employee burnout.