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The State of SRE Operations

An OpsWerks report built from directional, real-world input from SRE, platform, and infrastructure engineering practitioners in North America.

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State of SRE Operations 2026
By OpsWerks · Practitioner research from the field
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What Teams Told Us*

Respondents spanned a cross-section of industries, including financial services, technology and software, travel and hospitality, automotive, cybersecurity, pharmaceuticals, and entertainment.

47%

Alert noise and bottlenecks eat capacity first

Alert fatigue and incident overload leads the reported challenges, with platform support bottlenecks close behind.

38%

Small teams. Full production scope.

The single largest group runs on fewer than 10 team members.

66%

Buyers lead with capability, not cost.

Technical depth in the specific stack is the primary selection criterion.

* Directional data; reflects real-world practitioner experience.

What’s Inside

Team structure
Operational challenges
Coverage models
Alert quality
Vendor selection criteria
Investment priorities

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