Why is the SLO used in the context of Site Reliability Guardian?

The Service Level Objective (SLO) is utilized in the context of Site Reliability Guardian primarily to enforce reliability thresholds. SLOs are specific metrics that define what levels of reliability are expected from a service or system. By establishing these thresholds, teams can monitor and measure actual performance against predefined objectives, ensuring that the service remains reliable and meets the expectations of users.

When SLOs are effectively implemented, they help teams focus on stability and reliability, allowing for early detection of potential issues that could impact service performance. This aids in maintaining trust between service providers and users since the SLOs quantify the commitment to service reliability.

In contrast, while streamlining deployment processes, tracking user satisfaction, and enhancing collaboration among teams are important aspects of software delivery and operations, they are not the primary focus of SLOs within the Site Reliability Guardian framework. These areas serve different purposes in the broader context of site reliability engineering but do not directly pertain to the enforcement of reliability thresholds as SLOs do.