OmniTI
omniti.com · Company blog · on HN since 2009
OmniTI was a web operations consulting firm whose blog covered scalability, SaaS engineering, PostgreSQL and developer culture.
What HN saysHN commenters mostly mention it in job postings for site reliability engineers and in news of the company's struggles and its cancelled Surge conference.
33HN people shared it
10linked it in comments
26stories submitted
354story points
3 years agolast shared
2009people per year2026
Most-shared posts
- 1Your code may be elegant, but mine works5 people · 175 points · first shared 2012 · 168 comments on HN
- 2Hiring3 people · first shared 2009
- 3Dissecting Today's Internet Traffic Spikes2 people · 8 points · first shared 2009 · discussion on HN
- 4Your code may be elegant, but mine f***ing works2 people · 6 points · first shared 2022 · 2 comments on HN
- 5Homepage2 people · first shared 2009
- 6Javascript Tips for Non-Specialists1 people · 76 points · first shared 2012 · 31 comments on HN
- 7Stop, Collaborate, and Listen/Notify1 people · 42 points · first shared 2016 · 13 comments on HN
- 8On the Engineering of SaaS1 people · 18 points · first shared 2011 · 4 comments on HN
- 9The cloud is great. Stop the hype.1 people · 6 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
- 10Using Writeable CTEs to Improve Performance in PostgreSQL1 people · 3 points · first shared 2014 · discussion on HN
- 11The Asymptote of DevOps Utopia1 people · 3 points · first shared 2012 · 3 comments on HN
- 12Our Experiences with Chef1 people · 2 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 13Monitoring and trending our drinking habits1 people · 2 points · first shared 2015 · discussion on HN
- 14Your ORM Sucks1 people · 2 points · first shared 2011 · 1 comments on HN
- 15Instrumentation and Observability1 people · 2 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
What HN people wrote when they linked it
swidog11830 · 2013-10-01
OmniTI - http://www.omniti.com/is/hiring - Fulton, MD/Remote
OmniTI is best known for providing full-stack solutions and housing some of the industry's most respected individuals and thought leaders.
We're looking to expand our web and site reliability engineer teams. It most certainly will be challenging but you'll be on one of the most talented teams you've ever worked with.
Contact us at [email protected].
simonw · 2011-01-23
It would help a bit. At the moment there's no indication at all of who is running this thing.
The only way I'd trust something like this is if someone stood to take a major blow to their reputation if it failed. Google, Amazon, AOL would be fine. A company that made a living doing high profile operations work (like http://omniti.com/ ) would be OK. An anonymous web page doesn't cut it.
anonemouse · 2009-01-30
I wonder if the reporter meant OmniTI, http://omniti.com/.
sciurus · 2017-04-23
Sounds like tough times for OmniTI. They recently announced they were canceling their Surge conference as well.
https://omniti.com/remembers/2017/every-good-surge-must-come-to-an-end
mivok · 2012-09-01
Fulton, MD or REMOTE
Site Reliability Engineer at OmniTI Computer Consulting
The OmniTI Ops team is a flexible and progressive group. We work closely with developers, DBAs, and client groups to help them manage availability and performance in the midst of constant changes. We are not risk averse; instead we strive to understand why things fail and understand the true impact of those failures, so that we can empower others. Collaboration is a cornerstone, and we understand that being friendly and outgoing are keys to making that work.
See http://omniti.com/is/hiring/site-reliability-engineer
moonshiner · 2012-05-16
Surge Conference in Baltimore is pretty good. And it's cheap. I call it "Velocity w/out Javascript"
http://omniti.com/surge/2012
volkadav · 2012-05-01
OmniTI (omniti.com) - offices in Manhattan and Columbia, MD (remote ok for the right candidates)
We're a consultancy focusing on high scale web app design, ops support and the like, focusing on open source tools. We're growing and are hiring for a wide range of roles right now to try to keep up with client demand: front and back end dev roles, DBAs, PMs, and systems people. Full role descriptions are here: http://omniti.com/is/hiring
careers@ if you want to submit a resume or you can reach me directly if you have questions at mjackson@
keyist · 2010-07-03
what Google calls "SREs." Rather than explaining what it is, this guy's google groups post...
I liked OmniTI's description of a role akin to SRE and the progression through the web operations career path they identify: http://omniti.com/seeds/what-is-web-operations .
"This role is in no way fitting for failed developers, it is for developers/engineers that have outpaced their career path. One that has a deep understanding of how things work: a complete systemic view of general site architecture."
timf · 2009-03-03
It varies with the emphasis (front page or not) etc., here is some of the latest information I could find on super surges (some people reported over a million viewers):
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/06/12/yahoo-buzz-traf…
Here's someone saying that dramatic swings can happen inside 60 seconds:
http://omniti.com/seeds/dissecting-todays-internet-traffic-spikes