Configuration Management with Chef-Solo. A comprehensive guide to get you up and running with Chef-Solo

Naveed ur Rahman

Demystifying Ansible Automation Platform. A definitive way to manage Ansible Automation Platform and Ansible Tower

Sean Sullivan

While you can use any automation software to simplify task automation, scaling automation to suit your growing business needs becomes difficult using only a command-line tool. Ansible Automation Platform standardizes how automation is deployed, initiated, delegated, and audited, and this comprehensive guide shows you how you can simplify and scale its management.The book starts by taking you through the ways to get Ansible Automation Platform installed, their pros and cons, and the initial configuration. You’ll learn about each object in the platform, how it interacts with other objects, as well as best practices for defining and managing objects to save time. You’ll see how to maintain the created pieces with infrastructure as code. As you advance, you’ll monitor workflows with CI/CD playbooks and understand how Ansible Automation Platform integrates with many other services such as GitLab and GitHub.By the end of this book, you’ll have worked through real-world examples to make the most of the platform while learning how to manipulate, manage, and deploy any playbook to Ansible Automation Platform.

DevOps for Databases. A practical guide to applying DevOps best practices to data-persistent technologies

David Jambor

In today's rapidly evolving world of DevOps, traditional silos are a thing of the past. Database administrators are no longer the only experts; site reliability engineers (SREs) and DevOps engineers are database experts as well. This blurring of the lines has led to increased responsibilities, making members of high-performing DevOps teams responsible for end-to-end ownership. This book helps you master DevOps for databases, making it a must-have resource for achieving success in the ever-changing world of DevOps.You’ll begin by exploring real-world examples of DevOps implementation and its significance in modern data-persistent technologies, before progressing into the various types of database technologies and recognizing their strengths, weaknesses, and commonalities. As you advance, the chapters will teach you about design, implementation, testing, and operations using practical examples, as well as common design patterns, combining them with tooling, technology, and strategies for different types of data-persistent technologies. You’ll also learn how to create complex end-to-end implementation, deployment, and cloud infrastructure strategies defined as code.By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and tools to design, build, and operate complex systems efficiently.

Docker Deep Dive. Zero to Docker in a single book - Fifth Edition

Nigel Poulton

Docker Deep Dive provides a comprehensive introduction to container technology and Docker’s essential role in modern software development. It covers installation across platforms and presents both developer and operational perspectives to build a solid foundation. Early chapters explain container basics, Docker architecture, and key ecosystem standards.The book then explores advanced technical topics including the Docker Engine, image and container management, application containerization, and multi-container apps with Docker Compose. It guides readers through deploying and managing Docker Swarm clusters and introduces emerging areas like WebAssembly containers and AI workloads with Docker Model Runner.Extensive coverage of networking, persistent storage, and security equips readers with enterprise-grade skills for deploying and maintaining containerized applications. The practical approach ensures confidence in implementing Docker solutions for development and production environments.This newly updated edition includes a brand-new chapter on Docker Model Runner with a full AI LLM project, updates to BuildKit, buildx, Docker Build Cloud, debugging tools, WebAssembly content, and a streamlined Docker Swarm chapter.

Edge Computing Simplified. Explore all aspects of edge computing for business leaders and technologists

Perry Lea

The migration of computing to the edge is the logical progression of where computing is performed on a global scale. Edge computing is not a new paradigm but a necessary technology to address issues such as latency, service charges, reliability, connectivity, and privacy. This book walks you through the definition and architecture of edge computing systems and why they are critical in today’s ecosystem of IoT devices and an “everything connected” world.You will start your journey with an introduction to different edge computing hardware platforms, which vary by use case. From there, you’ll explore operating systems and middleware packages that manage edge devices such as Azure IoT. Then, you will explore communication systems such as near-range Bluetooth and RFID as well as long-range systems such as 5G. Networking protocols will be covered, which are the heart of edge systems. Technologies such as MQTT, which make up the backbone of edge to cloud communication, are examined. Then, you will move on to edge applications such as edge predictive AI and federated computing. We wrap up by investigating the security and vulnerability envelope of edge systems.This book is intended to quickly familiarize you with edge systems technologies and use cases, without burdening you with complicated jargon and low-level details.

Ethernet. Biblia administratora

Charles E. Spurgeon, Joann Zimmerman

Kompendium wiedzy o sieciach Ethernet! Biblia administratora sieci Ethernet! Standard Ethernet powstał w 1976 roku w ośrodku badawczym firmy Xerox. Wykorzystywany do budowy sieci lokalnych, znajduje zastosowanie praktycznie w każdym miejscu. Sieci Ethernet spotkasz zarówno w mieszkaniach czy domach, jak i w biurach czy centrach danych. W zależności od budżetu, jakim dysponujesz, możesz zbudować sieć dostosowaną do własnych potrzeb. Nowoczesne sieci Ethernet pozwalają na niezawodne przesyłanie danych z ogromnymi prędkościami. W Twoje ręce oddajemy biblię wiedzy o sieciach Ethernet, która odpowie na wszystkie nurtujące Cię pytania oraz zaprezentuje nowoczesne techniki wykorzystania tych sieci. Przekonasz się, jak wygląda proces automatycznej negocjacji oraz jak zasilać urządzenia za pomocą Ethernetu. W kolejnych rozdziałach znajdziesz charakterystyczne elementy popularnych sieci 10, 100 i 1000 Mb/s oraz niezwykle wydajnych sieci o prędkości dochodzącej do 400 Gb/s. Trzecia część tej książki została poświęcona budowie systemu Ethernet. Poznasz tu systemy okablowania strukturalnego, dostępne kable, złącza oraz przełączniki. Książka ta jest obowiązkową pozycją na półce każdego administratora, który chce poznać swoją sieć od podszewki. Dzięki tej książce: poznasz historię standardu Ethernet zrozumiesz zasadę jego działania zobaczysz, jaki potencjał kryją sieci Ethernet nauczysz się projektować wydajne rozwiązania poznasz tajniki działania Twojej sieci

Extending Puppet. Design, manage, and deploy your Puppet architecture with the help of real-world scenarios

Alessandro Franceschi

Getting Started with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager. Using SCOM 2016 TP 5

Kevin Greene, Kevin Greene

Most modern IT environments comprise a heterogeneous mixture of servers, network devices, virtual hypervisors, storage solutions, cross-platform operating systems and applications. All this complexity brings a requirement to deliver a centralized monitoring and reporting solution that can help IT administrators quickly identify where the problems are and how best to resolve them. Using System Center Operations Manager (OpsMgr), administrators get a full monitoring overview of the IT services they have responsibility for across the organization - along with some useful management capabilities to help them remediate any issues they've been alerted to.This book begins with an introduction to OpsMgr and its core concepts and then walks you through designing and deploying the various roles. After a chapter on exploring the consoles, you will learn how to deploy agents, work with management packs, configure network monitoring and model your IT services using distributed applications. There’s a chapter dedicated to alert tuning and another that demonstrates how to visualize your IT using dashboards. The final chapters in the book discuss how to create alert subscriptions, manage reports, backup and recover OpsMgr, perform maintenance and troubleshoot common problems.