The DevOps handbook
by Gene Kim · first published 2016
67% recommend27% neutral6% critical
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Practical grounding in DevOps principles: small frequent deploys, automated testing, telemetry, and secure, reliable systems. A reference for engineers, managers, and security staff, and sibling to The Phoenix Project.
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"Increase profitability, elevate work culture, and exceed productivity goals through DevOps practices. More than ever, the effective management of technology is critical for business competitiveness. For decades, technology leaders have struggled to balance agility, reliability, and security. The consequences of failure have never been greater--whether it's the healthcare.gov debacle, cardholder data breaches, or missing the boat with Big Data in the cloud. And yet, high performers using DevOps principles, such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, Etsy, and Netflix, are routinely and reliably deployin
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on “Ask HN: Which non-programming books are a beneficial read for programmers?” ↗…Systems of Engineering Management" by Will Larson. His blog & "Staff Eng" posts are helpful as well. https://lethain.com/tags/staff-eng/ 2. "The Phoenix Project", "The Unicorn Project" (novels), and "DevOps Handbook" by Eugene Kim, on how different parts of a tech + non-tech organization come and work together. 3. "High Output Management" by Andrew Grove on overall technical management. 4. "Measure What Matters"…
on “Ask HN: What makes a good technical leader – any recommended books?” ↗…taught the value add of a fast release cycle and practising quick (hopefully automated) patching. That's where I think books like Gene Kim's - The Phoenix Project and his soon to be released book - The DevOps Handbook which may in fact be more useful to people performing PM/PO tasks.
on “ZFS, BTRFS, XFS, EXT4 and LVM with KVM – A Storage Performance Comparison (2015)” ↗For anybody wanting to learn DevOps today, "The DevOps Handbook" is the canonical text. https://www.amazon.com/DevOps-Handbook-World-Class-Reliabili...
on “Ask HN: How did you learn DevOps as a developer?” ↗In Continuous Delivery and DevOps: Lean software Development - Mary & Tom Poppendieck The DevOps Handbook - Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois Accelerate - Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim Continuous Integration - Paul M. Duvall, Andrew Glover, Steve Matyas Continuous Delivery - Jez Humble, David…
on “Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expertise?” ↗…really inspirational novel, good for 'getting' the devops mindset and also as a tool to get other people in your organisation on board. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Busi... The DevOps Handbook is a sister book to The Phoenix Project which is more technically oriented around the practicalities of closer integration between Dev and Ops. https://www.amazon.co.uk/DevOps-Handbook-World-Class-Reliabi...
on “Ask HN: DevOps learning resources” ↗"Code Complete 2nd Ed." - McConnell "DevOps Handbook" - Gene Kim et al "Deep Work" - Cal Newport "Tools of Titans" - Tim Ferris "Bleeding Edge" - Thomas Pynchon
on “Ask HN: What books do you keep on your desk?” ↗…Agile, that is more grounded in the realities of software development, that is informed by DevOps ideas, and that addresses the above problems. About that: personally I recommend https://www.amazon.com/DevOps-Handbook-World-Class-Reliabili...
on “Petition to “Reboot” Agile” ↗…couple of great books that dig more into this kind of thing. The Phoenix Project: https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Busine... Its related Dev Ops Handbook: https://www.amazon.com/DevOps-Handbook-World-Class-Reliabili...
on “A Google Cloud support engineer solves a tough DNS case” ↗I have a big list on my website at https://www.briansnotes.io/books/ but here are a few: * The DevOps Handbook - Lots of tactics for improving the productivity and effectiveness of engineering teams * Extreme Programming Explained - Solid guide to agile ideas * Staff Engineer and The Manager's Path - Helps…
on “Ask HN: Tech books every developer must read” ↗A few books that are relevant to your situation: * High Growth Handbook - covering the operations and biz side * The DevOps Handbook - developer effectiveness in larger orgs with examples * Monolith to Microservices - how to execute the transition * Team Topologies - how to organize teams for effectiveness My site has notes for…
on “Recommended books about tech company growing pains” ↗Lately I was introduced to Gene Kim's Phoenix Project, Unicorn Project, and DevOps Handbook. They changed the way I've looked at a my role as a leader of technical people in the organization as well as challenging some pre-concieved notions about techs role in business. You should check them…
on “Ask HN: What does it take to be a CTO?” ↗What you are looking for is in the discipline of DevOps. The place to start is by reading The Phoenix Project, by Gene Kim et al. Then you’ll read the Google SRE Book and the DevOps Handbook. The modern approach is called CI/CD - Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment.
on “Ask HN: Where can I find discussions on build systems?” ↗The DevOps Handbook by Gene Kim et all, and the Google SRE book. Also learn Ansible and Terraform.
on “Ask HN: What are good resources to learn about managing your own infrastructure?” ↗…DevOps principles without doing full CICD. Books: * The Phoenix Project— introduces a lot of concepts (such as lean principles) that are foundational to the movement * Effective DevOps (Oreilly) * The DevOps Handbook Podcasts: * Arrested DevOps * DevOps Cafe Blogs: * IT Revolution Events: * DevOpsDays conferences * Local meetups * Velocity conferences * DevOps Enterprise Summit Having a good grasp of both…
on “Ask HN: DevOps learning resources” ↗