Curated Book Collection
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Curated collection of the best DevOps, SRE, Cloud Engineering, and Infrastructure books. From beginner guides to advanced practices.
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The Phoenix Project
Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford
A novel about IT, DevOps, and helping your business win. Follow an IT manager as he transforms a failing company.
Must Read
2013
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The DevOps Handbook
Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, John Willis
How to create world-class agility, reliability, and security in technology organizations.
Comprehensive
2016
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Continuous Delivery
Jez Humble, David Farley
Reliable software releases through build, test, and deployment automation.
Technical
2010
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Accelerate
Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim
Building and scaling high performing technology organizations. Based on rigorous research.
Research-Based
2018
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Site Reliability Engineering
Betsy Beyer, Chris Jones, Jennifer Petoff, Niall Murphy
How Google runs production systems. The definitive guide to SRE from Google's perspective.
Free Online
2016
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The Site Reliability Workbook
Betsy Beyer, Niall Murphy, David Rensin, Kent Kawahara
Practical ways to implement SRE. Real-world examples and case studies from Google and beyond.
Free Online
2018
Building Secure and Reliable Systems
Heather Adkins, Betsy Beyer, Paul Blankinship, Ana Oprea
Best practices for designing, implementing, and maintaining systems with security and reliability in mind.
Free Online
Security
2020
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Cloud Native DevOps with Kubernetes
John Arundel, Justin Domingus
Building, deploying, and scaling modern applications in the cloud with Kubernetes best practices.
Practical
2019
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect Study Guide
Ben Piper, David Clinton
Comprehensive guide for AWS certification and architecting scalable systems on Amazon Web Services.
Certification
2020
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Kubernetes in Action
Marko Lukša
Learn Kubernetes from the ground up. Comprehensive guide covering core concepts to advanced patterns.
In-Depth
2018
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Docker Deep Dive
Nigel Poulton
Zero to Docker in a single book. From basics to advanced features, production deployments.
Beginner Friendly
2020
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Kubernetes Up & Running
Brendan Burns, Joe Beda, Kelsey Hightower
Dive into the future of infrastructure. Learn from the creators of Kubernetes.
By K8s Creators
2019
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The Linux Command Line
William Shotts
A complete introduction to the Linux command line. Perfect for beginners and experienced users alike.
Free Online
2019
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Linux DevOps eBook Bundle
Bobby Iliev
A comprehensive bundle covering Linux fundamentals to infrastructure management with Terraform. Perfect stepping stones into the vast world of technology.
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Beginner Friendly
2024
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UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook
Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent Hein, Ben Whaley
The definitive guide to Unix and Linux system administration. Comprehensive reference for sysadmins.
Reference
2017
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How Linux Works
Brian Ward
What every superuser should know. Deep dive into the inner workings of Linux.
Technical
2021
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Terraform: Up & Running
Yevgeniy Brikman
Writing infrastructure as code. From basics to production-grade Terraform deployments.
Practical
2022
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Ansible for DevOps
Jeff Geerling
Server and configuration management for humans. Learn Ansible from a practical perspective.
Hands-On
2020
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Infrastructure as Code
Kief Morris
Managing servers in the cloud. Patterns and practices for dynamic infrastructure.
Patterns
2020
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Martin Kleppmann
The big ideas behind reliable, scalable, and maintainable systems. Essential for backend engineers.
Must Read
2017
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Database Reliability Engineering
Laine Campbell, Charity Majors
Designing and operating resilient database systems. Applying SRE principles to databases.
SRE for DBs
2017
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