With 28 new chapters, the 3rd Edition of The Practice of System and Network Administration innovates yet again! Revised with thousands of updates and clarifications based on reader feedback, this new edition also incorporates DevOps strategies even for non-DevOps environments.
Whether you use Linux, Unix, or Windows, this new edition describes the essential practices previously handed down only from mentor to protégé. This wonderfully lucid, often funny cornucopia of information introduces beginners to advanced frameworks valuable for their entire career, yet is structured to help even experts through difficult projects.
Table of Contents:
- Part I: Game-Changing Strategies
- Chapter 1: Climbing Out of the Hole
- Chapter 2: The Small Batches Principle
- Chapter 3: Pets and Cattle
- Chapter 4: Infrastructure as Code
- Part II: Workstation Fleet Management
- Chapter 5: Workstation Architecture
- Chapter 6: Workstation Hardware Strategies
- Chapter 7: Workstation Software Life Cycle
- Chapter 8: OS Installation Strategies
- Chapter 9: Workstation Service Definition
- Chapter 10: Workstation Fleet Logistics
- Chapter 11: Workstation Standardization
- Chapter 12: Onboarding
- Part III: Servers
- Chapter 13: Server Hardware Strategies
- Chapter 14: Server Hardware Features
- Chapter 15: Server Hardware Specifications
- Part IV: Services
- Chapter 16: Service Requirements
- Chapter 17: Service Planning and Engineering
- Chapter 18: Service Resiliency and Performance Patterns
- Chapter 19: Service Launch: Fundamentals
- Chapter 20: Service Launch: DevOps
- Chapter 21: Service Conversions
- Chapter 22: Disaster Recovery and Data Integrity
- Part V: Infrastructure
- Chapter 23: Network Architecture
- Chapter 24: Network Operations
- Chapter 25: Datacenters Overview
- Chapter 26: Running a Datacenter
- Part VI: Helpdesks and Support
- Chapter 27: Customer Support
- Chapter 28: Handling an Incident Report
- Chapter 29: Debugging
- Chapter 30: Fixing Things Once
- Chapter 31: Documentation
- Part VII: Change Processes
- Chapter 32: Change Management
- Chapter 33: Server Upgrades
- Chapter 34: Maintenance Windows
- Chapter 35: Centralization Overview
- Chapter 36: Centralization Recommendations
- Chapter 37: Centralizing a Service
- Part VIII: Service Recommendations
- Chapter 38: Service Monitoring
- Chapter 39: Namespaces
- Chapter 40: Nameservices
- Chapter 41: Email Service
- Chapter 42: Print Service
- Chapter 43: Data Storage
- Chapter 44: Backup and Restore
- Chapter 45: Software Repositories
- Chapter 46: Web Services
- Part IX: Management Practices
- Chapter 47: Ethics
- Chapter 48: Organizational Structures
- Chapter 49: Perception and Visibility
- Chapter 50: Time Management
- Chapter 51: Communication and Negotiation
- Chapter 52: Being a Happy SA
- Chapter 53: Hiring System Administrators
- Chapter 54: Firing System Administrators
- Part X: Being More Awesome
- Chapter 55: Operational Excellence
- Chapter 56: Operational Assessments
- Epilogue
- Part XI: Appendices
- Appendix A: What to Do When . . .
- Appendix B: The Many Roles of a System Administrator
About the Author :
Thomas A. Limoncelli is an internationally recognised author, speaker, and system administrator with more than twenty years of experience at companies like Google, Bell Labs, and StackOverflow.com.
Christina J. Hogan has more than twenty years of experience in system administration and network engineering, from Silicon Valley to Italy and Switzerland. She has a master's degree in computer science, a doctorate in aeronautical engineering, and has been part of a Formula 1 racing team.
Strata R. Chalup has more than twenty-five years of experience in Silicon Valley, focusing on IT strategy, best-practices, and scalable infrastructures at firms that include Apple, Sun, Cisco, McAfee, and Palm.
