Infrastructure as Code
Book description
Six years ago, Infrastructure as Code was a new concept. Today, as even banks and other conservative organizations plan moves to the cloud, development teams for companies worldwide are attempting to build large infrastructure codebases. With this practical book, Kief Morris of ThoughtWorks shows you how to effectively use principles,…
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
1 author picked Infrastructure as Code as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a book for practitioners, by a practitioner, full of practical learnings that I was able to start using in my work immediately.
I especially appreciated the parts teaching the core principles of infrastructure as code (e.g., systems are disposable, consistent, can easily be reproduced, etc.), core practices of infrastructure as code (e.g., use definition files, self-documented systems and processes, version all the things, etc.), and the idea of antifragile systems (rather than just systems that you prevent from breaking) and autonomic systems (rather than just automated systems).
From Yevgeniy's list on practical, hands-on books on DevOps and software delivery.
Want books like Infrastructure as Code?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Infrastructure as Code.