Linux System Administration for the 2020s

The Modern Sysadmin Leaving Behind the Culture of Build and Maintain
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4842-7983-0
Verlag: Apress

Buch, Englisch, 341 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 557 g

Build and manage large estates, and use the latest OpenSource management tools to breakdown a problems. This book is divided into 4 parts all focusing on the distinct aspects of Linux system administration. 
The book begins by reviewing the foundational blocks of Linux and can be used as a brief summary for new users to Linux and the OpenSource world. Moving on to Part 2 you'll start by delving into how practices have changed and how management tooling has evolved over the last decade. You’ll explore new tools to improve the administration experience, estate management and its tools, along with automation and containers of Linux. 
Part 3 explains how to keep your platform healthy through monitoring, logging, and security. You'll also review advanced tooling and techniques designed to resolve technical issues. The final part explains troubleshooting and advanced administration techniques, and less known methods for resolving stubborn problems.

With Linux System Administration for the 2020s you'll learn how to spend less time doing sysadmin work and more time on tasks that push the boundaries of your knowledge. 

What You'll Learn

• Explore a shift in culture and redeploy rather than fix
• Improve administration skills by adopting modern tooling
• Avoid bad practices and rethink troubleshooting
• Create a platform that requires less human intervention
  

Who This Book Is For
Everyone from sysadmins, consultants, architects or hobbyists.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hitchcock, Kenneth

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Betriebssysteme Linux Betriebssysteme, Open Source Betriebssysteme

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: Laying the foundation.- Chapter 1: Linux at a Glance.- Part two : Strengthening core skills.- Chapter 2: New tools to improve the administration experience.- Chapter 3: Estate management.- Chapter 4: Estate Management Tools.- Chapter 5: Automation.- Chapter 6: Containers.- Part Three: Day two practices and keeping the lights on.- Chapter 7: Monitoring.-Chapter 8: Logging.-Chapter 9: Security.-Chapter 10: Maintenance tasks and planning.- Part Four: See, analyze and act.- Chapter 11: Troubleshooting.- Chapter 12: Advanced Administration.

Über Autor(innen)

Ken Hitchcock currently is a Principal Consultant working for Red Hat, with over twenty years of experience in IT. He has spent the last eleven years predominately focused on Red Hat products, certificating himself as a Red Hat Architect along the way. The last eleven years have been paramount in his understanding of how large Linux estates should be managed and in the spirit of openness, was inspired to share his knowledge and experiences in this book. Originally from Durban South Africa, he now lives in the south of England where he hopes to not only continue inspiring all he meets but also to continue improving himself and the industry he works in.