26 Books like Observability Engineering

Seeking SRE

by David N. Blank-Edelman • 2018

The SRE playbook for organizations without a Google-sized reliability team.

4.17

116

🌐 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices ⚙️ Production Engineering

Seeking SRE 98%

The SRE playbook for organizations without a Google-sized reliability team.

by David N. Blank-Edelman 2018

4.17

116 ratings

🌐 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices ⚙️ Production Engineering

Site Reliability Engineering

by Betsy Beyer • 2016

Google's operations playbook: why perfect uptime is the wrong target, and what to build instead.

4.21

3k+

🧰 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Culture 🌐 Distributed Systems

Site Reliability Engineering 98%

Google's operations playbook: why perfect uptime is the wrong target, and what to build instead.

by Betsy Beyer 2016

4.21

3k+ ratings

🧰 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Culture 🌐 Distributed Systems

Production-Ready Microservices

by Susan J. Fowler • 2016

Your microservice isn't production-ready by default. Here's the org-wide framework to change that.

3.82

460

🧱 Microservices 🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems

Production-Ready Microservices 96%

Your microservice isn't production-ready by default. Here's the org-wide framework to change that.

by Susan J. Fowler 2016

3.82

460 ratings

🧱 Microservices 🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems

Architecting for Scale

by Lee Atchison • 2016

Features fail when the app is down. A field manual for systems that survive real-world decay.

3.57

229

🏗️ Software Architecture 🟢 High Availability 🧩 Microservices

Architecting for Scale 95%

Features fail when the app is down. A field manual for systems that survive real-world decay.

by Lee Atchison 2016

3.57

229 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🟢 High Availability 🧩 Microservices

The DevOps Handbook

by Gene Kim • 2015

Speed and stability without the tradeoff. A practical handbook for unifying your delivery pipeline.

4.29

6k+

🛠️ Devops 📦 Software Delivery 🔄 Continuous Delivery

The DevOps Handbook 95%

Speed and stability without the tradeoff. A practical handbook for unifying your delivery pipeline.

by Gene Kim 2015

4.29

6k+ ratings

🛠️ Devops 📦 Software Delivery 🔄 Continuous Delivery

Building Secure and Reliable Systems

by Heather Adkins • 2020

Build systems that survive attacks and accidents. Google's framework for reliable, secure software.

3.89

199

🛡️ Software Security 🔧 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices

Building Secure and Reliable Systems Summary

Building Secure and Reliable Systems 94%

Build systems that survive attacks and accidents. Google's framework for reliable, secure software.

by Heather Adkins 2020

3.89

199 ratings

🛡️ Software Security 🔧 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices

Modern Software Engineering

by David Farley • 2021

Software is not a craft; it's a science. The discipline that turns teams into learning machines.

4.16

1k+

🔬 Scientific Engineering 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🔁 Feedback Loops

Modern Software Engineering 94%

Software is not a craft; it's a science. The discipline that turns teams into learning machines.

by David Farley 2021

4.16

1k+ ratings

🔬 Scientific Engineering 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🔁 Feedback Loops

Platform Engineering

by Camille Fournier • 2024

Platform teams fail without product thinking. How to build internal tools developers actually love.

4.03

119

🏗️ Platform Engineering 👥 Engineering Management 💡 Product Thinking

Platform Engineering 94%

Platform teams fail without product thinking. How to build internal tools developers actually love.

by Camille Fournier 2024

4.03

119 ratings

🏗️ Platform Engineering 👥 Engineering Management 💡 Product Thinking

Leading the Transformation

by Gary Gruver • 2015

HP halved development costs and tripled innovation. It was not the code. It was the leadership.

3.80

418

🖥️ Software Development 🏢 Enterprise Agile 🔄 Devops Practices

Leading the Transformation 94%

HP halved development costs and tripled innovation. It was not the code. It was the leadership.

by Gary Gruver 2015

3.80

418 ratings

🖥️ Software Development 🏢 Enterprise Agile 🔄 Devops Practices

The Journey to Enterprise Agility

by Daryl Kulak • 2017

Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.

4.36

🧠 Systems Thinking 🏢 Enterprise Agility 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship

The Journey to Enterprise Agility Summary

The Journey to Enterprise Agility 93%

Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.

by Daryl Kulak 2017

4.36

39 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🏢 Enterprise Agility 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship

The Missing README

by Chris Riccomini • 2021

Ship code safely, survive on-call, and manage your boss: the handbook no bootcamp assigns.

4.40

437

🛠️ Software Engineering 🧑‍💻 New Engineers 🧪 Code Quality

The Missing README 93%

Ship code safely, survive on-call, and manage your boss: the handbook no bootcamp assigns.

by Chris Riccomini 2021

4.40

437 ratings

🛠️ Software Engineering 🧑‍💻 New Engineers 🧪 Code Quality

Wiring the Winning Organization

by Gene Kim • 2023

Your company's processes either make problems solvable or bury them. A blueprint for fixing that.

4.17

336

🏗️ Organizational Design 👷 Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leaders

Wiring the Winning Organization 93%

Your company's processes either make problems solvable or bury them. A blueprint for fixing that.

by Gene Kim 2023

4.17

336 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 👷 Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leaders

Software Engineering at Google

by Titus Winters • 2020

Google's testing playbook: 80/20, test behaviors not methods, write tests that never rot.

4.20

2k+

🧪 Software Testing 🏗️ Engineering Culture 🤖 Automated Testing

Software Engineering at Google 93%

Google's testing playbook: 80/20, test behaviors not methods, write tests that never rot.

by Titus Winters 2020

4.20

2k+ ratings

🧪 Software Testing 🏗️ Engineering Culture 🤖 Automated Testing

Madly, Deeply

by Alan Rickman • 2022

Systems must evolve, not freeze: automated guardrails, small batches, and teams shaped for change.

3.58

17k+

🛠️ Software Architecture 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🧩 Microservices

Madly, Deeply 93%

Systems must evolve, not freeze: automated guardrails, small batches, and teams shaped for change.

by Alan Rickman 2022

3.58

17k+ ratings

🛠️ Software Architecture 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🧩 Microservices

Agile IT Organization Design

by Sriram Narayan • 2015

Agile IT starts with how you fund and structure teams, not with standups and sticky notes.

4.07

187

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Methodology

Agile IT Organization Design 93%

Agile IT starts with how you fund and structure teams, not with standups and sticky notes.

by Sriram Narayan 2015

4.07

187 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Methodology

Continuous delivery

by Jez Humble • 2010

Your releases are a nerve-wracking ordeal. The pipeline that turns them into a routine button-push.

4.20

3k+

🚚 Software Delivery 🔗 Continuous Integration ✅ Automated Testing

Continuous delivery 93%

Your releases are a nerve-wracking ordeal. The pipeline that turns them into a routine button-push.

by Jez Humble 2010

4.20

3k+ ratings

🚚 Software Delivery 🔗 Continuous Integration ✅ Automated Testing

How to Speak Tech

by Vinay Trivedi • 2013

No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.

3.93

204

📖 Tech Literacy 🌐 Web Development ☁️ Cloud Computing

How to Speak Tech 93%

No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.

by Vinay Trivedi 2013

3.93

204 ratings

📖 Tech Literacy 🌐 Web Development ☁️ Cloud Computing

The Software Architect Elevator

by Gregor Hohpe • 2020

Vertical commute: connecting boardroom strategy to shipping code without getting thrown off either.

4.38

673

🏢 Enterprise Architecture 📐 Software Architecture 🔄 Systems Thinking

The Software Architect Elevator 93%

Vertical commute: connecting boardroom strategy to shipping code without getting thrown off either.

by Gregor Hohpe 2020

4.38

673 ratings

🏢 Enterprise Architecture 📐 Software Architecture 🔄 Systems Thinking

Reinventing ITIL® and DevOps with Digital Transformation

by Abhinav Krishna Kaiser • 2023

ITIL meets DevOps in a digital transformation architecture that's not about the tools.

4.00

🔄 Digital Transformation 🛠️ It Service Management ⚙️ Devops

Reinventing ITIL® and DevOps with Digital Transformation Summary

Reinventing ITIL® and DevOps with Digital Transformation 93%

ITIL meets DevOps in a digital transformation architecture that's not about the tools.

by Abhinav Krishna Kaiser 2023

4.00

2 ratings

🔄 Digital Transformation 🛠️ It Service Management ⚙️ Devops

Project to Product

by Mik Kersten • 2018

Stop running software as projects. A product model that links engineering work to business value.

3.92

1k+

🖥️ Software Delivery 🔄 Digital Transformation 📊 Value Stream Management

Project to Product 93%

Stop running software as projects. A product model that links engineering work to business value.

by Mik Kersten 2018

3.92

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Software Delivery 🔄 Digital Transformation 📊 Value Stream Management

Lean Software Development

by Mary Poppendieck • 2003

The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.

4.19

1k+

🏭 Lean Methodology 🔄 Agile Methods 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Lean Software Development 93%

The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.

by Mary Poppendieck 2003

4.19

1k+ ratings

🏭 Lean Methodology 🔄 Agile Methods 🚀 Continuous Delivery

The Engineering Executive's Primer

by Will Larson • 2024

Values you can flip, metrics your CEO reads, and the one rule for build vs. buy.

4.25

407

⚙️ Engineering Leadership 📊 Engineering Metrics 🗺️ Technical Strategy

The Engineering Executive's Primer Summary

The Engineering Executive's Primer 93%

Values you can flip, metrics your CEO reads, and the one rule for build vs. buy.

by Will Larson 2024

4.25

407 ratings

⚙️ Engineering Leadership 📊 Engineering Metrics 🗺️ Technical Strategy

The Software Engineer's Guidebook

by Gergely Orosz • 2023

The career path beyond senior engineer: what promotion panels evaluate, from startups to Big Tech.

4.08

799

💻 Software Engineering 🧭 Tech Careers 🏗️ Engineering Leadership

The Software Engineer's Guidebook Summary

The Software Engineer's Guidebook 93%

The career path beyond senior engineer: what promotion panels evaluate, from startups to Big Tech.

by Gergely Orosz 2023

4.08

799 ratings

💻 Software Engineering 🧭 Tech Careers 🏗️ Engineering Leadership

Kubernetes Patterns

by Bilgin Ibryam • 2019

Stop wiring containers by hand. 30+ patterns for cloud-native apps on Kubernetes.

4.31

216

☁️ Cloud Native 🔷 Kubernetes 📦 Container Orchestration

Kubernetes Patterns 93%

Stop wiring containers by hand. 30+ patterns for cloud-native apps on Kubernetes.

by Bilgin Ibryam 2019

4.31

216 ratings

☁️ Cloud Native 🔷 Kubernetes 📦 Container Orchestration

Docker

by Karl Matthias • 2015

Production Docker: the patterns for images, networking, and orchestration that prevent 3-AM pages.

3.77

459

📦 Containerization 🔄 Devops Practices ☁️ Cloud Native

Docker 93%

Production Docker: the patterns for images, networking, and orchestration that prevent 3-AM pages.

by Karl Matthias 2015

3.77

459 ratings

📦 Containerization 🔄 Devops Practices ☁️ Cloud Native

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers

by Zeno Rocha • 2020

Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.

4.00

723

🖥️ Software Engineering 💼 Software Careers 🧱 Code Craftsmanship

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers Summary

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers 92%

Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.

by Zeno Rocha 2020

4.00

723 ratings

🖥️ Software Engineering 💼 Software Careers 🧱 Code Craftsmanship

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