🏗️ Data Center Infrastructure

A comprehensive look at the hardware, networking, and operational systems that keep data centers running reliably at massive scale.

The Data Center Builder's Bible - Book 1

by Art Carapola • 2018

Break ground without these requirements defined, and your data center budget bleeds for years.

4.67

🔌 IT Infrastructure 📋 Requirements Gathering 📊 Capacity Planning ⚠️ Mission-Critical Systems 🔄 High Availability

The Data Center Builder's Bible - Book 1 Summary

The Data Center Builder's Bible - Book 1 93%

Break ground without these requirements defined, and your data center budget bleeds for years.

by Art Carapola 2018

4.67

9 ratings

🔌 IT Infrastructure 📋 Requirements Gathering 📊 Capacity Planning ⚠️ Mission-Critical Systems 🔄 High Availability

Cloud Computing

by Nayan B. Ruparelia • 2016

How to move your business to the cloud without getting locked in, breached, or overcharged.

3.31

159

🖥️ It Infrastructure 🏢 Enterprise Technology 🚚 Cloud Migration 🔒 Cloud Security 📈 Technology Strategy

Cloud Computing 89%

How to move your business to the cloud without getting locked in, breached, or overcharged.

by Nayan B. Ruparelia 2016

3.31

159 ratings

🖥️ It Infrastructure 🏢 Enterprise Technology 🚚 Cloud Migration 🔒 Cloud Security 📈 Technology Strategy

Ansible

by Lorin Hochstein • 2014

No agents required. Automate configuration and deployment with playbooks you can actually read.

3.88

270

🔧 Configuration Management 📋 Infrastructure As Code 🛠️ Devops Tooling 🚀 Deployment Automation 💻 Sysadmins

Ansible 89%

No agents required. Automate configuration and deployment with playbooks you can actually read.

by Lorin Hochstein 2014

3.88

270 ratings

🔧 Configuration Management 📋 Infrastructure As Code 🛠️ Devops Tooling 🚀 Deployment Automation 💻 Sysadmins

Cloud Computing For Dummies

by Judith Hurwitz • 2009

Cloud computing is a business decision disguised as technology. The framework for getting it right.

3.40

134

☁️ Cloud Computing 🏢 Enterprise Technology 🚀 Cloud Adoption 📋 It Management ♟️ Technology Strategy

Cloud Computing For Dummies 89%

Cloud computing is a business decision disguised as technology. The framework for getting it right.

by Judith Hurwitz 2009

3.40

134 ratings

☁️ Cloud Computing 🏢 Enterprise Technology 🚀 Cloud Adoption 📋 It Management ♟️ Technology Strategy

Linux Service Management Made Easy with systemd

by Donald A. Tevault • 2022

Parallel startup, unified configs, binary logs: the systemd skills every Linux admin now needs.

3.81

🐧 Linux Administration 🖥️ System Administration 🗄️ Server Management 🔧 It Infrastructure 💻 Command Line

Linux Service Management Made Easy with systemd Summary

Linux Service Management Made Easy with systemd 89%

Parallel startup, unified configs, binary logs: the systemd skills every Linux admin now needs.

by Donald A. Tevault 2022

3.81

21 ratings

🐧 Linux Administration 🖥️ System Administration 🗄️ Server Management 🔧 It Infrastructure 💻 Command Line

Linux Administration Best Practices

by Scott Alan Miller • 2022

Storage, patches, databases, monitoring: a Linux playbook for keeping all the plates spinning.

3.00

🐧 Linux Administration 🏗️ System Architecture 📜 Infrastructure As Code 🔧 Configuration Management 📊 System Monitoring

Linux Administration Best Practices Summary

Linux Administration Best Practices 89%

Storage, patches, databases, monitoring: a Linux playbook for keeping all the plates spinning.

by Scott Alan Miller 2022

3.00

3 ratings

🐧 Linux Administration 🏗️ System Architecture 📜 Infrastructure As Code 🔧 Configuration Management 📊 System Monitoring

Network Warrior

by Gary A. Donahue • 2007

Spanning tree, auto-negotiation, EtherChannel: the real networking knowledge certification skipped.

4.19

433

🖥️ Computer Networking 🔄 Routing And Switching ⚙️ Network Administration 🌐 Real World Networking 🏢 Cisco Networking

Network Warrior 89%

Spanning tree, auto-negotiation, EtherChannel: the real networking knowledge certification skipped.

by Gary A. Donahue 2007

4.19

433 ratings

🖥️ Computer Networking 🔄 Routing And Switching ⚙️ Network Administration 🌐 Real World Networking 🏢 Cisco Networking

Networking for Dummies

by Doug Lowe • 2000

The jargon-free guide to building, securing, and fixing networks, from a single office to the cloud.

3.70

204

💻 Computer Networking 🔒 Network Security 📶 Wireless Networking ☁️ Cloud Computing 🔧 Network Troubleshooting

Networking for Dummies 89%

The jargon-free guide to building, securing, and fixing networks, from a single office to the cloud.

by Doug Lowe 2000

3.70

204 ratings

💻 Computer Networking 🔒 Network Security 📶 Wireless Networking ☁️ Cloud Computing 🔧 Network Troubleshooting

Networks of New York

by Ingrid Burrington • 2016

Orange lines on the pavement mark fiber-optic cables: a field guide to the visible internet.

3.80

232

🏙️ Urban Infrastructure 🌐 Network Infrastructure 📖 Visual Field Guides 🔭 Urban Observation 📡 Surveillance Technology

Networks of New York 88%

Orange lines on the pavement mark fiber-optic cables: a field guide to the visible internet.

by Ingrid Burrington 2016

3.80

232 ratings

🏙️ Urban Infrastructure 🌐 Network Infrastructure 📖 Visual Field Guides 🔭 Urban Observation 📡 Surveillance Technology

Fundamentals of Data Engineering

by Joe Reis • 2022

Data scientists spend 80% of their time cleaning data. The systems blueprint that frees them.

4.16

945

🛠️ Data Engineering 🏗️ Data Architecture 🔗 Data Pipelines 📊 Data Modeling ☁️ Cloud Data Systems

Fundamentals of Data Engineering Summary

Fundamentals of Data Engineering 88%

Data scientists spend 80% of their time cleaning data. The systems blueprint that frees them.

by Joe Reis 2022

4.16

945 ratings

🛠️ Data Engineering 🏗️ Data Architecture 🔗 Data Pipelines 📊 Data Modeling ☁️ Cloud Data Systems

Exam Ref 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2

by Craig Zacker • 2012

From bare metal to a fully managed domain: the hands-on path to the 70-410 certification.

3.76

146

📟 System Administration 📝 Exam Preparation 🏢 Microsoft Ecosystem 🖥️ Virtualization 📁 Active Directory

Exam Ref 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 Summary

Exam Ref 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 88%

From bare metal to a fully managed domain: the hands-on path to the 70-410 certification.

by Craig Zacker 2012

3.76

146 ratings

📟 System Administration 📝 Exam Preparation 🏢 Microsoft Ecosystem 🖥️ Virtualization 📁 Active Directory

Data Strategy

by Bernard Marr • 2017

Profit from the data firehose: pick the right data, build a company that acts on it.

3.77

418

📊 Data Strategy 📈 Business Intelligence 💾 Big Data 🧮 Analytics 🔒 Data Governance

Data Strategy 88%

Profit from the data firehose: pick the right data, build a company that acts on it.

by Bernard Marr 2017

3.77

418 ratings

📊 Data Strategy 📈 Business Intelligence 💾 Big Data 🧮 Analytics 🔒 Data Governance

Kubernetes in Action

by Marko Luksa • 2017

Why restart containers manually? One declarative system handles deployment, scaling, and recovery.

4.59

681

🐳 Container Orchestration ☁️ Cloud Native ⚙️ Infrastructure As Code 🚀 Software Deployment 🔗 Distributed Systems

Kubernetes in Action 88%

Why restart containers manually? One declarative system handles deployment, scaling, and recovery.

by Marko Luksa 2017

4.59

681 ratings

🐳 Container Orchestration ☁️ Cloud Native ⚙️ Infrastructure As Code 🚀 Software Deployment 🔗 Distributed Systems

Docker Deep Dive

by Nigel Poulton • 2017

From zero to production: master Docker's engine, images, swarm, and security, all in one book

4.24

829

📦 Containerization 🔧 Devops Tools 🗂️ Container Orchestration 🔒 Container Security 🏗️ Infrastructure As Code

Docker Deep Dive 88%

From zero to production: master Docker's engine, images, swarm, and security, all in one book

by Nigel Poulton 2017

4.24

829 ratings

📦 Containerization 🔧 Devops Tools 🗂️ Container Orchestration 🔒 Container Security 🏗️ Infrastructure As Code

Hadoop

by Tom White • 2009

How to turn cheap servers into a petabyte-scale data platform, from HDFS to real-time streaming.

3.93

1k+

📊 Big Data 🖧 Distributed Systems 🐘 Hadoop Ecosystem ⚙️ Data Engineering 🔗 Data Pipelines

Hadoop 88%

How to turn cheap servers into a petabyte-scale data platform, from HDFS to real-time streaming.

by Tom White 2009

3.93

1k+ ratings

📊 Big Data 🖧 Distributed Systems 🐘 Hadoop Ecosystem ⚙️ Data Engineering 🔗 Data Pipelines

DAMA-DMBOK

by DAMA International • 2017

Data is an asset, not a byproduct. The master reference for governing, modeling, and analyzing it.

4.15

172

👔 Data Governance 🏢 Enterprise Data Strategy 🧱 Data Architecture 📐 Data Modeling ✅ Data Quality Management

DAMA-DMBOK 88%

Data is an asset, not a byproduct. The master reference for governing, modeling, and analyzing it.

by DAMA International 2017

4.15

172 ratings

👔 Data Governance 🏢 Enterprise Data Strategy 🧱 Data Architecture 📐 Data Modeling ✅ Data Quality Management

Graph Databases

by Ian Robinson • 2013

Relational databases fail on connected data. Graph databases traverse deep links in milliseconds.

3.64

437

🕸️ Graph Databases 🗄️ Nosql Databases 📐 Graph Theory 🔗 Network Analysis 🏗️ Data Architecture

Graph Databases 88%

Relational databases fail on connected data. Graph databases traverse deep links in milliseconds.

by Ian Robinson 2013

3.64

437 ratings

🕸️ Graph Databases 🗄️ Nosql Databases 📐 Graph Theory 🔗 Network Analysis 🏗️ Data Architecture

Fiber

by Susan P. Crawford • 2018

Fiber is this century's electricity, and America skipped the wiring job.

3.87

159

🌐 Internet Infrastructure 📡 Telecom Policy ⚖️ Regulatory Capture 🏛️ Anti-Monopoly 🔌 Public Utilities

Fiber 88%

Fiber is this century's electricity, and America skipped the wiring job.

by Susan P. Crawford 2018

3.87

159 ratings

🌐 Internet Infrastructure 📡 Telecom Policy ⚖️ Regulatory Capture 🏛️ Anti-Monopoly 🔌 Public Utilities

Cybersecurity for Small Networks

by Seth Enoka • 2022

Turn free tools into a layered defense that stops attackers before they reach your devices.

4.08

🔒 Network Security 🏠 Homelab And Self-Hosting 🛠️ Open Source Tools 🧅 Defense In Depth 🚨 Intrusion Detection

Cybersecurity for Small Networks Summary

Cybersecurity for Small Networks 88%

Turn free tools into a layered defense that stops attackers before they reach your devices.

by Seth Enoka 2022

4.08

52 ratings

🔒 Network Security 🏠 Homelab And Self-Hosting 🛠️ Open Source Tools 🧅 Defense In Depth 🚨 Intrusion Detection

Mastering Linux Security and Hardening

by Donald A. Tevault • 2018

A sysadmin's guide to hardening Linux: firewalls, encryption, and kernel-enforced access controls.

4.32

🐧 Linux Administration 🔒 Cybersecurity 🛡️ Server Hardening 🧅 Defense In Depth 💻 System Administration

Mastering Linux Security and Hardening Summary

Mastering Linux Security and Hardening 88%

A sysadmin's guide to hardening Linux: firewalls, encryption, and kernel-enforced access controls.

by Donald A. Tevault 2018

4.32

19 ratings

🐧 Linux Administration 🔒 Cybersecurity 🛡️ Server Hardening 🧅 Defense In Depth 💻 System Administration

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 🚀 Deployment Automation 🔒 Container Security

Docker 88%

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 🚀 Deployment Automation 🔒 Container Security

Defensive Security Handbook

by Lee Brotherston • 2017

From asset inventory to incident response: the IT security program handbook that fills the gaps.

3.90

141

🛡️ Security Programs 🏗️ Infrastructure Security 📋 Security Policies 🚨 Incident Response 🔍 Vulnerability Management

Defensive Security Handbook 88%

From asset inventory to incident response: the IT security program handbook that fills the gaps.

by Lee Brotherston 2017

3.90

141 ratings

🛡️ Security Programs 🏗️ Infrastructure Security 📋 Security Policies 🚨 Incident Response 🔍 Vulnerability Management

Information Asset Management

by Nina Evans • 2024

Information is the strategic asset your balance sheet ignores. Governing it changes everything.

🏛️ Information Governance ✅ Data Quality 🏷️ Metadata Management 🎯 Data Strategy ⚖️ Compliance Frameworks

Information Asset Management 88%

Information is the strategic asset your balance sheet ignores. Governing it changes everything.

by Nina Evans 2024

🏛️ Information Governance ✅ Data Quality 🏷️ Metadata Management 🎯 Data Strategy ⚖️ Compliance Frameworks

ITIL For Beginners

by ClydeBank Technology • 2015

Five lifecycle phases that transform chaotic IT into a stable, business-aligned service machine.

3.46

130

🖥️ IT Service Management 🤝 Business Alignment 📋 IT Governance ⚙️ IT Operations 🧭 IT Leadership

ITIL For Beginners 87%

Five lifecycle phases that transform chaotic IT into a stable, business-aligned service machine.

by ClydeBank Technology 2015

3.46

130 ratings

🖥️ IT Service Management 🤝 Business Alignment 📋 IT Governance ⚙️ IT Operations 🧭 IT Leadership

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 👁️ Observability 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Seeking SRE 87%

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 👁️ Observability 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Extrastatecraft

by Keller Easterling • 2014

Free zones and broadband cables don't just move goods. They rewrite who governs the world.

3.68

410

🏗️ Infrastructure Politics 📐 Architectural Theory 🌍 Global Urbanism 🕸️ Network Thinking 🗺️ Spatial Theory

Extrastatecraft 87%

Free zones and broadband cables don't just move goods. They rewrite who governs the world.

by Keller Easterling 2014

3.68

410 ratings

🏗️ Infrastructure Politics 📐 Architectural Theory 🌍 Global Urbanism 🕸️ Network Thinking 🗺️ Spatial Theory

Observability Engineering

by Charity Majors • 2022

Your dashboards only know yesterday's failures. Here's how to debug the ones nobody predicted.

3.72

319

🔍 Observability 🏗️ Site Reliability Engineering 🌐 Distributed Systems 🔄 Devops Culture 🚨 Incident Response

Observability Engineering 87%

Your dashboards only know yesterday's failures. Here's how to debug the ones nobody predicted.

by Charity Majors 2022

3.72

319 ratings

🔍 Observability 🏗️ Site Reliability Engineering 🌐 Distributed Systems 🔄 Devops Culture 🚨 Incident Response

Management Information Systems

by Kenneth C. Laudon • 1996

Building a digital firm: how strategy, data, and security turn IT into competitive advantage.

3.55

666

💻 Information Systems 🔄 Digital Transformation ♟️ It Strategy 🗄️ Data Management 🔒 Information Security

Management Information Systems 87%

Building a digital firm: how strategy, data, and security turn IT into competitive advantage.

by Kenneth C. Laudon 1996

3.55

666 ratings

💻 Information Systems 🔄 Digital Transformation ♟️ It Strategy 🗄️ Data Management 🔒 Information Security

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 📊 Monitoring Systems 🧠 Systems Thinking

Site Reliability Engineering 87%

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 📊 Monitoring Systems 🧠 Systems Thinking

End of Abundance in Tech

by Ben DeBow • 2023

Cloud costs race toward $5 trillion. The next IT mandate is efficiency, not just uptime.

4.74

🧑‍💼 IT Leadership 🏢 Enterprise IT ☁️ FinOps 🛠️ Technical Debt 🌿 Green IT

End of Abundance in Tech 87%

Cloud costs race toward $5 trillion. The next IT mandate is efficiency, not just uptime.

by Ben DeBow 2023

4.74

19 ratings

🧑‍💼 IT Leadership 🏢 Enterprise IT ☁️ FinOps 🛠️ Technical Debt 🌿 Green IT

Salesforce Data Architecture and Management

by Ahsan Zafar • 2021

A million records in Salesforce will break your org. The architecture rules that stop it.

3.33

🏢 Salesforce Platform 🏗️ Data Architecture 📊 Data Management ⚡ Query Optimization 🛡️ Data Governance

Salesforce Data Architecture and Management Summary

Salesforce Data Architecture and Management 87%

A million records in Salesforce will break your org. The architecture rules that stop it.

by Ahsan Zafar 2021

3.33

3 ratings

🏢 Salesforce Platform 🏗️ Data Architecture 📊 Data Management ⚡ Query Optimization 🛡️ Data Governance

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

by Martin Kleppmann • 2015

Networks fail, clocks drift, consensus is elusive. The big ideas behind systems that work anyway.

4.70

11k+

🖥️ Distributed Systems 🗄️ Database Design 🤝 Consensus Algorithms 🛡️ Fault Tolerance 📊 Consistency Models

Designing Data-Intensive Applications Summary

Designing Data-Intensive Applications 87%

Networks fail, clocks drift, consensus is elusive. The big ideas behind systems that work anyway.

by Martin Kleppmann 2015

4.70

11k+ ratings

🖥️ Distributed Systems 🗄️ Database Design 🤝 Consensus Algorithms 🛡️ Fault Tolerance 📊 Consistency Models

AI Value Creators

by Paul Zikopoulos • 2025

Most AI adopters stay users. Value creators build on proprietary data and governed models instead.

3.66

🏢 Enterprise AI 🔄 Digital Transformation 📊 Data Strategy 🛡️ AI Governance 🤝 Trustworthy AI

AI Value Creators 87%

Most AI adopters stay users. Value creators build on proprietary data and governed models instead.

by Paul Zikopoulos 2025

3.66

44 ratings

🏢 Enterprise AI 🔄 Digital Transformation 📊 Data Strategy 🛡️ AI Governance 🤝 Trustworthy AI

The Site Reliability Workbook

by Betsy Beyer • 2018

Reliability as math: SLOs, error budgets, canarying, and the team practices that make it stick.

4.36

405

🛠️ Site Reliability Engineering 🚀 Devops Practices 🔥 Incident Management 🏆 Operational Excellence 📈 Scalability

The Site Reliability Workbook 87%

Reliability as math: SLOs, error budgets, canarying, and the team practices that make it stick.

by Betsy Beyer 2018

4.36

405 ratings

🛠️ Site Reliability Engineering 🚀 Devops Practices 🔥 Incident Management 🏆 Operational Excellence 📈 Scalability

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 🏭 Lean Methodology 🤝 Just Culture

The DevOps Handbook 87%

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 🏭 Lean Methodology 🤝 Just Culture

Release It!

by Michael T. Nygard • 2007

QA says your software is ready. Production disagrees. The patterns that close the gap.

4.25

3k+

🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems 🛡️ Fault Tolerance ✅ Production Readiness 🔥 Chaos Engineering

Release It! 87%

QA says your software is ready. Production disagrees. The patterns that close the gap.

by Michael T. Nygard 2007

4.25

3k+ ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems 🛡️ Fault Tolerance ✅ Production Readiness 🔥 Chaos Engineering

The Internet of Things

by Samuel Greengard • 2015

Connecting everything to the internet could add $33 trillion to the economy, and expose everything.

3.23

542

🌐 Internet Of Things 🏭 Industry 4.0 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔒 Data Privacy 🏙️ Smart Cities

The Internet of Things 87%

Connecting everything to the internet could add $33 trillion to the economy, and expose everything.

by Samuel Greengard 2015

3.23

542 ratings

🌐 Internet Of Things 🏭 Industry 4.0 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔒 Data Privacy 🏙️ Smart Cities

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook

by Evi Nemeth • 2010

Every script, service, and subnet: the Unix and Linux admin's survival manual.

4.45

993

🖥️ System Administration 🐚 Shell Scripting 🌐 Network Administration 🔒 Security Hardening ⚙️ Configuration Management

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook Summary

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook 87%

Every script, service, and subnet: the Unix and Linux admin's survival manual.

by Evi Nemeth 2010

4.45

993 ratings

🖥️ System Administration 🐚 Shell Scripting 🌐 Network Administration 🔒 Security Hardening ⚙️ Configuration Management

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 🤖 Automation 🔧 Devops Culture

The Software Architect Elevator 87%

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 🤖 Automation 🔧 Devops Culture

Next Level Cybersecurity

by Sai Huda • 2019

Breach is inevitable. Fifteen signals that catch intruders before they touch critical data.

3.86

🛡️ Cyber Risk Management 🔍 Threat Detection 🩹 Vulnerability Management 🔑 Privileged Access Management 💰 Ransomware Defense

Next Level Cybersecurity 87%

Breach is inevitable. Fifteen signals that catch intruders before they touch critical data.

by Sai Huda 2019

3.86

57 ratings

🛡️ Cyber Risk Management 🔍 Threat Detection 🩹 Vulnerability Management 🔑 Privileged Access Management 💰 Ransomware Defense

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 Readiness 🔧 Reliability Engineering

Production-Ready Microservices 87%

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 ✅ Production Readiness 🔧 Reliability Engineering

Cybersecurity Risk Management

by Cynthia Brumfield • 2021

The NIST framework is a map, not a shield. How to build defenses that work.

3.89

🛡️ Cybersecurity Frameworks ⚠️ It Risk Management 🏭 Operational Technology Security 🔐 Access Control 🚨 Incident Response Planning

Cybersecurity Risk Management 87%

The NIST framework is a map, not a shield. How to build defenses that work.

by Cynthia Brumfield 2021

3.89

9 ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity Frameworks ⚠️ It Risk Management 🏭 Operational Technology Security 🔐 Access Control 🚨 Incident Response Planning

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 ⚠️ Risk Management ☁️ Cloud Computing

Architecting for Scale 87%

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 ⚠️ Risk Management ☁️ Cloud Computing

High Performance Web Sites

by Steve Souders • 2007

The browser, not the backend, eats your load time. The engineering rules that win it back.

4.15

688

🚀 Web Performance ⚙️ Performance Engineering 📡 HTTP Optimization 💾 Caching Strategies 🌐 Content Delivery Networks

High Performance Web Sites 87%

The browser, not the backend, eats your load time. The engineering rules that win it back.

by Steve Souders 2007

4.15

688 ratings

🚀 Web Performance ⚙️ Performance Engineering 📡 HTTP Optimization 💾 Caching Strategies 🌐 Content Delivery Networks

Data Science

by John D. Kelleher • 2018

Turning raw data into decisions requires a defined process, not just algorithms and statistics.

3.90

876

🔎 Data Mining 🧭 Data Science Methodology 📈 Predictive Modeling 🧩 Unsupervised Learning ⚖️ Data Ethics

Data Science 87%

Turning raw data into decisions requires a defined process, not just algorithms and statistics.

by John D. Kelleher 2018

3.90

876 ratings

🔎 Data Mining 🧭 Data Science Methodology 📈 Predictive Modeling 🧩 Unsupervised Learning ⚖️ Data Ethics

Data Analytics Made Accessible

by Anil Maheshwari • 2014

Every analytics technique a manager needs, from decision trees to big data, mapped and demystified.

3.76

323

🧱 Data Analytics 📊 Business Intelligence ⛏️ Data Mining 📈 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

Data Analytics Made Accessible 87%

Every analytics technique a manager needs, from decision trees to big data, mapped and demystified.

by Anil Maheshwari 2014

3.76

323 ratings

🧱 Data Analytics 📊 Business Intelligence ⛏️ Data Mining 📈 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

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 🗄️ Database Management 🔄 Agile Methodology

How to Speak Tech 87%

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 🗄️ Database Management 🔄 Agile Methodology

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 🔀 Agile Transformation 💻 Technology Leadership

Leading the Transformation 87%

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 🔀 Agile Transformation 💻 Technology Leadership

Project Zero Trust

by George Finney • 2022

A business fable that shows security leaders how to adopt Zero Trust and stop breaches.

3.95

197

🔒 Zero Trust 🆔 Identity Management ☁️ Cloud Security 🛠️ Devsecops 📡 Security Operations

Project Zero Trust 87%

A business fable that shows security leaders how to adopt Zero Trust and stop breaches.

by George Finney 2022

3.95

197 ratings

🔒 Zero Trust 🆔 Identity Management ☁️ Cloud Security 🛠️ Devsecops 📡 Security Operations

Software Architecture Patterns for Serverless Systems

by John Gilbert • 2021

Coupling kills innovation. Event-driven patterns for autonomous services that ship change safely.

4.29

⚡ Serverless Architecture 📨 Event-Driven Architecture 🧩 Microservices 🌐 Distributed Systems ☁️ Cloud Native

Software Architecture Patterns for Serverless Systems Summary

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Coupling kills innovation. Event-driven patterns for autonomous services that ship change safely.

by John Gilbert 2021

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⚡ Serverless Architecture 📨 Event-Driven Architecture 🧩 Microservices 🌐 Distributed Systems ☁️ Cloud Native

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