Description
Book SynopsisGet inspired to explore the depths of the DevOps field. In today''s rapidly transforming world, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has emerged as an effective approach to maintain, scale, and deploy software systems. This book offers a mixture of foundational IaC concepts and practical examples to give you hands-on experience.
You will first gain an understanding of DevOps culture as well as how to adapt to IaC. Introduction to Infrastructure as Code begins by reviewing the innovative features that DevOps in general, and IaC in particular, have to offer for adoption and growth for different verticals. With this solid base established, you will then learn the importance, processes, and outcome of building infrastructure solutions.
Authors Sneh Pandya and Riya Guha Thakurta then provide hands-on examples utilizing IaC platforms, open source tools, and essential considerations such as security, scalability, and deployments. Each chapter focuses on one vertical (i.e.
Table of ContentsPART 1: CONCEPTSChapter 1: Introduction to Infrastructure as CodeChapter Goal: Understand DevOps culture and fundamentals of Infrastructure as Code
Chapter 2: Patterns and Principles of IaCChapter Goal: Learn about every layer of Infrastructure as Code stack
Chapter 3: Infrastructure ManagementChapter Goal: Explains management of infrastructure in a holistic manner
Chapter 4: Production Complexity ManagementChapter Goal: Learn how to maintain, deploy, and scale infrastructure with respect to various environments
Chapter 5: Business SolutionsChapter Goal: Helps you familiarize and understand business aspects and future scope of IaC
PART 2: HANDS-ON EXPERIENCEChapter 6: Hands-on IaC with Hashicorp TerraformChapter Goal: Helps you gain hands-on experience with popular open-source IaC platform - Hashicorp's Terraform
Chapter 7: Hands-on IaC with PuppetChapter Goal: Take you through with another popular open-source IaC tool - Puppet
Chapter 8: Hands-on IoC with ChefChapter Goal: Helps you with hands-on experience with another popular open-source IaC tool - Chef
