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System Center Configuration Manager Current Branch Unleashed, First Edition
Author Michael Wiles , Kenneth van Surksum , Greg Ramsey , Saud Al-Mishari , Gerry Hampson
System Center Configuration Manager Current Branch provides a total systems management solution for a people-centric world. It can deploy applications to individuals using virtually any device or platform, centralizing and automating management across on-premise, s....
Release Date 2018/04 -
The Empowered Manager, 2nd Edition
Author Peter Block
Empowerment produces the conditions for high performance. Especially for middle managers and below.Empowered cultures attract and retain talent. They produce high achievement, high accountability and high commitment.The Empowered Manager uncovers a roadmap to creat....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Managing Infrastructure with Puppet
Author James Loope
Get started with Puppet, and learn how this popular configuration management framework helps you automate your servers. This concise introduction shows you how to use Puppet’s tools and templates to organize and execute configuration plans on Linux, Unix, and Window....
Release Date 2011/06 -
Microsoft System Center Designing Orchestrator Runbooks
Author Aaron Cushner David Ziembicki Andreas Rynes , Mitch Tulloch
Part of a series of specialized guides on System Center - this book delivers a focused drilldown into designing runbooks for Orchestrator workflow management solutions. Series editor Mitch Tulloch and a team of System Center experts provide concise technical guidanc....
Release Date 2013/09 -
Author Lorin Hochstein
Ansible is a great tool for handling deployment as well as configuration management, providing a lot more functionality than shell scripts. It doesn't require that one learn a new set of abstractions to hide the differences between operating systems. That makes it....
Release Date 2016/08 -
Network Automation with Ansible
Author Jason Edelman
API-driven network devices are much easier to manage and operate than their older counterparts, but that’s not their only advantage. These new devices also enable true network automation, and that’s a real game changer for network engineers. This O’Reilly report ex....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Software Configuration Management Patterns: Effective Teamwork, Practical Integration
Author Brad Appleton , Stephen P. Berczuk
Effective software configuration management (SCM) strategies promote a healthy, team-oriented culture that produces better software. Software Configuration Management Patterns alleviates software engineers' most common concerns about software configuration manageme....
Release Date 2002/11 -
Get Rich with Dividends: A Proven System for Earning Double-Digit Returns
Author Marc Lichtenfeld
A comprehensive guide to dividend investing that shows how to obtain double-digit returns with ease.Dividends are responsible for 44% of the S&P 500's returns over the last 80 years. Today they present an excellent opportunity, especially with investors who hav....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Beginning PowerShell for SharePoint 2013
Author Nikolas Charlebois-Laprade
Beginning PowerShell for SharePoint 2013 is a book for the SharePoint administrator looking to expand his or her toolkit and skills by learning PowerShell, Microsoft's vastly flexible and versatile object oriented scripting language. PowerShell is the future of Mic....
Release Date 2014/03 -
Understanding Experimentation Platforms
Author Henry Jewkes , Trevor Stuart , Adil Aijaz
Thanks to approaches such as continuous integration and continuous delivery, companies that once introduced new products every six months are now shipping software several times a day. Reaching the market quickly is vital today, but rapid updates are impractical un....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Author James Pogran
Get started with the fundamentals of PowerShell DSC and utilize its power to automate deployment and configuration of your serversAbout This BookCreate flexible and maintainable deployments using DSC configuration scripts that stand the test of timeExplore the in d....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Build Master, The: Microsoft’s Software Configuration Management Best Practices
Author Vincent Maraia
"Wow, what can I say? Chapter 4, 'The Build Lab and Personnel,' by itself is enough justification to purchase the book! Vince is obviously a 'Dirty Finger Nails' build meister and there is a lot we can all learn from how he got them dirty! There are so many gems....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Author Peter Daalmans , Santos Martinez , Kent Agerlund , Steve Rachui
Expert coverage of Microsoft's highly anticipated network software deployment toolThe latest version of System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) is a dramatic update of its predecessor Configuration Manager 2007, and this book offers intermediate-to-advanced....
Release Date 2012/05 -
Author Tony Campbell
This short cut is a series of "How To " sections, each concentrating on an area of functionality little exploited by typical users, although extremely useful when exposed. Section 1 Smarter Media Center Configuration There are smart ways, and not so smart ways, to ....
Release Date 2006/07 -
Author Jon Cowie
Take advantage of Chef’s highly customizable design to tackle specific automation issues that you can’t solve by simply using Chef’s tools, resources, and services out of the box. With this practical guide, you’ll examine the internal structure of this configuration....
Release Date 2014/09 -
Learning Continuous Integration with Jenkins
Author Nikhil Pathania
A beginner's guide to implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery using JenkinsAbout This BookSpeed up and increase software productivity and software delivery using JenkinsAutomate your build, integration, release, and deployment processes with Je....
Release Date 2016/05 -
Learning Ansible 2 - Second Edition
Author Fabio Alessandro Locati
Learn everything you need to manage and handle your systems with ease with Ansible 2 using this comprehensive guideAbout This BookSimplify the automation of applications and systems using the newest version of AnsibleGet acquainted with fundamentals of Ansible such....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Puppet 5 Essentials - Third Edition
Author Felix Frank , Martin Alfke
A Guide to managing servers and automationAbout This BookBreeze through Puppet's key features and performance improvements to bring real advantages to your IT infrastructureDiscover Puppet best practices to help you avoid common mistakes and pitfallsExamples to he....
Release Date 2017/09 -
PowerShell 6.0 Linux Administration Cookbook
Author Ram Iyer , Prashanth Jayaram
Use PowerShell 6.0 on Linux to automate complex, repetitive, and time consuming tasksAbout This BookUnderstand PowerShell’s object-oriented approach, and truly cross-platform capabilities, which work equally well on Windows, Linux and macOS.Extend your OMS capabili....
Release Date 2018/10 -
Author Mohamed Alibi
Configure Ansible and start coding YAML playbooks using the appropriate modulesKey FeaturesCreate and use Ansible Playbook to script and organise management tasks Benefit from the Ansible community roles and modules to resolve complex and niche tasks Write configur....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Food Over Medicine: The Conversation That Could Save Your Life
Author Del Sroufe , Glen Merzer , Pamela A. Popper
Includes recipes from Chef Del Sroufe, author of the bestselling Forks Over Knives—The Cookbook and Better Than Vegan Nearly half of Americans take at least one prescription medicine, with almost a quarter taking three or more, as diseases such as ....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Ansible: Up and Running, 2nd Edition
Author Rene Moser , Lorin Hochstein
Among the many configuration management tools available, Ansible has some distinct advantages—it’s minimal in nature, you don’t need to install anything on your nodes, and it has an easy learning curve. With this updated second edition, you’ll learn how to be produ....
Release Date 2017/08 -
SQL Server 2014 with PowerShell v5 Cookbook
Author Donabel Santos
Over 150 real-world recipes to simplify database management, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance your productivityAbout This BookThis book helps you build a strong foundation to get you comfortable using PowerShell with SQL Server, empowering you to create more ....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Learning SaltStack - Second Edition
Author Colton Myers
Build, manage, and secure your infrastructure by utilizing the power of SaltStackAbout This BookFirst book in the market to incorporate all the latest features of SaltStack.Leverage the power of SaltStack for building, managing and securing your infrastructure.Effe....
Release Date 2016/06 -
InstallAnywhere Tutorial and Reference Guide
Author Zero G Team
"Very informative...The perfect resource when just getting started, and a great reference for someone who has used the product for some time."--John Burrows, Software Configuration Process Manager, DST Interactive, Inc."If only this book existed when I began using I....
Release Date 2004/07 -
Microsoft System Center 2016 Service Manager Cookbook - Second Edition
Author Dieter Casser , Steve Buchanan , Steve Beaumont , Andreas Baumgarten , Anders Asp
Discover over 100 practical recipes to help you master the art of IT service management for your organizationAbout This BookUnleash the capabilities of Microsoft System Center 2016 Service ManagerMaster the skills of configuring, deploying, managing, and troublesho....
Release Date 2017/02 -
Author Tom J. Milligan , David E. Bellagio
"I wrote that the first edition of this book "communicates much of the experience, wisdom, and insight that was acquired along the way to discovering what SCM best practices are and how to implement/deploy them." The second edition is full of even more practical exp....
Release Date 2005/05 -
Windows PowerShell for .NET Developers - Second Edition
Author Sherif Talaat , Chendrayan Venkatesan
Efficiently administer and maintain your development environment with Windows PowerShellAbout This BookExplore scripting and automation techniques with Windows PowerShellGain concrete knowledge of Windows PowerShell scripting to perform professional level scripting....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Mastering System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
Author Brett Bennett , Peter Daalmans , Santos Martinez
Invaluable coverage on all aspects of System Center 2012 R2 Configuration ManagerCompletely updated for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, this comprehensive book provides intermediate and advanced coverage of all aspects of the product, including planning....
Release Date 2014/03 -
Windows PowerShell for Developers
Author Douglas Finke
Want to perform programming tasks better, faster, simpler, and make them repeatable? Take a deep dive into Windows PowerShell and discover what this distributed automation platform can do. Whether you’re a .NET developer or IT pro, this concise guide will show you h....
Release Date 2012/07