Books

Stop letting Windows decide how you work. This guide takes you from everyday tasks to the tools and techniques professionals rely on, covering PowerShell, WSL2, security, automation and AI. Packed with practical examples, it helps you unlock the full potential of Windows 11 with confidence.

Discover how eBPF is changing Linux systems engineering. Starting with the fundamentals, this book walks you through building, debugging and deploying real eBPF programs for observability, networking, security and performance. Learn practical techniques you can use with confidence in production across modern Linux environments.

If you know Linux, you already have most of the skills you need to master FreeBSD. This practical guide shows where the systems differ, why those differences matter and how to deploy, secure and manage FreeBSD with confidence using comparisons that make every concept easy to understand.

Modern software delivery demands more than fast pipelines. It requires systems built for reliability, security and scale. This book shows how to design and run CI/CD as a production platform, with practical patterns, real world examples and proven strategies that help teams deliver software with confidence.

Master Nix without the usual frustration. This practical guide takes you from your first reproducible development environment to production ready infrastructure with clear explanations and real examples. Learn the patterns that help DevOps and platform teams build reliable systems that scale with confidence.

Cloud, Kubernetes, AI, security and automation have changed what DevOps really means. This book cuts through the hype with practical guidance for building reliable, scalable platforms using proven patterns, real production lessons and modern engineering practices that help teams move faster without sacrificing stability.

Big migrations rarely fail because of code alone. The Migration Architect’s Handbook shows how to untangle dependencies, design the right repository strategy and move complex systems forward without bringing the organization to a halt. Built on real-world lessons, it turns daunting modernization efforts into practical, manageable work.

Most Bash scripts start small but end up running critical systems. This book shows you how to write shell scripts that are portable, secure, and reliable across Linux distributions. From fundamental scripting techniques to production-ready patterns, you will learn how to build automation that handles errors gracefully, avoids common pitfalls and remains easy to maintain as it grows.

Whether you're learning PowerShell or managing enterprise environments, this book is a practical reference for Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7+. It covers core concepts, scripting, automation and administration with clear examples based on official Microsoft documentation.

The Linux Virtual Filesystem is the abstraction that unifies every filesystem in Linux behind a single interface. This book explores its architecture, kernel implementation, and modern applications, giving system administrators, developers, and kernel engineers the knowledge to understand, troubleshoot, and extend the VFS.

> 3:07 a.m. The pager goes off. Your database is down, the disk is full, and you're the on-call engineer holding the line. Open this manual to the playbook you need right now to diagnose, stabilize, and verify the fix -- fast.

Learn Linux with a practical, step-by-step guide that takes you from beginner to advanced user. Build real skills through hands-on examples and gain the confidence to use Linux in professional and everyday environments.

Build a powerful AI assistant that runs entirely on your own hardware. The Ollama Assistant Handbook takes you from installation to a production-ready assistant with memory, tools, voice, vision, and automation through practical, hands-on examples you can use immediately.

Ready to make the switch to Linux? *The Linux Migration Handbook* guides you through every step of the journey, from choosing a distribution and installing Linux to replacing your favorite apps and mastering the tools that make Linux powerful. Whether you want more control, better privacy, lower costs, or a deeper understanding of open source, this book helps you become a confident Linux user.

Go from your first Ansible playbook to enterprise-scale automation across hybrid clouds. This guide empowers sysadmins and DevOps pros with production-ready patterns for VMware, Kubernetes, and major cloud providers, helping you build secure, scalable infrastructure while avoiding common pitfalls.