Thangaraju, B. <br/><br/>
Real- world devops practices :  case study approach / 
By B Thangaraju. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New Delhi :  Wiley ,  2025. 
 - xxix,534p. ;  PB  24.4 cm 
<br/><br/> It is designed to equip readers with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to effectively implement DevOps tools across various industries. It presents a clear, step-by-step method for DevOps adoption, covering tool selection, pipeline architecture, and overcoming growth challenges.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>The book tests your grasp of DevOps through over 400 questions, including descriptive exercises, lab tasks, and MCQs. These are designed to test your understanding and application of DevOps concepts. Suitable for novices and experts alike, it lays a solid foundation in agile and DevOps principles, with practical applications demonstrated through real-life case studies. It also highlights the critical role of governance in ensuring the sustained improvement of DevOps projects.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>This accessible, hands-on manual prepares you with the skills to excel in DevOps, regardless of your sector or experience level.<br/><br/>  
<br/><br/>Preface<br/><br/>About the Book<br/><br/>Organisation of the Book<br/><br/>Who Should Read This Book?<br/><br/>How to Use This Book<br/><br/>About the Author<br/><br/>Acknowledgment<br/><br/>Part 1 Understanding DevOps<br/><br/>1 DevOps Fundamentals<br/><br/>1.1 Introduction to DevOps<br/><br/>1.1.1 History of DevOps<br/><br/>1.1.2 Definition of DevOps<br/><br/>1.1.3 DevOps: Key Components<br/><br/>1.1.4 DevOps: Key Advantages<br/><br/>1.1.5 Enterprise Application Evolving Themes<br/><br/>1.1.6 Why DevOps has Become Essential in Modern Software Development?<br/><br/>1.2 DevOps: Key Principels<br/><br/>1.2.1 Automation: The Role of Automation in Streamlining Processes<br/><br/>1.2.2 Dev and Ops: Collaboration and Integration<br/><br/>1.2.3 Continuous Delivery: The Concept of Continuous Delivery and Its Benefits<br/><br/>1.2.4 Monitoring and Feedback: Real-Time Monitoring and the Feedback Loop in DevOps<br/><br/>1.3 DevOps Toolchains<br/><br/>1.3.1 Robust DevOps Toolchain<br/><br/>1.4 Challenges in Adopting DevOps<br/><br/>1.4.1 Challenges in Adopting DevOps for Legacy Systems<br/><br/>1.4.2 Strategies to Overcome DevOps Challenges in Legacy Systems<br/><br/>1.5 Measuring DevOps Success<br/><br/>1.6 DevOps Myths<br/><br/>1.6.1 Common Myths About DevOps<br/><br/>Summary<br/><br/>Exercise<br/><br/>Further Reading<br/><br/>Part 2 DevOps Tool Chains Overviews<br/><br/>2 DevOps Tools: Version Control to Monitoring<br/><br/>2.1 Version Control System<br/><br/>2.1.1 Introduction<br/><br/>2.1.2 Version Control System: Key Features<br/><br/>2.1.3 Significance of Version Control in Collaborative Development<br/><br/>2.1.4 Global Information Tracker (Git)<br/><br/>2.1.5 Frequently Used Git Commands<br/><br/>2.1.6 Version Control System: A Look at Other Tools<br/><br/>2.2 Continuous Integration (CI) Tools<br/><br/>2.2.1 Introduction<br/><br/>2.2.2 Continuous Integration: Process and Advantages<br/><br/>2.2.3 Establishing Effective Continuous Integration<br/><br/>2.2.4 Exploring Popular CI Tools<br/><br/>2.3 Build Automation Tools<br/><br/>2.3.1 Introduction<br/><br/>2.3.2 Criteria for Choosing Build Automation Tools<br/><br/>2.3.3 Commonly Used Build Automation Tools<br/><br/>2.4 Testing Automation Tools<br/><br/>2.4.1 Introduction<br/><br/>2.4.2 Role of Testing Automation in Software Development<br/><br/>2.4.3 Various Types of Testing<br/><br/>2.4.4 Testing Automation Tools: Key Features and Evaluation Criteria<br/><br/>2.4.5 Test Automation Tools: A Selected List<br/><br/>2.5 Deployment Automation Tool<br/><br/>2.5.1 Benefits and Objectives of Deployment Automation<br/><br/>2.5.2 Deployment Automation: Challenges Addressed<br/><br/>2.5.3 Deployment Automation: Core Elements<br/><br/>2.5.4 Deployment Automation Tools: A Selected List<br/><br/>2.5.5 Auto DevOps<br/><br/>2.5.6 Continuous Delivery vs Continuous Deployment<br/><br/>2.6 DevOps: Monitoring Tools<br/><br/>2.6.1 DevOps Monitoring: Key Components<br/><br/>2.6.2 Monitoring Tools: Enhancing the DevOps Lifecycle<br/><br/>2.6.3 Metrics, Logs, and Traces: Key Concepts in DevOps Monitoring<br/><br/>2.6.4 Why Metrics, Logs, and Traces Matter?<br/><br/>2.6.5 Diverse Monitoring Tools<br/><br/>2.6.6 Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tools<br/><br/>2.6.7 Log Management Tools<br/><br/>2.6.8 Distributed Tracing Tools<br/><br/>2.6.9 Tool Selection: Essential Factors<br/><br/>2.6.10 Tool Selection for Use Cases and Tech Stacks<br/><br/>2.6.11 Steps for Integrating Monitoring Tools with Existing Infrastructure<br/><br/>2.6.12 Key Considerations for Defining Metrics and Key Performance Indicator (KPIs) in Monitoring<br/><br/>2.6.13 Effective Alerting and Notification Strategies<br/><br/>2.6.14 Implementing Automated Responses to Detected Issues<br/><br/>Summary<br/><br/>Exercise<br/><br/>Multiple Choice Questions<br/><br/>3 Ansible: Configuration Management with Effective Practices<br/><br/>3.1 Introduction<br/><br/>3.2 Configuration Management: Key Features<br/><br/>3.3 Understanding IaC: Two Approaches<br/><br/>3.3.1 Declarative Approach (Functional)<br/><br/>3.3.2 Imperative Approach (Procedural)<br/><br/>3.4 IaC: Push and Pull Methodologies<br/><br/>3.4.1 ‘Push’ Method<br/><br/>3.4.2 ‘Pull’ Method<br/><br/>3.5 Ansible: Simplifying Automation and Configuration Management<br/><br/>3.5.1 Ansible: Key Features<br/><br/>3.5.2 Use Cases for Ansible<br/><br/>3.5.3 Ansible: Key Components<br/><br/>3.5.4 Ansible: Architecture<br/><br/>3.5.5 Ansible: Installation<br/><br/>3.6 Integrate Ansible with Jenkins<br/><br/>3.7 Understanding the Role of the Inventory File in Ansible Automation<br/><br/>3.7.1 Inventory File Creation<br/><br/>3.8 Illustrating Ansible Syntax and Playbooks for Common System Operations<br/><br/>3.8.1 Container Web Server Creation<br/><br/>3.8.2 Advanced Ansible Techniques and Best Practices<br/><br/>3.9 Ansible Debugging<br/><br/>3.9.1 Understanding Ansible Debugging<br/><br/>3.9.2 Key Debugging Techniques<br/><br/>3.10 Ansible Best Practices<br/><br/>3.10.1 List of a Few Other Popular Configuration Management Tools<br/><br/>Summary<br/><br/>Exercise<br/><br/>Multiple Choice Questions<br/><br/>4 Docker Fundamentals and Beyond<br/><br/>4.1 Introduction to Virtualisations<br/><br/>4.1.1 Advantages of Virtualisation<br/><br/>4.1.2 Evolution of the Infrastructure Path<br/><br/>4.2 Introduction to Container<br/><br/>4.2.1 Containerisation: Key Concepts<br/><br/>4.3 Container: Internal Mechanisms<br/><br/>4.4 Docker: A Comprehensive Introduction<br/><br/>4.5 Docker Engine: Core Components and Container Architecture<br/><br/>4.6 Docker: Architecture<br/><br/>4.7 Virtual Machine Vs Docker<br/><br/>4.8 Docker Installation<br/><br/>4.8.1 Basic Docker Commands<br/><br/>4.9 Dockerfile<br/><br/>4.9.1 Why Dockerfile is Essential for Creating Docker Containers?<br/><br/>4.9.2 Exploring Dockerfiles<br/><br/>4.9.3 Docker Buildx: Enhanced Docker Image Building<br/><br/>4.9.4 Using Docker Buildx<br/><br/>4.9.5 Dockerfile for Serving “Hello, World!” with Nginx<br/><br/>4.9.6 Multi-Stage Build<br/><br/>4.9.7 .dockerignore<br/><br/>4.9.8 Alpine Base Image: An Introduction<br/><br/>4.10 Docker Compose: A Comprehensive Introduction<br/><br/>4.10.1 Docker Compose: Key Features<br/><br/>4.10.2 Why Use Docker Compose?<br/><br/>4.10.3 Docker Compose: Key Elements<br/><br/>4.10.4 Docker Compose: Installation<br/><br/>4.10.5 Docker Compose YAML Configuration<br/><br/>4.10.6 Defining Services<br/><br/>4.10.7 Docker Compose: Network Integration<br/><br/>4.10.8 Managing Volumes<br/><br/>4.10.9 Environment Variables and Secrets<br/><br/>4.10.10 Scaling Services<br/><br/>4.10.11 Docker Compose Commands<br/><br/>4.10.12 Best Practices and Tips<br/><br/>4.11 Containerisation Tools Similar to Docker<br/><br/>4.12 Docker Compose vs. Kubernetes<br/><br/>Summary<br/><br/>Exercise<br/><br/>Multiple Choice Questions<br/><br/>Further Reading<br/><br/>5 Kubernetes in DevOps: Managing Containerised Applications<br/><br/>5.1 Kubernetes: A Historical Overview<br/><br/>5.2 Kubernetes: An Introduction<br/><br/>5.2.1 Kubernetes: Advantages and Key Features<br/><br/>5.3 Kubernetes Architecture<br/><br/>5.3.1 Synchronisation and Interaction of the Various Components of Kubernetes Worker Node<br/><br/>5.3.2 Kubernetes Installation<br/><br/>5.4 Minikube<br/><br/>5.4.1 Minikube: Architecture<br/><br/>5.4.2 Minikube: Advantages<br/><br/>5.4.3 Installing Minikube in Ubuntu Virtual Machine<br/><br/>5.4.4 Kubernetes YAML Files and Commonly Used Instructions<br/><br/>5.5 Exploration of Kubernetes Concepts and Practical Implementations<br/><br/>5.5.1 Namespaces in Kubernetes<br/><br/>5.5.2 Kubernetes Deployment<br/><br/>5.5.3 Kubernetes Services: Concepts, Features, and Management<br/><br/>5.5.4 Pod Replica in Kubernetes<br/><br/>5.5.5 Updating the Deployment: Changing the Image and Rollback Mechanism<br/><br/>5.5.6 LoadBalancer Service Type<br/><br/>5.5.7 Kubernetes Networking<br/><br/>5.5.8 Persistent Volume in Kubernetes<br/><br/>5.5.9 ConfigMaps in Kubernetes<br/><br/>5.5.10 Secrets<br/><br/>5.5.11 Pod Lifecycle Management<br/><br/>5.5.12 Init Containers in Kubernetes: An Overview<br/><br/>5.5.13 Sidecar Containers in Kubernetes<br/><br/>5.5.14 CronJobs in Kubernetes<br/><br/>5.5.15 Kubernetes: Live Updates<br/><br/>5.5.16 Failover Mechanisms in Kubernetes<br/><br/>5.5.17 Resource Quotas and Resource Limits in Kubernetes<br/><br/>5.5.18 Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) in Kubernetes<br/><br/>5.6 Debugging Kubernetes<br/><br/>5.6.1 Pod Debugging<br/><br/>5.6.2 Service Debugging<br/><br/>5.6.3 Node Debugging<br/><br/>5.6.4 Network Debugging<br/><br/>5.6.5 Resource Management Debugging<br/><br/>5.6.6 Storage Debugging<br/><br/>5.6.7 Security Debugging<br/><br/>5.6.8 Using Logs and Metrics<br/><br/>5.7 Integrating Kubernetes with Jenkins<br/><br/>5.8 Popular Container Orchestration Tools<br/><br/>Summary<br/><br/>Exercises<br/><br/>Multiple Choice Questions<br/><br/>Further Reading<br/><br/>6 Jenkins Unleashed: Features, Configuration, and Implementation Mastery<br/><br/>6.1 Jenkins: History and Introduction<br/><br/>6.1.1 Jenkins: Configuration<br/><br/>6.1.2 Jenkins: Architecture<br/><br/>6.1.3 Jenkins: Key Features<br/><br/>6.2 Jenkins: Installation and Configuration<br/><br/>6.2.1 Jenkins: Accessing and Initialising<br/><br/>6.3 Build Triggers<br/><br/>6.3.1 Build Periodically<br/><br/>6.3.2 Custom Workspace<br/><br/>6.3.3 Demonstrating Custom Workspace Setup in Jenkins<br/><br/>6.3.4 Parameterised Job<br/><br/>6.3.5 Trigger Builds Remotely<br/><br/>6.3.6 Using Poll SCM to Monitor Source Code Management<br/><br/>6.3.7 GitHub Hook Trigger for GITScm Polling<br/><br/>6.3.8 Orchestrating Job Dependencies in Jenkins<br/><br/>6.4 Email Notification<br/><br/>6.4.1 Email Notification: Configuring<br/><br/>6.4.2 Types of Email Notifications<br/><br/>6.4.3 Email Notifications: Advantages<br/><br/>6.4.4 Illustrating Email Notification in Jenkins<br/><br/>6.5 Role-Based Authentication Strategy<br/><br/>6.5.1 Key Features<br/><br/>6.5.2 Advantages of Role-Based Authentication Strategy<br/><br/>6.5.3 Setting Up Role-Based Authentication<br/><br/>6.5.4 Example Scenarios of Role-Based Authentication<br/><br/>6.5.5 Implementation of Role-Based Authentication for User Management in Jenkins<br/><br/>6.6 Jenkins Distributed Architecture<br/><br/>6.6.1 Jenkins Distributed Architecture: Configuration<br/><br/>6.6.2 Jenkins Distributed Architecture: Advantages<br/><br/>6.6.3 Configuring a Jenkins Distributed Architecture with Docker Containers<br/><br/>6.7 Jenkins Pipeline<br/><br/>6.7.1 Jenkins Pipeline: Architectures<br/><br/>6.7.2 Creating and Visualising a Jenkins Pipeline Demo<br/><br/>6.8 Debugging in Jenkins<br/><br/>Summary<br/><br/>Exercise<br/><br/>Multiple Choice Questions<br/><br/>Further Reading<br/><br/>Part 3 Real-World Case Study Approach<br/><br/>1 Transforming Theory into Practice: A DevOps Journey with a Calculator Program<br/><br/>C1.1 Introduction<br/><br/>C1.2 Objective<br/><br/>C1.3 DevOps Solution<br/><br/>C1.4 Getting Started with Project Creation and Maven<br/><br/>C1.4.1 Executing Maven Commands<br/><br/>C1.5 Integrating the XML into pom.xml<br/><br/>C1.6 Integrating Version Control with Git and GitHub<br/><br/>C1.7 Setting up Version Control and Preparing for Commit<br/><br/>C1.8 Pushing Local Changes to the Remote Repository<br/><br/>C1.9 Jenkins Integration<br/><br/>C1.10 Implementation of the Calculator Program<br/><br/>C1.11 Executing the Pipeline Automatically Using Git SCM Polling & NGROK<br/><br/>C1.12 Extracting the Log File from a Running Container<br/><br/>C1.13 Conclusion<br/><br/>2 Transformation Through DevOps: Evolving ‘E-Bill Pay’ Utilities Operations and Customer Experience<br/><br/>C2.1 Introduction<br/><br/>C2.2 Objectives<br/><br/>C2.3 DevOps Solution<br/><br/>C2.3.1 Application Architecture<br/><br/>C2.3.2 Implementation<br/><br/>C2.3.3 Implementation of DevOps Tools<br/><br/>C2.3.4 Continuous Integration (Jenkins) Pipeline<br/><br/>C2.4 Docker Containerisation<br/><br/>C2.4.1 Docker Compose<br/><br/>C2.4.2 Deployment using Ansible<br/><br/>C2.4.3 Logging and Monitoring with ELK Stack<br/><br/>C2.5 Monitoring<br/><br/>C2.5.1 Monitoring System Performance Using ‘Count of Records (Transactions)’<br/><br/>C2.6 Conclusion<br/><br/>C2.7 Future Roadmap<br/><br/>Further Reading<br/><br/>3 Revolutionising Mental Health Services: A DevOps Implementation Journey with Book My Buddy<br/><br/>C3.1 Introduction<br/><br/>C3.2 Challenges<br/><br/>C3.2.1 User Experience Challenges<br/><br/>C3.2.2 Buddy-Specific Challenges<br/><br/>C3.2.3 Administrative Challenges<br/><br/>C3.3 Overview and Significance of the MERN Stack<br/><br/>C3.3.1 Brief about the MERN components<br/><br/>C3.3.2 Significant Features and Benefits of the MERN Stack<br/><br/>C3.4 Objectives<br/><br/>C3.5 DevOps Solution<br/><br/>C3.5.1 DevOps Tool Chain<br/><br/>C3.5.2 Source Code Directory Structure<br/><br/>C3.6 Implementation<br/><br/>C3.6.1 Unit Testing<br/><br/>C3.6.2 Kubernetes and Docker Compose<br/><br/>C3.6.3 Docker Compose<br/><br/>C3.6.4 Ansible Deployment<br/><br/>C3.6.5 Ansible using Kubernetes<br/><br/>C3.6.6 Utilising Winston for Effective Logging in MERN Stack Applications<br/><br/>C3.6.7 Jenkins Pipeline<br/><br/>C3.6.8 ELK Screenshots for Application Performance Monitoring<br/><br/>C3.7 Conclusion<br/><br/>4 Pioneering Healthcare Data Management: MedWeb’s Innovative Consent System<br/><br/>C4.1 Introduction<br/><br/>C4.1.1 The Challenge<br/><br/>C4.1.2 Key Project Features<br/><br/>C4.2 Block Diagram of the MedWeb Application<br/><br/>C4.2.1 Patient<br/><br/>C4.2.2 Healthcare Providers<br/><br/>C4.2.3 Guardian/Legal Representative<br/><br/>C4.2.4 Emergency Personnel<br/><br/>C4.2.5 Consent Management System (CMS)<br/><br/>C4.2.6 Electronic Health Record (EHR) System<br/><br/>C4.2.7 Admin<br/><br/>C4.3 Problem Statement<br/><br/>C4.4 Adoption of DevOps Practices<br/><br/>C4.4.1 Objectives<br/><br/>C4.4.2 DevOps Solution<br/><br/>C4.5 Experimental Details<br/><br/>C4.5.1 Development and Local Testing<br/><br/>C4.5.2 Build and Packaging<br/><br/>C4.5.3 Source Code Management with GitHub<br/><br/>C4.5.4 Containerization<br/><br/>C4.5.5 Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD)<br/><br/>C4.5.6 Deployment<br/><br/>C4.5.7 Container Orchestration Using Kubernetes<br/><br/>C4.5.8 Logging<br/><br/>C4.5.9 Monitoring and Visualisation<br/><br/>C4.6 Results and Discussion<br/><br/>C4.7 Visualisation<br/><br/>C4.7.1 Top 11 Operations vs. PatientID<br/><br/>C4.7.2 Top 5 PatientID and Percentage of Info/Error Occurrences<br/><br/>C4.8 Challenges Encountered During Implementation and Their Resolutions<br/><br/>C4.8.1 Minikube Deployment Challenges<br/><br/>C4.8.2 GitHub Webhook Integration<br/><br/>C4.8.3 Dynamic Connection Details in application.yml<br/><br/>C4.8.4 Direct Access to Kubernetes Services<br/><br/>C4.8.5 JUnit Test Case Failures and Compilation<br/><br/>C4.9 Conclusion<br/><br/>C4.10 Future Roadmap<br/><br/>C4.10.1 Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment Pipeline<br/><br/>C4.10.2 Proactive Monitoring and Incident Response<br/><br/>C4.10.3 Feedback and Iteration<br/><br/>C4.10.4 Infrastructure Scaling<br/><br/>5 Enhancing Assessment Excellence through DevOps-Powered Peer Grading<br/><br/>C5.1 Introduction<br/><br/>C5.2 Objectives<br/><br/>C5.3 Proposed DevOps-Driven Solution<br/><br/>C5.4 Implementation Strategy<br/><br/>C5.5 Navigating Challenges<br/><br/>C5.6 Architecture Diagram<br/><br/>C5.7 Experimental Details<br/><br/>C5.7.1 Source Code Management<br/><br/>C5.7.2 Continuous Integration<br/><br/>C5.7.3 Containerization<br/><br/>C5.7.4 Container Orchestration and Deployment<br/><br/>C5.7.5 Minikube Usage<br/><br/>C5.7.6 Azure and Azure Kubernetes Service for Cloud Deployment<br/><br/>C5.7.7 Jenkins Pipeline Script Explanation<br/><br/>C5.8 Application Dashboard<br/><br/>C5.9 Continuous Monitoring<br/><br/>C5.10 Benefits<br/><br/>C5.11 Conclusion<br/><br/>C5.12 Future Roadmap<br/><br/>*6 Transforming Education with NoteShare<br/><br/>*7 Fashion Pal’s Digital Transformation<br/><br/>*8 Optimising Academic Package Handling<br/><br/>*9 Streamlining Expense Management with ‘Splitter’<br/><br/>*10 Revolutionising Crowdfunding with CrowdContract<br/><br/>*11 Ekart: A Microservices-Driven E-Commerce Platform<br/><br/>*12 Optimising TA Management with DevOps<br/><br/>*13 Qubejudge: A Pluggable Code Execution Platform<br/><br/>*14 Revolutionising Food Courts with BAWARCHI<br/><br/>*15 Transforming Idle Lands with AutoSpot<br/><br/>*16 Enhancing Gameplay with DevOps and Machine Learning<br/><br/>Index<br/><br/>* Available online  About the Author<br/>Dr. B. Thangaraju is a professor at the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIITB), with over 28 years of experience in Operating Systems Internals, Linux System and Kernel Programming, Embedded and Real-Time Linux, Linux System Administration, and DevOps. Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Thangaraju has held key positions in academia and industry, including the Head of the Architects Team at Talent Transformation, Wipro Technologies, Bangalore, India.<br/><br/>  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789357465946 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Understanding devops<br/>Devops tool chains overviews<br/>Real- world case study approach
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>005.768  / THAB