Reading List
Books
Books that actually helped me. Not a list of 50 things I haven't read.Amazon affiliate links. Disclosure
Terraform: Up & Running
by Yevgeniy Brikman
"THE book that helped me master Terraform in production. The chapter on team workflows changed how we manage infrastructure."
Infrastructure as Code
by Kief Morris
"Covers IaC principles beyond just tools. Explains the why behind modern DevOps practices, not just the how."
The DevOps Handbook
by Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, John Willis
"Essential for understanding WHY DevOps exists. The case studies changed my perspective from 'using tools' to building systems."
Docker Deep Dive
by Nigel Poulton
"Goes beyond basic tutorials to cover production concerns like security, networking, and storage. The troubleshooting section saved me countless hours."
Site Reliability Engineering
by Niall Richard Murphy, Betsy Beyer, Chris Jones, Jennifer Petoff
"Free online but worth owning. Google's SRE practices are gold standard. The incident response chapters alone are worth it."
I update this when I read something worth adding. Suggestions welcome on LinkedIn.