{"product_id":"learning-chef-a-guide-to-configuration-management-and-automation-9781491944936","title":"Learning Chef: A Guide to Configuration Management and Automation","description":"\u003cp\u003eGet a hands-on introduction to the Chef, the configuration management tool for solving operations issues in enterprises large and small. Ideal for developers and sysadmins new to configuration management, this guide shows you to automate the packaging and delivery of applications in your infrastructure. You'll be able to build (or rebuild) your infrastructure's application stack in minutes or hours, rather than days or weeks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After teaching you how to write Ruby-based Chef code, this book walks you through different Chef tools and configuration management concepts in each chapter, using detailed examples throughout. All you need to get started is command-line experience and familiarity with basic system administration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConfigure your Chef development environment and start writing recipes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate Chef cookbooks with recipes for each part of your infrastructure \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse Test Kitchen to manage sandbox testing environments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage single nodes with Chef client, and multiple nodes with Chef Server \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse data bags for storing shared global data between nodes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimulate production Chef Server environments with Chef Zero \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassify different types of services in your infrastructure with roles \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel life stages of your application, including development, testing, staging, and production \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mischa Taylor,Seth Vargo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Reilly Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 7.04w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491944936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMischa Taylor is a consultant at Chef, a fast-growing Seattle-based startup responsible for creating the Chef platform, which makes it easy to quickly automate development processes and move business processes into the cloud. He has spent his career focusing on building high quality products and increasing engineering productivity within organizations. Mischa is an author, speaker and mentor on software development topics and neuromorphic computing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeth Vargo is a Developer Advocate at Google. Previously he worked at HashiCorp, Chef Software, CustomInk, and a few Pittsburgh-based startups. He is the author of Learning Chef and is passionate about reducing inequality in technology. When he is not writing, working on open source, teaching, or speaking at conferences, Seth enjoys spending time with his friends and advising non-profits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"O'Reilly Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67076064051315,"sku":"9781491944936","price":64.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_41818cce-e289-4fb0-bae3-38276bb0de1c.jpg?v=1793371166","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/learning-chef-a-guide-to-configuration-management-and-automation-9781491944936","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}