DevOps Security and Automation: Building, deploying, and scaling modern software systems (English Edition) - Softcover

Singh, Nishant

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9365895545 ISBN 13: 9789365895544

Publisher: BPB Publications, 2025

Synopsis

DevOps has emerged as a crucial methodology for streamlining processes, enhancing collaboration, and delivering high-quality software at scale. It is fundamentally changing how software is developed and delivered, focusing on speed, quality, and seamless collaboration.



This book equips readers with the knowledge and practical skills needed to excel in DevOps. From foundational concepts to advanced techniques, it covers the DevOps lifecycle, including version control, CI/CD, IaC, containerization, Kubernetes, observability, security integration, and site reliability engineering. Each chapter includes hands-on exercises using industry-standard tools like Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, and Prometheus.



By the end of this book, readers will have gained theoretical knowledge and practical experience to implement DevOps principles effectively, automate workflows, and drive innovation within their organization.

What you will learn

● Build automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions.

● Implement IaC using Terraform and Ansible.

● Deploy containerized applications with Docker and Kubernetes.

● Integrate security practices into DevOps workflows.

● Apply site reliability engineering principles for system reliability.

● Automate testing strategies, including TDD and BDD approaches.

● Provision cloud IaC using Terraform and Ansible.

Who this book is for

This book is designed for software engineers, DevOps engineers, system administrators, and IT professionals looking to master DevOps practices. Perfect for developers wanting to automate deployment operations and tech leads driving DevOps adoption.

Table of Contents

1. Understanding DevOps Culture and Principles

2. Setting up Development Environments

3. Version Control and Git Workflows

4. Continuous Integration Fundamentals

5. Introduction to Infrastructure as Code

6. Continuous Delivery and Deployment

7. Configuration Management

8. Observability with TEMPLE

9. Containerization and Docker Best Practices

10. Kubernetes Essentials

11. DevSecOps

12. Continuous Testing and Quality Assurance

13. Site Reliability Engineering

14. Advanced DevOps Automation

15. Platform Engineering

About this title

About the Author

Nishant Singh is a senior software engineer at LinkedIn, where he specializes in building large-scale observability infrastructure using cutting-edge technologies including Azure Data Explorer, Go, Python, and Azure OpenAI. With over 9 years of experience spanning software engineering and DevOps, Nishant architects and codes solutions that serve millions of users while ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

Edition details

• Publisher: BPB Publications
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9365895545
• ISBN 13: 9789365895544
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 418