{"product_id":"ansible-for-platform-engineers-nathaniel-corvane-9798198026155","title":"Ansible for Platform Engineers: A Practical Guide to YAML Playbooks, CI\/CD Pipelines, and Infrastructure Automation","description":"Most Ansible books stop at \"how to run a playbook.\" This one starts from the beginning and progresses into production systems where infrastructure scales, environments drift, and automation becomes something you rely on in real deployments.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a structured beginner-to-professional walkthrough of Ansible, always tied to how real systems behave once they move from local testing into CI\/CD-driven infrastructure.\u003cbr\u003eIt focuses on what engineers actually build over time: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewriting basic playbooks and evolving them into reusable automation systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emoving from single-host execution to multi-environment orchestration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emanaging inventories across cloud and on-premise infrastructure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eintegrating Ansible into CI\/CD pipelines without breaking deployments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehandling automation that behaves differently under production scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eInstead of isolating concepts, each idea is connected to how Ansible executes in practice, SSH-based runs across multiple nodes, variable-driven state changes, and how small configuration decisions affect reliability as systems grow.\u003cbr\u003eThe goal is to move beyond syntax and show how automation is built to remain stable as it scales from learning projects into production infrastructure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes this book different\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a guided progression from fundamentals to real-world platform engineering. It is not a reference manual, but a structured learning path through systems that grow in complexity.\u003cbr\u003eYou will see how infrastructure behaves when: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eenvironments stop matching across stages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eidempotency reveals hidden inconsistencies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCI\/CD pipelines introduce unexpected drift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eautomation complexity grows faster than oversight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eEach concept is introduced as part of a developing system, not as an isolated feature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is designed for learners moving into professional infrastructure roles and engineers refining their automation skills.\u003cbr\u003eIt is especially useful for: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebeginners learning Ansible from scratch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esystems administrators moving into automation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevOps and platform engineers working with CI\/CD pipelines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecloud engineers managing distributed systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eIf you are starting with Ansible or already using it but want deeper operational understanding, this book follows that progression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you will walk away with\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the end, you will move from writing basic automation tasks to designing structured Ansible systems.\u003cbr\u003eYou will understand how to: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebuild playbooks that evolve into reusable automation architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emanage inventories across multiple environments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eintegrate Ansible into CI\/CD pipelines safely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003econtrol configuration drift before it impacts production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edebug automation failures with system-level reasoning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eMore importantly, you will understand Ansible as part of a complete infrastructure automation system, not just a configuration tool.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathaniel Corvane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798198026155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.14d","brand":"Nathaniel Corvane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743227916543,"sku":"9798198026155","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ansible-for-platform-engineers-nathaniel-corvane-9798198026155","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}