{"product_id":"learning-saltstack-second-edition-colton-myers-9781785881909","title":"Learning SaltStack - Second Edition: Build, manage, and secure your infrastructure with the power of SaltStack","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuild, manage, and secure your infrastructure by utilizing the power of SaltStack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst book in the market to incorporate all the latest features of SaltStack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeverage the power of SaltStack for building, managing and securing your infrastructure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEffectively use commands and control the state of your infrastructure in a jiffy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaltStack is one of the best infrastructure management platforms available. It provides powerful tools for defining and enforcing the state of your infrastructure in a clear, concise way. With this book learn how to use these tools for your own infrastructure by understanding the core pieces of Salt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book we will take you from the initial installation of Salt, through running their first commands, and then talk about extending Salt for individual use cases. From there you will explore the state system inside of Salt, learning to define the desired state of our infrastructure in such a way that Salt can enforce that state with a single command. Finally, you will learn about some of the additional tools that salt provides, including salt-cloud, the reactor, and the event system. Well finish by exploring how to get involved with salt and what's new in the salt community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, by the end of the book, you'll be able to build a reliable, scalable, secure, high-performance infrastructure and fully utilize the power of cloud computing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you will learn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstall Salt on your servers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun commands on all or some of your minions instantly from a central managing server\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite custom Salt modules to handle your infrastructure's unique needs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefine the state of your infrastructure and use Salt to enforce that state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate platform-agnostic state definitions for greater flexibility and power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage virtual servers on public or private clouds using Salt Cloud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse the event system in Salt to create a reactive and self-healing infrastructure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho this book is for: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at System Administrators who are looking forward to manage their infrastructure using SaltStack with no prior knowledge about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colton Myers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1785881906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785881909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Packt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.43d","brand":"Colton Myers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44302343733503,"sku":"9781785881909","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce2aad9a-1dbd-46e3-84fc-8ca343aade99.jpg?v=1695160970","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/learning-saltstack-second-edition-colton-myers-9781785881909","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}