Category: Network administration

Mule in Action, 2nd Edition – Want to be an integration developer? Here’s a good start – #bookreview

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  Mule in Action, Second Edition David Dossot, John D’Emic, Victor Romero (Manning – paperback)   An enterprise service bus (ESB) can help you link together many different types of platforms and applications–old and new–and keep them communicating and passing data between each other. “Mule,” this book’s authors note, “is a lightweight, event-driven enterprise service … Continue reading Mule in Action, 2nd Edition – Want to be an integration developer? Here’s a good start – #bookreview

Optimizing Hadoop for MapReduce – A practical guide to lowering some costs of mining Big Data – #bookreview

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Optimizing Hadoop for MapReduce Learn how to configure your Hadoop cluster to run optimal MapReduce jobs Khaled Tannir (Packt Publishing, paperback, Kindle) Time is money, as the old saying goes. And that saying especially applies to the world of Big Data, where much time, computing power and cash can be consumed while trying to extract profitable … Continue reading Optimizing Hadoop for MapReduce – A practical guide to lowering some costs of mining Big Data – #bookreview

Making Sense of NoSQL – A balanced, well-written overview – #bigdata #bookreview

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Making Sense of NoSQL A Guide for Managers and the Rest of Us Dan McCreary and Ann Kelly (Manning, paperback) This is NOT a how-to guide for learning to use NoSQL software and build NoSQL databases. It is a meaty, well-structured overview aimed primarily at “technical managers, [software] architects, and developers.” However, it also is … Continue reading Making Sense of NoSQL – A balanced, well-written overview – #bigdata #bookreview

Testing Cloud Services – How to Test SaaS, PaaS and IaaS – #cloud #bookreview

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Testing Cloud Services How to Test SaaS, PaaS & IaaS Kees Blokland, Jeroen Mengerink and Martin Pol (Rocky Nook – paperback, Kindle) Cloud computing now affects almost all of us, at least indirectly. But some of us have to deal directly with one or more “clouds” on a regular basis. We select or implement particular … Continue reading Testing Cloud Services – How to Test SaaS, PaaS and IaaS – #cloud #bookreview

The Practice of Network Security Monitoring – You’re compromised, so deal with it. #security #bookreview

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The Practice of Network Security Monitoring Understanding Incident Detection and Response Richard Bejtlich (No Starch Press – paperback, Kindle) Security expert Richard Bejtlich’s focus in his new book is not on “the planning and defense phases of the security cycle.” Instead, he emphasizes how to handle “systems that are already compromised or that are on … Continue reading The Practice of Network Security Monitoring – You’re compromised, so deal with it. #security #bookreview

Puppet 3 Beginner’s Guide – Automate configuration management & become a better system admin – #programming #bookreview

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Puppet 3 Beginner’s Guide John Arundel (Packt Publishing – paperback, Kindle) If you administer a small network built around just a few servers, you may still be doing at least some of the configuration management by hand. You literally move from machine to machine, manually entering updates, changes, or fixes. And your small network may … Continue reading Puppet 3 Beginner’s Guide – Automate configuration management & become a better system admin – #programming #bookreview

Windows PowerShell 3.0: Step by Step – A huge guide to things you can do after you’ve found PowerShell – #bookreview

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Windows PowerShell 3.0: Step by Step Ed Wilson (Microsoft Press – paperback, Kindle)   Wondering what the “Open Windows PowerShell” option does on your Windows 8 PC? There’s a book for that: Windows PowerShell 3.0: Step by Step by Ed Wilson. According to Wilson, “Windows PowerShell 3.0 is an essential management and automation tool that … Continue reading Windows PowerShell 3.0: Step by Step – A huge guide to things you can do after you’ve found PowerShell – #bookreview

CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-301 Rapid Review – For Security+ certification – #bookreview

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CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-301 Rapid Review Michael Gregg (Microsoft Press – paperback, Kindle) IT security professionals know the importance of certifications to their careers and their continuing credibility with employers or potential clients. The CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-301 Rapid Review is a handy and helpful guide for IT security specialists who are preparing for Exam SY0-301, to earn … Continue reading CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-301 Rapid Review – For Security+ certification – #bookreview

Juniper MX Series – A comprehensive guide for network engineers – #bookreview #juniper #networking

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Juniper MX Series Douglas Richard Hanks Jr., and Harry Reynolds (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) This comprehensive, well-written handbook is aimed directly at network engineers who want to know more about the feature-rich Juniper MX Series of routers. Actually, “handbook” is a bit of a misnomer. It takes two hands to comfortably handle this hefty, comprehensive, 864-page guide. … Continue reading Juniper MX Series – A comprehensive guide for network engineers – #bookreview #juniper #networking

Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition – Welcome to the new, improved & BIGGER Internet – #bookreview #microsoft #windows

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Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition Joseph Davies (Microsoft Press, paperback, list price $49.99; Kindle edition, list price $39.99) The Internet can now expand into a much bigger realm than was possible before the worldwide launch of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) on June 6, 2012. The web most of us use has long relied on IPv4, … Continue reading Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition – Welcome to the new, improved & BIGGER Internet – #bookreview #microsoft #windows