With this practical book, developers, system administrators, and junior to mid-level DBAs will learn how the modern practice of site reliability engineering applies to the craft of database architecture and operations. Authors Laine Campbell and Charity Majors provide a framework for professionals looking to join the ranks of today’s database reliability engineers. The book explores core operational concepts before examining a wide range of database persistence options, including how to implement key technologies to provide resilient, scalable, and performant data storage and retrieval.

Author: Laine Campbell andCharity Majors
Publisher: O'Reilly
Date: Nov 2017
Pages: 294
ISBN: 978-1491925942
Print: 1491925949
Kindle: B076VXPXND
Audience: Database engineers
Level: Intermediate

This book covers: 

• Service-level requirements and risk management
• Building and evolving an architecture for operational visibility
• Infrastructure engineering and infrastructure management
• How to facilitate the release management process
• Data storage, indexing, and replication
• Identifying datastore characteristics and best use cases
• Datastore architectural components and data-driven architectures

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