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DevOps for Databases

By : David Jambor
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DevOps for Databases

By: David Jambor

Overview of this book

In today's rapidly evolving world of DevOps, traditional silos are a thing of the past. Database administrators are no longer the only experts; site reliability engineers (SREs) and DevOps engineers are database experts as well. This blurring of the lines has led to increased responsibilities, making members of high-performing DevOps teams responsible for end-to-end ownership. This book helps you master DevOps for databases, making it a must-have resource for achieving success in the ever-changing world of DevOps. You’ll begin by exploring real-world examples of DevOps implementation and its significance in modern data-persistent technologies, before progressing into the various types of database technologies and recognizing their strengths, weaknesses, and commonalities. As you advance, the chapters will teach you about design, implementation, testing, and operations using practical examples, as well as common design patterns, combining them with tooling, technology, and strategies for different types of data-persistent technologies. You’ll also learn how to create complex end-to-end implementation, deployment, and cloud infrastructure strategies defined as code. By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and tools to design, build, and operate complex systems efficiently.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1: Database DevOps
5
Part 2: Persisting Data in the Cloud
7
Chapter 5: RDBMS with DevOps
10
Part 3: The Right Tool for the Job
14
Part 4: Build and Operate
19
Part 5: The Future of Data

My first experience, Unix – 2009

Specializing in data as an AIX system administrator in 2009 was an exciting and demanding role, offering exposure to a wide array of tasks that relied on data management and data manipulation. If you had the pleasure of working in such a team back in the day, you would’ve spent most of your time maintaining and optimizing the Unix-based AIX system, configuring servers, managing system security, and keeping an eye on the system’s performance metrics. Remember – DevOps was nowhere at that time.

Here are some of the core responsibilities that filled most of our working time:

  • System installation and configuration: As an AIX administrator, one of your main responsibilities was to install and configure the AIX operating system on IBM server hardware. Ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of these systems was critical.
  • Data management: You were responsible for managing and safeguarding the organization’...