Config Best Practice by Alisa Turing

"Config Best Practice" addresses the critical need for effective configuration management in today's complex IT environments. The book emphasizes standardization, validation, and automation as key pillars for maintaining stability, security, and scalability. Learn how automation streamlines configuration tasks, reducing manual effort, and how validation guarantees the correctness of configurations before deployment, minimizing disruptions.

This book uniquely blends theoretical concepts with actionable guidance, offering real-world examples suitable for varied IT roles. It begins with foundational principles, explores configuration file formats, and tackles challenges of managing configurations at scale. Later sections delve into standardization techniques, validation methods, and automation tools like Ansible and Terraform.

Case studies and best practices illustrate successful implementations, providing a pragmatic approach to improved IT environments and business agility.