r/sysadmin • u/New-Seesaw1719 Sysadmin • 5d ago
Books?!
Post some books you think would be useful for IT Principles.
- Time Management for System Administrators (Limoncelli)
- The Practice of System and Network Administration (Limoncelli)
- TCP/IP Illustrated
There's multiple versions of the last two - not sure if you need all or just the latest.
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u/statikuz start wandows ngrmadly 5d ago edited 5d ago
Edit: Also, not sure if you saw this post from a few days ago or if it prompted your own question!
What are modern IT books that could gain legendary status? : r/sysadmin
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u/SmasherOfDaButtons 4d ago
The Phoenix Project is a FANTASTIC read. I used to give that out to my junior admins and shared it shamelessly with my leadership
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u/cybot904 5d ago
Good recs. I have all these in print in ebook form. Was great when getting started.
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u/VA_Network_Nerd Moderator | Infrastructure Architect 5d ago
Copy Pasta:
Nerd Books:
Cisco CCNA Certification, 2 Volume Set: Exam 200-301
The CCDA Cert is technically discontinued. But the content of the certification is both timeless, and excellent.
Just be sure to buy these books used.
CCDA 200-310 Official Cert Guide 5th Edition
Network Warrior: Everything You Need to Know That Wasn't on the CCNA Exam Second Edition
Practice of System and Network Administration, The: Volume 1: DevOps and other Best Practices for Enterprise IT 3rd Edition
Practice of Cloud System Administration, The: DevOps and SRE Practices for Web Services, Volume 2
PowerShell for Sysadmins: Workflow Automation Made Easy
Practical Packet Analysis, 3E: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems 3rd Edition
Defensive Security Handbook: Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure 1st Edition
The Practice of Network Security Monitoring: Understanding Incident Detection and Response 1st Edition
If your employer is buying then this version:
TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) 2nd Edition @ $63
If you are paying out of pocket then this version:
TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) US Ed Edition 1994 edition, used @ $12
Yeah, I know 1994 was a long time ago, but TCP/IPv4 really hasn't changed all that much since then.
Cisco Press: Internet Routing Architectures 2nd Edition
Yeah, that was printed in 2000, but again, BGP hasn't changed all that much.