Starting System Administration

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The Practice of System and Network Administration
1.  The Practice of System and Network Administration by Thomas A. Limoncelli
The list author says:
  "A unique book - this will teach you practical knowledge that you otherwise only obtain by much hard experience. If I could give a new administrator one piece of advice, it would be: read this book."
£34.40   Used & New from: £23.74
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World
2.  Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World by Bruce Schneier
The list author says:
  "I recommend this for anyone that is responsible for systems that hold data: it teaches you how to think about security, so that you won't get lost in the hype and hackery of the IT security world."
£8.39   Used & New from: £1.98
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Getting Things Done: How to Achieve Stress-free Productivity
3.  Getting Things Done: How to Achieve Stress-free Productivity by David Allen
The list author says:
  "A productivity book popular with developers because the ideas are simple, practical, and quickly make your life and projects run more smoothly."
£8.49   Used & New from: £1.99
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (113 customer reviews)

Beginning Ubuntu LTS Server Administration : From Novice to Professional, 2nd Edition (Expert's Voice in Linux)
4.  Beginning Ubuntu LTS Server Administration : From Novice to Professional, 2nd Edition (Expert's Voice in Linux) by Sander van Vugt
The list author says:
  "Linux is now both "network duct tape", and one of the main application server platforms. If you don't already know how to manage Linux systems, this is probably the best book to help you begin."
£29.92   Used & New from: £4.65
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals)
5.  Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals) by David Pogue
The list author says:
  "If you need to learn OS X from nothing, just buy this. It goes gently from basic consumer tasks up to networking and the UNIX shell."
£18.89   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

The Linux Cookbook 2nd Edition: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use
6.  The Linux Cookbook 2nd Edition: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use by Michael Stutz
The list author says:
  "A great introduction to the wealth of command-line tools lurking in every Linux, Mac, and UNIX system."
£29.92   Used & New from: £12.08
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional, 2nd Edition (Expert's Voice in Open Source)
7.  Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional, 2nd Edition (Expert's Voice in Open Source) by Peter Cooper
The list author says:
  "Whatever the platform, every productive admin and developer writes scripts, and Ruby is one of the best languages around."
£24.56   Used & New from: £17.23
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Practical Ruby for System Administration (Expert's Voice in Open Source)
8.  Practical Ruby for System Administration (Expert's Voice in Open Source) by André Ben Hamou
The list author says:
  "Your second book on Ruby, and one that you'll keep coming back to. When you need to develop a solution to an annoying problem, start by checking this book."
£33.72   Used & New from: £1.38
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Pulling Strings with Puppet: Configuration Management Made Easy
9.  Pulling Strings with Puppet: Configuration Management Made Easy by James Turnbull
The list author says:
  "Network-wide management for Linux, UNIX, and OS X systems. If that's your job, then Puppet may be your saviour."
£15.99   Used & New from: £9.99
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

The Debian System: Concepts and Techniques
10.  The Debian System: Concepts and Techniques by Martin Krafft
The list author says:
  "This will take you from user to expert (or even contributer). Highly recommended if you rely on Debian, or Debian-based systems (like Ubuntu)."
£30.62   Used & New from: £27.54
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers)
11.  Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers) by Michael T. Nygard
The list author says:
  "Distilled real-world experience about deploying, scaling and maintaining large Web applications. This book ought to be recognised as a classic."
£17.54   Used & New from: £14.16
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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