Erik Benner

Automate, secure, and optimize your cloud infrastructure with proven best practices and expert insights. Securing every stage of development and deployment is no longer a choice—it is a necessity. Adopting a proactive DevSecOps approach is crucial to safeguarding cloud applications and infrastructures. OCI experts Benner, Aboulnaga, and Patel provide comprehensive guidance on leveraging DevSecOps principles to effectively secure and automate cloud environments. Developers, DevOps professionals, and cloud architects will learn best practices for automating security processes and optimizing enterprise infrastructures with powerful tools such as Terraform and Ansible. This comprehensive guide provides actionable strategies for building secure, scalable, and resilient cloud applications. You will learn Step-by-step examples of using Terraform and Ansible in OCI to automate and manage cloud infrastructureDevSecOps principles and best practices for Oracle Cloud environmentsKey OCI services and how they can be applied within a DevSecOps framework to ensure security and efficiencyPractical strategies for building secure, scalable, and resilient applications in Oracle CloudHow to integrate DevSecOps principles throughout the development and deployment lifecycleTechniques for maintaining regulatory compliance while ensuring security in Oracle CloudHow to optimize cloud costs in OCI without compromising security or performancePractical steps to securely deploy applications in Oracle Cloud Unlock the full potential of Oracle Cloud and DevSecOps and ensure that your organization stays ahead of evolving security threats and operational demands. This guide provides the hands-on tools, expert insights, and proven strategies you need to secure, automate, and scale your Oracle Cloud applications.

Get to grips with cloud security fundamentals, uncover cloud exploits, and safeguard your organization's network through effective pentesting of AWS, Azure, and GCP Key Features Effortlessly upgrade from Oracle Linux 7 or migrate from CentOS Become a pro sysadmin by learning new tricks to manage your Oracle Linux servers Learn how to install, configure, administer, and maintain Oracle Linux servers Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionDiscover the power of Oracle Linux 8, the free and enterprise-grade Linux distribution designed for use in any environment, with this recipe-style book. Starting with instructions on how to obtain Oracle Linux for both X86 and ARM-based platforms, this book walks you through various installation methods, from running it as a Windows service to installing it on a Raspberry Pi. It unravels advanced topics such as system upgrades using Leapp for major version transitions and using a PXE server and kickstart files for more advanced installations. The book then delves into swapping kernels to take advantage of Oracle’s UEK, exploring boot options, managing software with DNF, and achieving high availability. Detailed recipes involving security topics will assist with tasks such as data encryption, both at rest and in motion. For developers, it offers guidance on building RPM files, using Docker and Podman in a containerized environment, working with AppStreams, and more. For large-scale deployments, the book introduces Oracle Linux Automation Manager for enterprise-level Ansible utilization, from setting up the Ansible server to basic playbook writing. Finally, you’ll discover strategies for cloud migration. By the end of this book, you’ll possess a comprehensive toolkit that will elevate your skills as a Linux administrator.What you will learn Master the use of DNF for package management and stream-specific installations Implement high availability services through Podman and Oracle Linux Automation Manager Secure your system with Secure Boot and at-rest disk encryption techniques Achieve rebootless system updates using the Ksplice technology Optimize large-scale deployments with Oracle Linux Automation Manager and Ansible Gain practical insights into storage management using Btrfs and LVM Who this book is forThis book is for existing Oracle Linux system administrators and CentOS or RHEL admins contemplating a migration to Oracle Linux 8. A foundation of basic sysadmin skills is assumed as this is not an entry-level book; it's a cookbook focused on complex and lesser-known configurations specifically for Oracle Linux 8.

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Master Cloud building with Oracle VM 3 installation, configuration, and maintenanceSet up, configure, and manage a dynamic virtualization platform across your enterprise using the detailed information contained in this Oracle Press guide. The book shows, step-by-step, how to size servers for Oracle VM, choose and deploy virtualization hardware and manage the environment as the foundation for a private cloud infrastructure. Real-world examples and valuable best practices are featured throughout.Oracle VM 3 Cloud Implementation and Administration Guide lays out key virtualization concepts and clearly explains every aspect of Oracle VM architecture. From there, you will learn how design server farms, build and maintain virtual machines, handle provisioning and cloning, work with Oracle VM Manager, and incorporate solid security procedures. Advanced topics such as Disaster Recovery design and implementation, Cloud management with Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control and advanced storage and network integration aspects are fully covered.• Features tips, techniques, and tools for optimizing Oracle products on Oracle VM• Contains expert, hands-on advice on tackling the most common challenges • Written by a team of Oracle professionals with extensive VM experience

Practical Oracle Database Appliance is a hands-on book taking you through the components and implementation of the Oracle Database Appliance. Learn about architecture, installation, configuration, and reconfiguration. Install and configure the Oracle Database Appliance with confidence. Make the right choices between the various configurations in order to realize your performance requirements. Manage and monitor the appliance to meet business requirements. Protect your data through proper backup and recovery procedures.Oracle Database is one of the most relied-up databases in industry. For many years Oracle Database was a software product that had to be installed and configured at no small expense. The Oracle Database Appliance makes Oracle Database into a plug-and-play proposition: Plug the appliance into the wall socket, and turn it on. That's it. You have a running database server. This book takes you through that beginning point and beyond, helping you to realize in your own organization the ease of deployment and management represented by the appliance. Covers the Oracle Database Appliance from architecture through configuration. Provides a technical resource for system- and database administrators. Examines practical use cases for the Oracle Database Appliance.