Linux
Beginning Ansible Concepts and Application
New to Ansible but want to get up to speed quickly and manage your servers in a sane way? Then this is the book for you!
AnsibleLinux
Role: AuthorISBN: 9781484281734
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Academic
Cloud Computing with e-Science Applications
This was the first time I got to work on a book chapter with my PhD supervisor Yuri Demchenko. It was a privilege to be involved and I greatly enjoyed putting it together and contributing to the book overall.
CloudInfrastructure
Role: Chapter AuthorISBN: 9780367738532
FPGA
Beginning FPGA: Programming Metal
This book was a fun collaboration and where I learned a great deal about designing physical hardware. It was specifically tailored around a widely available FPGA board to make it as accessible as possible.
FPGABeMicro MAX 10VHDLRaspberry Pi
Role: AuthorISBN: 9781430262473
Databases
The Definitive Guide to MongoDB
This book ended up having three editions over its life time. When I started looking to write a book on it, I couldn't get much interest from the publisher. Suddenly it seemed everyone wanted to learn about MongoDB and the project was very quickly green lit. This was really fun because it meant learning and explaining what was then a very new way of looking at databases.
MongoDB
Role: AuthorISBN: 9781484211830
Programming
Foundations of Python Network Programming
Python is a great language to work in. With such a high rate of adoption and many fantastic libraries available, it's a great choice as a general purpose language. This book focuses on network programming which has become key for many if not most projects developed today.
PythonNetworking
Role: Tech ReviewerISBN: 9781430258544
Programming
Git Recipes
Git recipes was a handy book that offered concise but complete examples for working with git.
Source Controlgit
Role: Tech ReviewerISBN: 9781430261032
Hardware and Maker
Practical Raspberry Pi
This was my friend Brendan's first book and he did an incredible job. In fact he turned it into a workshop that he delivered at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I was really psyched to have worked on this project and I learned a lot at the same time!
ProgrammingSensorsOperating SystemsHardware
Role: Tech ReviewerISBN: 9781430249719
Hardware and Maker
Learn Raspberry Pi with Linux
The Raspberry Pi is a great little machine and this book was our attempt to get it in the hands of the masses. IoT is much more mainstream than it was at the time, but now the Raspberry Pi is the best selling British computer of all time - and played the starring role in my doctoral thesis!
LinuxProgramming
Role: AuthorISBN: 9781430248217
Networking
Practical Load Balancing
This book is still near and dear to my heart as I still see people dealing with these sames problems today, a good eleven years after this was first published! Although some of the content is now dated, the concepts are still very valid and it is well worth a look for anyone who is interested in improving the performance of their website (though you should also check out Static Site Generators).
LinuxLoad BalancingScalingNetworking
Role: AuthorISBN: 9781430236801
Windows
Windows 7 Made Simple
This book is still near and dear to my heart as I still see people dealing with these sames problems today, a good eleven years after this was first published! Although some of the content is now dated, the concepts are still very valid and it is well worth a look for anyone who is interested in improving the performance of their website (though you should also check out Static Site Generators).
Windows 7
Role: AuthorISBN: 9781430236504
Windows
Getting StartED with Windows 7
I remember getting a new Windows laptop especially so I could review this book. It was really good fun and as I've long been a Linux user, it was good to get my hands dirty on Windows for a while.
Windows 7
Role: Tech ReviewerISBN: 9781430225034
Linux
Foundations of CentOS
I got the opportunity to help out on another CentOS book that was being written at a similar time. This one was more user focused, so it was a great companion for my first book and vice versa.
LinuxCentOS
Role: AuthorISBN: 9781430219644
Linux
The Definitive Guide to CentOS
My first book as a published author. Back when this was written, CentOS always seemed to be an afterthought, with books focusing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and then mentioning 'also applies to Fedora and CentOS'. I wanted to write a book that focused on this great OS and that would be ideal for first time users who had started to look after their own servers or virtual machines, and weren't really sure where to start. I really loved writing this book and it was great to work with the CentOS team and be one of the few books to carry the CentOS project logo.
LinuxCentOS
Role: AuthorISBN: 9781430219309