Stephen Fleming has 7 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.8★ across 6 ratings. The most-rated is Microservices Architecture Handbook: Non-Programmer's Guide for Building Microservices.
Microservices Architecture Handbook: Non-Programmer's Guide for Building Microservices
Summary
Are you a non-coder looking for insight into Microservices Architecture? You may be a consultant, advisor, project manager, or a novice in the IT industry...after going through this guide you will be able to appreciate Microservices and other related concepts like SOA, Monolith Architecture, DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, etc. You will also learn about the leaders in Microservices adoption and impact it had on the overall agility and hyper-growth of the adopters. This audiobook covers the complete lifecycle for your understanding on subjects such as: integrating, testing, deploying Microservices, and security concerns while deploying them. I am confident that after listening to the audiobook you will be able to navigate the discussion with any stakeholder and take your agenda ahead. Additionally, if you are new to the industry and looking for an application development job, this audiobook will help you to prepare with all the relevant information presented to understand the topic.
©2018 Stephen Fleming (P)2018 Stephen Fleming
DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Handbook
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Are we doing DevOps or SRE? There are many blogs, videos, and Quora posts discussing the similarities and differences in both the practices. SRE was developed by Google for internal consumption and overlaps with the DevOps culture and philosophy. Now let’s see a definition of DevOps and SRE! DevOps is more of an organizational culture that fills the gap between coder and the operation person and aligns them to the overall organizational goal. SRE is what happens when a software engineer is entrusted with operations! This audiobook explains both of them in length and also covers relevant case studies and success stories and implementation strategies. This audiobook can be used by a beginner, technology consultant, business consultant, project manager, or any member of the project team trying to figure out SRE and DevOps. The structure of the audiobook is such that it answers the most asked questions about DevOps and SRE. It also covers the best and the latest case studies with benefits. Therefore, it is expected that after going through this audiobook, you can discuss the topic with any stakeholder and take your agenda ahead as per your role. Here is your chance to dive into the DevOps and SRE role and know what it takes to implement best practices. The DevOps, continuous delivery, and SRE movements are here to stay and grow; it's time you to ride the wave! So, don’t wait; take action!
©2019 Stephen Fleming (P)2019 Stephen Fleming
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Handbook
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Well, you have been hearing a lot about DevOps lately. Wait until you meet a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)! Google is the pioneer in the SRE movement, and Ben Treynor from Google defines SRE as, “what happens when a software engineer is tasked with what used to be called operations”. The ongoing struggles between development and ops team for software releases have been sorted out by mathematical formula for green or red-light launches! Sounds interesting. Now, do you know which the organizations are using SRE? Apart from Google, you can find SRE job postings from LinkedIn, Twitter, Uber, Oracle, Twitter, and many more. I also enquired about the average salary of a SRE in USA, and all the leading sites gave similar results: around $130,000 per year. Also, currently, the most-sought job titles in tech domain are DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer. So, do you want to know how SRE works, what the required skill sets are, how a software engineer can transit to SRE role, how LinkedIn used SRE to facilitate the deployment process? Here is your chance to dive into the SRE role and know what it takes to be and implement best SRE practices. The DevOps, Continuous Delivery, and SRE movements are here to stay and grow. It's time you to ride the wave! So, don’t wait! Take action!
©2018 Stephen Fleming (P)2018 Stephen Fleming
Accelerated DevOps with AI, ML & RPA
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What comes to your mind after reading the below statements from a renowned industry research firm? It is predicted that a large enterprise exclusive use of AIOps and digital experience monitoring tools to monitor applications and infrastructure will rise from 5 percent in 2018 to 30 percent in 2023. Also, only 47 percent of machine learning models are making it into production (Comes MLOPS!). Do you have similar thoughts? Is it just a new Buzzword or repackaging of the existing system? If it’s for real, how is it going to impact the Business/Industry? How my business or job would get impacted? If it has just started, how can I leverage from wherever I am? Which are the major players/startups in this area? Depending on your role, it may be useful for you to know about AIOPS and MLOPS: If you are a Business Consultant trying to make the system more efficient and profitable, reaping the benefits of automation in your application development process If you are a Technology Consultant and want to make your operation more agile, automated and easily deployable If you are a Technology Professional looking for a role in these upcoming areas to be an early adopter in your organization or just starting your career and want to understand the ecosystem If you are from HR or training field and want to understand the job/training requirements for these upcoming roles Beyond the apparent hustle and bustle of buzzwords and nomenclature every year, I genuinely believe that AI would drastically change the software development and deployment model in the next two years, and all these new startups would drive this change. It’s astonishing how fast this cycle is moving. Especially for us who had seen the world before the internet came into our daily lives! This audiobook is my attempt to update you on the unfolding story of AIOPS and MLOPS as “story till now“. So here is to our continuous learning and progress! Cheers.
©2019 Stephen Fleming (P)2019 Stephen Fleming
Pyrography for Beginners Handbook
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Do you believe in the saying, “The best person to guide you is the one a few steps ahead of you”? While doing my engineering schooling, I realized that if, just before an exam, you require minimal, to-the-point, useful, and applicable information to pass the examination, your friend/colleague who has gone through the subject and appeared for the exam just last week is the best go-to person. So are you a beginner in pyrography or wood burning and looking for a friend and colleague for informal guidance? Your search for that colleague ends here. I sincerely want to take you through that first step and prepare you for your first pyrography project! This book provides a minimalist approach to the information required to start your first pyrography project. It covers: Introduction to the art: the history and steps involved Tools: all about tools involved: detailed instructions on using wood burner, including different tips Designing, tracing, and shading: I must say the shading part only comes by practicing! Coloring, polishing, and finishing Safety instructions: very important and highlighted all through the book Frequently asked questions (all the ones I could remember and not covered in other chapters) Sample designs: mandala, tiger, dragon, and more I still remember the initial doubts I had and the tips which helped me. This book is for people who are in the first lap of their pyrography journey and want to have a holistic idea of processes, tools, and need help in their initial projects. So, what are you waiting for? Get this updated book and start your pyrography journey today!
©2020 Stephen Fleming (P)2020 Stephen Fleming
DevOps Handbook: Introduction to DevOps and Its Impact on Business Ecosystem
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"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."- Charles Darwin As the industry is moving towards maximum digitization there is consensus that DevOps practices help you deliver software faster, more reliably, and with fewer errors. So, whether you are from Business side or technical side; DevOps have to be your way forward. DevOps is set of practices and cultural values that have been proven to help organizations of all sizes improve their software release cycles, software quality, security, and ability to get rapid feedback on product development. This book is aimed at Consultants, Project Managers, and people from techno commercial profiles who would be explaining the benefits of DevOps to client, internal leadership, or project teams. As the crux of DevOps methodology lies in cultural transformation of the organization, people who are stakeholders in shaping this change must understand the overall alignment of business goals with this methodology. You would get to explore: What is DevOps Relationship between Agile, Scrum, Kanban and DevOps DevOps Adoption: Organizational cultural Change DevOps Ecosystem Emerging Trends DevOps success stories In the Bonus Booklet you will find out: DevOps Job Market overview Insights into DevOps job application People to follow on Twitter Grab your copy today along with Bonus DevOps Booklet
©2017 Stephen Fleming (P)2017 Stephen Fleming
Wood Joinery for Beginners Handbook
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"There would be no trees without branches, and there would be no furniture without joints." The one which binds together has always been special across cultures. Wood joinery has also evolved across various schools of woodworking in their unique ways. For example, in Japanese joinery, the whole wooden house was built on the strength of joinery. Joinery is used for both connecting the wood and also enhancing the aesthetics of the final product. My Journey: Back in the days when I was starting with wood craft, I was desperately looking for the go-to guide about the processes and the tools involved. The online content was information overload and not presented in a sequential manner. The books I referred were either focused on a few processes or assumed that I had the necessary information. Also, I found that most of the books were a little aged. There are two ways of learning; one is learning from subject matter experts who have years of experience, and then there are people who are just a few steps ahead of you in their journey. I am the second one, five years into this hobby, and still learning from the experts. Below is the flow of the information provided in the book: Introduction to joinery Joinery tools: Type of tools and how to use them Detailed discussion on 15 types of joinery Japanese joinery: Introduction, types, pros, cons, and application CNC wood joinery: Introduction, various kinds of CNC joinery Five starter joinery projects with step by step instructions Glossary of joinery terms Tips for beginners So, what are you waiting for? As said in the woodworking community: Measure twice and cut once and let's start the journey.
©2020 Stephen Fleming (P)2020 Stephen Fleming