Opensource.com - 8 essential resources for sysadmins

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• Tales from the field: A system administrator's guide to IT automation
  Download this collection of short stories about the excitement, frustrations, and challenges associated with learning IT automation.
  
  
• 6 deprecated Linux commands and the tools you should be using instead
  Swap your old Linux commands for new and improved alternatives that provide the same functionality, if not more.
  
  
• A guide to Kubernetes for SREs and sysadmins
  This eBook contains pertinent principles, tutorials, and tools to help SREs and sysadmins feel confident using Kubernetes in the real world.
  
  
• Monitor your Linux firewall with nftwatch
  I created the Linux nftwatch command to watch firewall traffic stats.
  
  
• A sysadmin's guide to Bash scripting
  With this downloadable eBook, you'll learn how to create a simple shell script and why they are the best way to automate tasks.
  
  
• What do we call post-modern system administrators?
  Our community discusses the responsibilities, possible titles, and potential skills of today's sysadmins.
  
  
• A quickstart guide to Ansible for sysadmins
  The Ansible Automation for Sysadmins guide is a primer to help you get started using Ansible to give you a better understanding of the capabilities and show you how to automate everyday sysadmin tasks.
  
  
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