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1. Taking You Beyond the Basics
   There are so many Kubernetes books that teach you how to set up a toy cluster with a basic security setup or they go too wide covering many Kubernetes features but don’t go deep enough.This book is about setting up Kubernetes for an Enterprise, it has one goal and goes deep enough to make it worth it.Load Balancing, Network Policies, DNS, Authentication, RBAC, Multitenancy, Backups, Monitoring, Istio Service Mesh all have dedicated chapters with 4 chapters dedicated just to security!An added bonus is a guide on building a developer portal.This book is not meant for Kubernetes beginners but they do provide a few introductory chapters to help jog the memory.Thank you to the authors for taking the time to write this book, it’s helped me immensely and I hope others find it helpful as well!

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2. Book is lacking
   Over all the book is ok. Book is very unclear and hard to follow. Chapter 19 is unfortunately not able to followed or repeated and leaves you hanging. The descriptions for requirements to complete the chapter 19 is terrible. There are better free online tutorials have found.

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3. Comprehensive and Educational Read
   As a reader with a few years of hands-on experience deploying at scale and managing both Amazon EKS and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), “Kubernetes – An Enterprise Guide” by Marc Boorshetein and Scott Surovich is an excellent guide for those just learning about Kubernetes as well as seasoned professionals. The end of each chapter includes a summary and questions that can be used for study. They also include a link to their Discord community if you would have questions.The authors start by covering container fundamentals and Docker concepts. Docker is one of the most widely used tooling for developing with containers. It is geared towards individuals who have prior experience with containers. I found this information useful as someone with years of experience. This leads into working with Kubernetes locally by deploying a cluster with KinD (Kubernetes in Docker). This is a great way to learn the basics of Kubernetes without having to spend money on cloud resources or procuring hardware. Chapter 2 covers common components of Kubernetes as well as how to interact with a cluster using kubectl. Example screenshots and configurations are provided which should be helpful for those new to the tooling and concepts when learning KinD.There is a wealth of information in regards to Kubernetes concepts; therefore, it would be quite difficult to learn by simply reading a textbook. The information is similar to what you might find in the documentation online, but with more in depth analysis and focused sections. A beginner would likely need to revisit sections based on what that person’s role is in terms of interacting with Kubernetes. Overall this book includes some great information for an individual migrating their organization to Kubernetes.I was able to learn some new things even as an experienced user, for example, the chapter about the K8GB I found particularly enlightening. I knew the basics going in, but have not been working with Kubernetes lately so it was a good refresher to see them again. There were also some insightful explanations I can use moving forward. I definitely recommend reading for anyone with some experience with containers and is ready to level up and start using Kubernetes at scale.There are many solutions to choose from when it comes to cluster components. The authors have chosen some of the most popular solutions to cover in depth so this information is immediately useful for users looking to implement Kubernetes at an Enterprise level.

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4. An Amazing Read!
   I was able to read through “Kubernetes – An Enterprise Guide” from Packt and I must say the book impressed me. It is a book that will definitely be beneficial if you are new to K8’s. As someone is navigating the Kubernetes landscape, I will say that this book has been helpful in my journey and I encourage anyone to read it looking to tackle Kubernetes.

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5. Written for DevOps but Good for a Wider Audience
   From the authors, “We created this book to help DevOps teams to expand their skills beyond the basics of Kubernetes.” Also, “Readers should have some experience with Kubernetes and DevOps before reading this book.” The book is intermediate to advanced in level and is very hands-on. This said, Chapter 3 provides an excellent Kubernetes bootcamp. I would recommend, however, that before diving into Chapter 3, the beginner should invest some time getting an overview of Kubernetes, including some common use cases.To follow the book with the hands-on instructions that fill most of the chapters (more practice than theory), Ubuntu Linux 22.04 or higher is required. This could be running on a high-end Raspberry Pi or anything more powerful. The book is not meant to be a page-turner. If the reader has their Ubuntu machine nearby they will get some great experience deploying Kubernetes and related tools. It will take time. Kubernetes has lots of moving parts.Seven of the 19 chapters are dedicated to security with security concerns also peppered throughout most of the rest of the chapters. Chapter 15 needs more computing power (maybe an Orange Pi Max with 16GB RAM) and Chapter 19 requires considerably more computing power.Targeted at DevOps, the book might appeal to a wider audience wishing for a deep, hands-on dive into Kubernetes.

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6. Mastering Kubernetes: A Comprehensive Guide for Enterprise-Grade Infrastructure
   I had the privilege of receiving a prerelease copy of the 3rd edition of Kubernetes – An Enterprise Guide, and I was thoroughly impressed by its comprehensive and detailed treatment of key Kubernetes topics. The authors’ recommendation to use Kubernetes in Docker (KinD) for local testing of Kubernetes resources was particularly insightful and practical. This book has already provided immense value, and I anticipate it will serve as an indispensable reference as I step into a new infrastructure-focused role.

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