Curated Self Study Guide for Computer Science and DevOps/SRE/SysAdmin An always updated copy of this document can be found at http://Learn.SharjeelSayed.com For updates/corrections , visit https://github.com/sharjeelsayed/sharjeelsayed.github.io/blob/master/selfupgradeitprof.txt Reach me at http://SharjeelSayed.com Contents: Computer Science: Programming Concepts Computer Architecture Algorithms and Data Structures Mathematics for Computer Science Operating Systems Concepts Networking Database Concepts DevOps/SRE/SysAdmin: Linux Bash Windows Powershell Storage Docker Kubernetes VMware OpenStack Data Center AWS NginX Apache IIS HAProxy Memcached djbdns SQL MySQL SQL Server PostgreSQL Redis Ansible Puppet Python C Java Web Development Tomcat Regex Git Vim ELK Security Hardware Microsoft Excel Electronics Science Design Machine Learning Career: Interview Guides Resume Improvement Job Portals Job Search Engines Company and Salary Reviews Freelancer Management Money Foreign Language Study Tools: Ebooks MOOC News Podcasts Ambient Music Headphones Ear Plugs Backup Computer Science: Sources: http://blog.agupieware.com/2014/06/online-learning-intensive-bachelors.html http://cdn.cs50.net/guide/guide-15.pdf (Unofficial Guide to CS at Harvard) http://matt.might.net/articles/what-cs-majors-should-know https://begriffs.com/posts/2017-04-13-longterm-computing-reading.html https://github.com/Developer-Y/cs-video-courses https://github.com/mvillaloboz/open-source-cs-degree https://github.com/nushackers/notes-to-cs-freshmen-from-the-future https://github.com/open-source-society/computer-science https://github.com/prakhar1989/awesome-courses https://learn-anything.xyz/computer-science https://medium.freecodecamp.org/640-free-online-programming-computer-science-courses-you-can-start-in-september-f0bd3a184625 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13014900 (Ask HN: What are the bibles of Computer Science?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13406638 (Ask HN: What's the best computer science book you've read recently?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13862284 (Teach Yourself Computer Science) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15018002 (Ask HN: Is Georgia Tech's Online Master in CS Worth It?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15089476 (Ask HN: What is your favorite CS paper?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15695326 (Ask HN: What are some interesting papers in CS for a beginner?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15898263 (A computer science study plan) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15899383 ( Ask HN: Fully online CS degrees?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16591918 (Ask HN: “Write your own” or “Build your own” software projects) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17031609 (Ask HN: Books you should have read when you start a career in SE / CS?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18890417 (If not SICP, then what? Maybe HTDP?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5019373 (How Harvard's CS50 Renewed My Hope For Online Education) https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/find-by-topic/#cat=engineering&subcat=computerscience https://spin.atomicobject.com/2015/05/15/obtaining-thorough-cs-background-online https://techdevguide.withgoogle.com https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books-Computer-Science/zgbs/books/468204 https://www.google.com/about/careers/students/guide-to-technical-development.html https://www.reddit.com/r/compsci/comments/20vbaw/what_book_made_you_a_better_computer_scientist https://www.reddit.com/r/compsci/comments/40mq3q/what_are_the_canon_books_in_computer_science https://www.reddit.com/r/compsci/comments/7s63d6/are_there_cs_related_podcast_to_listen_to https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/5bsg82/whats_the_single_most_useful_csrelated_link_you https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/92yuvw/what_parts_of_a_cs_degree_have_been_most_useful https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/69x0bp/teach_yourself_computer_science https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/764cs8/trello_board_for_teach_yourself_computer_science https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/ani7nb/psa_many_of_berkeleys_courses_have_lectures_and https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/myprojects/mit-challenge-2 https://pinboard.in/u:sharjeelsayed/t:cs Teach Yourself Computer Science https://teachyourselfcs.com Path to a free self-taught education in Computer Science! https://github.com/ossu/computer-science Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61a/fa16 (Instructor: John DeNero) http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61a/sp17 http://sarabander.github.io/sicp http://www.composingprograms.com https://cs61a.org https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-001-structure-and-interpretation-of-computer-programs-spring-2005/index.htm https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7BcsI5ueSNFPCEisbaoQ0kXIDX9rR5FF https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE18841CABEA24090 https://xuanji.appspot.com/isicp https://mitpress.mit.edu/sites/default/files/sicp/index.html Computer Science 61A, UCBerkeley 001 - Spring 2011 https://archive.org/details/ucberkeley-webcast-PL3E89002AA9B9879E?sort=titleSorter Programming Concepts: Sources: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1711/what-is-the-single-most-influential-book-every-programmer-should-read https://blog.codinghorror.com/recommended-reading-for-developers https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gIRjeB1Y_AMvtmJsZWl_dNMDJ7lPSIxiVUYyEvrP5P4/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true (Popular Programming Podcast episodes) https://github.com/AlgoryL/Projects-from-Scratch https://github.com/bnb/awesome-developer-streams https://github.com/braydie/HowToBeAProgrammer https://github.com/danistefanovic/build-your-own-x https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books https://github.com/kamranahmedse/developer-roadmap https://github.com/LeCoupa/awesome-cheatsheets https://github.com/Michael0x2a/curated-programming-resources https://github.com/mtdvio/every-programmer-should-know https://github.com/P1xt/p1xt-guides https://github.com/rby90/Project-Based-Tutorials-in-C https://github.com/rShetty/awesome-podcasts https://github.com/sdmg15/Best-websites-a-programmer-should-visit https://github.com/stanzhai/be-a-professional-programmer https://github.com/styfle/awesome-online-ide https://github.com/topics/programming?o=desc&s=stars https://github.com/tuvtran/project-based-learning https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018 https://learnxinyminutes.com https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11465234 (Composing Programs – Python 3 in the tradition of SICP) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12718102 (Programming books you might want to consider reading) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13918465 (Beautiful Online SICP) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14169760 (Resources on creating programming languages) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14486657 (Ask HN: What language-agnostic programming books should I read?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14627137 (CS61A Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14708350 (Ask HN: What habits make a programmer great?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14825811 (More Good Programming Quotes (2016)) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14841939 (Ask HN: What books had the greatest effect on how you structure your code?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14842276 (Ask HN: What programming blogs do you follow?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15154903 (Ask HN: What are your favourite developer blogs?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15157651 (YouTube Programming Channels) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15733745 (Ask HN: How do you read programming books?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15739877 (Stanford Compilers Course (stanford.edu) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15826781 (Ask HN: What coding challenge sites should I try next?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16346319 (Ask HN: How would you relearn programming?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16535886 (Ask HN: Best way to learn modern C++?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16952222 (Competitive Programmer's Handbook (2017) [pdf] (cses.fi)) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17390527 (DevTube: Searchable index of developer videos (dev.tube)) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17651797 (Composing Programs – An introduction to programming in the tradition of SICP) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17666133 (Paul Graham on SICP (2000)) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17965917 (Ask HN: What's a starting point for learning how to write programming languages?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18046722 (What are some things that only someone who has been programming 20 years knows? (quora.com)) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18128477 (Ask HN: What is your best advice for a junior software developer?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18422000 (Ask HN: Where to find someone to review my code?) https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-01sc-introduction-to-electrical-engineering-and-computer-science-i-spring-2011/index.htm https://softwareengineeringdaily.com https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/category/podcast https://www.reddit.com/r/compsci+cscareerquestions+learnprogramming+programming https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/6hmlxr/what_are_the_most_indemand_software_skills_right/dizqiie https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/6l5u8s/what_one_thing_improved_your_skills_the_most https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/6lvvqq/audiobooks_on_programming https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/75qwen/im_34_and_i_got_my_first_programming_job_after https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/89pcz9/what_programming_podcasts_if_any_do_you_listen_to https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/8h1tzj/beginner_programmer_podcasts https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/ajijri/good_youtube_channels_for_learning_how_to_code https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/top https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/wiki/books https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/wiki/faq https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/wiki/online https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/6l689j/a_manually_curated_list_of_240_popular https://www.theodinproject.com https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-computer-science--cs101 CS50 Introduction to Computer Science , Harvard University https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-harvardx-cs50x Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python , MIT https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-mitx-6-00-1x-11 How to Design Programs, Second Edition http://www.htdp.org/2018-01-06/Book Coding Games and Programming Challenges to Code Better https://www.codingame.com Computer Architecture: Sources: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14526344 (Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: Nand to Tetris Part II) The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Computing-Systems-Building-Principles/dp/0262640686 http://www.nand2tetris.org Computer Organization and Design MIPS Edition, Fifth Edition https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0124077269 Computer Science 61C, UCBerkeley 001 - Spring 2015 https://archive.org/details/ucberkeley-webcast-PL-XXv-cvA_iCl2-D-FS5mk0jFF6cYSJs_?sort=titleSorter Computation Structures | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-004-computation-structures-spring-2009 Additional: Modern Microprocessors A 90-Minute Guide! A brief, pulls-no-punches, fast-paced introduction to the main design aspects of modern processor microarchitecture http://www.lighterra.com/papers/modernmicroprocessors Computer Architecture, Fifth Edition: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) 5th Edition https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Architecture-Fifth-Quantitative-Approach/dp/012383872X Algorithms and Data Structures: Sources: https://github.com/karan/Projects https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13653669 (Algorithms (khanacademy.org)) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15423045 (A Comparison of Four Algorithms Textbooks (2016)) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16428309 (Ask HN: What's the best algorithms and data structures online course?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17079197 (Algorithms Behind Modern Storage Systems) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18805624 (Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson (illinois.edu)) https://projecteuler.net https://www.reddit.com/r/algorithms https://www.reddit.com/r/compsci/comments/1kcal2/algorithims_everyone_should_know https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/ap8jz3/which_data_structures_and_algorithms_are https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/379vwn/visually_learning_algorithms The Algorithm Design Manual 2nd Edition https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1848000693 Steven Skiena Dept. of Computer Science Stony Brook University Video Lectures http://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~algorith/video-lectures Algorithms by S. Dasgupta, C. H. Papadimitriou, and U. V. Vazirani http://algorithmics.lsi.upc.edu/docs/Dasgupta-Papadimitriou-Vazirani.pdf Additional Material: Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-3rd-MIT-Press/dp/0262033844 Mathematics for Computer Science: Sources: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13800320 ( Mathematics for Computer Science [pdf] (mit.edu)) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14161876 (Calculus Made Easy (1914)) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14581273 (Georgia Tech's free math textbook collective) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16392698 (How to Study Mathematics (2017) (uh.edu)) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16562173 (Ask HN: How to self-learn math?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19178593 (Classic Mathematics Books for Lifelong Learners ) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20048205 (Mathematics all-in-one cheat-sheet (2013) [pdf]) https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/70rh9q/is_there_a_cs50_for_math https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw (3Blue1Brown Channel) Lecture notes by László Lovász http://www.cs.elte.hu/~lovasz/dmbook.ps Mathematics for Computer Science , MIT https://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.042/spring17/mcs.pdf https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP60UlabZBeeqOuoLuj_KNphQ (MIT 6.042J Mathematics for Computer Science, Spring 2015 YouTube) Essence of linear algebra https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2xVFitgF8hE_ab Introduction to Linear Algebra, Fifth Edition https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Linear-Algebra-Gilbert-Strang/dp/0980232775 Operating Systems Concepts: Sources: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10182727 (Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces (wisc.edu)) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18023062 (How to create an OS from scratch – tutorial (github.com)) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18448942 (A book list for OS kernel developers and device driver writers (2006) (jdebp.eu)) Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/OSTEP http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/Classes/537/Spring2018/Discussion/videos.html (Video Course based on the book by CS 537 at Wisconsin with Remzi) Computer Science 162, 001 - Spring 2015. Operating Systems and System Programming - John Kubiatowicz UCBerkeley https://archive.org/details/ComputerScience162001Spring2012 Additional Material: Operating System Concepts , 9th Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/1118063333 Modern Operating Systems , 4th Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/013359162X Networking : Sources: https://github.com/mininet/mininet/wiki/Teaching-and-Learning-with-Mininet https://github.com/saminiir/level-ip https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13983212 (Beej's Guide to Network Programming) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14701199 (Let's Code a TCP/IP Stack: TCP Retransmission (saminiir.com)) https://www.reddit.com/r/ccna/wiki/faqs/materials https://www.reddit.com/r/ccna/wiki https://www.reddit.com/r/networking/wiki https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/4ux166/do_you_know_a_site_to_learn_more_about_networking Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (7th Edition) https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Networking-Top-Down-Approach-7th/dp/0133594149 http://www-net.cs.umass.edu/wireshark-labs (Supplements: Wireshark Labs) CS144 Introduction to Computer Networking Stanford University https://suclass.stanford.edu/courses/course-v1:Engineering+CS144+Fall2016/courseware/ac9d1eef5aaa4bb5bcfe4d42f51f0f5b/c5c384e648cf404c837d05497c6e36b0 High Performance Browser Networking https://hpbn.co Beej's Guide to Network Programming http://beej.us/guide/bgnet Unix Network Programming, Volume 1: The Sockets Networking API (3rd Edition) https://www.amazon.com/Unix-Network-Programming-Sockets-Networking/dp/0131411551 Additional Material: CCNA Routing and Switching 200-125 Official Cert Guide Library https://www.amazon.com/Routing-Switching-200-125-Official-Library/dp/1587205815 CBT Nuggets by Jeremey Cioara https://www.cbtnuggets.com/it-training/cisco-ccna-icnd1-100-105 https://www.cbtnuggets.com/it-training/icnd2-200-105 Eli The Computer Guy https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF360ED1082F6F2A5 Load Balancing Servers, Firewalls, and Caches http://www.amazon.com/Load-Balancing-Servers-Firewalls-Caches/dp/0471415502 Professor Messer - Seven Second Subnetting https://youtu.be/ZxAwQB8TZsM Database Concepts: Sources: https://github.com/binhnguyennus/awesome-scalability https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13417326 (Ask HN: What is the best online resource to learn advanced SQL?) https://pinboard.in/u:sharjeelsayed/t:db Architecture of a Database System http://db.cs.berkeley.edu/papers/fntdb07-architecture.pdf Readings in Database Systems http://www.redbook.io Computer Science 186, 001 - Spring 2015 UCBerkeley Introduction to Database Systems - Joseph Hellerstein https://archive.org/details/UCBerkeley_Course_Computer_Science_186 Stanford's Databases MOOC https://cs.stanford.edu/people/widom/DB-mooc.html Database Design by Caleb Curry https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_c9BZzLwBRK0Pc28IdvPQizD2mJlgoID Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design (3rd Edition) https://www.amazon.com/Database-Design-Mere-Mortals-Hands/dp/0321884493 Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Data-Intensive-Applications-Reliable-Maintainable-ebook/dp/B06XPJML5D DevOps/SRE/SysAdmin: Sources: http://findlectures.com/?p=1&class1=Technology&category_l2_Technology=-DevOps http://serverfault.com/questions/1046/what-is-the-single-most-influential-book-every-sysadmin-should-read https://github.com/AcalephStorage/awesome-devops https://github.com/dastergon/awesome-sre https://github.com/kahun/awesome-sysadmin https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted https://github.com/Leo-G/DevopsWiki https://github.com/n1trux/awesome-sysadmin https://github.com/topics/devops?o=desc&s=stars https://github.com/topics/sysadmin?o=desc&s=stars https://github.com/trimstray/the-book-of-secret-knowledge https://learn-anything.xyz/programming/software-development/devops https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14153545 (What Is ‘Site Reliability Engineering’?) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14652993 (Ask HN: DevOps learning resources) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16357368 (Ask HN: Which books describe modern devops?) https://www.bookadvice.co/sysadmin.html https://www.reddit.com/r/compsci+cscareerquestions+learnprogramming+linux+linuxadmin+netsec+networking+programming+sysadmin https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/wiki/software https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxadmin/comments/65vb8s/advice_if_you_are_wanting_to_go_into_devops https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/65u70f/sysadmins_what_are_some_good_it_youtube_channels https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/wiki Linux: Sources: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/236838/what-are-good-linuxunix-books-for-an-advancing-user https://github.com/0xAX/linux-insides https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3257393 (What's the one Linux command you wish you knew years ago?) https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials?primary_filter=popular https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxadmin/comments/2s924h/how_did_you_get_your_start/cnnw1ma https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxadmin/comments/7cw116/favorite_posts_youve_bookmarked_or_saved UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook (5th Edition) https://www.amazon.com/UNIX-Linux-System-Administration-Handbook/dp/0134277554 How Linux Works: What Every Superuser Should Know Second Edition http://www.amazon.com/How-Linux-Works-Superuser-Should/dp/1593275676 RHCSA/RHCE Red Hat Linux Certification Study Guide, Seventh Edition (Exams EX200 & EX300) 7th Edition https://www.amazon.com/RHCSA-Linux-Certification-Study-Seventh/dp/0071841962 Additional Material: Linux From Scratch! http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/index.html Build yourself a Linux https://github.com/MichielDerhaeg/build-linux The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook https://www.amazon.com/Linux-Programming-Interface-System-Handbook/dp/1593272200 Unix Power Tools,Third Edition http://www.amazon.com/Power-Tools-Third-Shelley-Powers/dp/0596003307 Linux Journey https://linuxjourney.com FreeBSD: Sources: https://www.freebsd.org/docs/books.html https://hn.algolia.com/?query=freebsd&sort=byPopularity&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story FreeBSD Quickstart Guide for Linux Users https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/linux-users FreeBSD Handbook https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System (2nd Edition) https://www.amazon.com/Design-Implementation-FreeBSD-Operating-System/dp/0321968972 Bash: Sources: https://github.com/dylanaraps/pure-bash-bible https://github.com/jlevy/the-art-of-command-line https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck https://github.com/onceupon/Bash-Oneliner https://github.com/topics/bash?o=desc&s=stars https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14634964 (Ask HN: How can I get better at bash?) https://pinboard.in/u:sharjeelsayed/t:bash ABS Guide http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html All commands sorted by votes | commandlinefu.com http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/browse/sort-by-votes HackerRank Bash Challenges https://www.hackerrank.com/domains/shell/bash Windows: Sources: https://github.com/Awesome-Windows/Awesome https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/3z7qd9/practice_to_become_a_windows_sysadmin/cyjynxh https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/wiki/ms/resources vhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19698620 (Ask HN: How do you secure your Windows PC?) https://pinboard.in/u:sharjeelsayed/t:windows Windows Server 2016 - TechNet - Microsoft https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/windows-server-2016 Windows Server Courses from Microsoft Virtual Academy https://mva.microsoft.com/LearningPaths.aspx Windows Internals, Part 1: System architecture, processes, threads, memory management, and more (7th Edition) https://www.amazon.com/Windows-Internals-Part-architecture-management/dp/0735684189 Powershell: Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches 3rd Edition https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Windows-PowerShell-Month-Lunches/dp/1617294160 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6D474E721138865A Storage: Data Storage Networking: Real World Skills for the CompTIA Storage+ Certification and Beyond 1st Edition https://www.amazon.com/Data-Storage-Networking-CompTIA-Certification/dp/1118679210 Docker: Play with Docker Classroom https://training.play-with-docker.com Docker Documentation https://docs.docker.com Docker for Beginners https://prakhar.me/docker-curriculum Docker and Kubernetes: The Complete Guide by Stephen Grider https://www.udemy.com/docker-and-kubernetes-the-complete-guide Kubernetes: Sources: https://kubernetes.io/docs/home An Introduction to Kubernetes https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction-to-kubernetes Kubernetes official tutorials https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes VMware: VMware vSphere 6.5 (VCP6.5-DCV) with 6.7 Updates https://www.cbtnuggets.com/it-training/vmware-vsphere-6-vcp6-5-dcv Mastering VMware vSphere 6 1st Edition https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-VMware-vSphere-Nick-Marshall/dp/1118925157 OpenStack: Sources: https://docs.openstack.org https://github.com/int32bit/openstack-cheat-sheet https://github.com/openstack/training-labs https://github.com/topics/openstack?o=desc&s=stars https://github.com/topics/openstack?o=desc&s=stars https://linuxacademy.com/openstack/courses https://www.reddit.com/r/openstack/comments/92o38n/best_book_for_learning_openstack OpenStack for Architects: Design production-ready private cloud infrastructure, 2nd Edition https://www.amazon.com/OpenStack-Architects-production-ready-private-infrastructure/dp/1788624513 OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook - Fourth Edition https://www.amazon.com/OpenStack-Cloud-Computing-Cookbook-networking/dp/1788398769 Data Center: Data Center 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