The infrastructure-as-code revolution in IT is also affecting database administration With this practical book developers system administrators & junior to mid-level DBAs will learn how the modern practice of site reliability engineering applies to the craft of database architecture & operations Authors Laine Campbell & Charity Majors provide a framework for professionals looking to join the ranks of today's database reliability engineers (DBRE) You'll begin by exploring core operational concepts that DBREs need to master Then you'll examine a wide range of database persistence options including how to implement key technologies to provide resilient scalable & performant data storage & retrieval With a firm foundation in database reliability engineering you'll be ready to dive into the architecture & operations of any modern database This book covers Service-level requirements & risk management Building & evolving an architecture for operational visibility Infrastructure engineering & infrastructure management How to facilitate the release management process Data storage indexing & replication Identifying datastore characteristics & best use cases Datastore architectural components & data-driven architectures