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Welcome to the Field Manuals Series—a curated collection of concise, practical, and action-oriented reference guides designed specifically for IT professionals, software developers, DevOps practitioners, and tech enthusiasts.

Inspired by the popular Red Team and Blue Team Field Manuals, each book in this series delivers essential concepts, tools, commands, best practices, and troubleshooting tips, carefully structured to provide rapid, real-world insights exactly when you need them.

Why choose a Field Manual?

  • Quick Reference: Each topic fits neatly on a single page, ensuring you quickly find the information you need.
  • Practical and Actionable: Real-world examples, troubleshooting scenarios, and best practices help you apply concepts directly to your work.
  • Comprehensive and Up-to-Date: Covering essential knowledge while staying flexible enough to adapt to modern technologies and trends.

Vibe Coding Field Manual

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MLOps Field Manual

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The AI Field Manual

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DevSecOps Field Manual

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Git Field Manual

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Observability Field Manual

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Prompt Field Manual

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    The Vibe Coding Field Manual is Now on Amazon!

    The Vibe Coding Field Manual is now on Amazon! A hands-on guide to working with AI in your development workflow—packed with actionable tips, good practices, and troubleshooting advice for faster, safer coding.

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  • The MLOps Field Manual is Here – Your Practical Guide to Machine Learning in Production

    The MLOps Field Manual is Here – Your Practical Guide to Machine Learning in Production

    The MLOps Field Manual is your practical guide to building, deploying, and maintaining reliable machine learning systems. Packed with actionable strategies, deployment patterns, and troubleshooting tips, this book helps you bridge the gap between experimentation and production with confidence.

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  • Tools for Ethical Assessments

    Tools for Ethical Assessments

    Ethical awareness in software development must go beyond good intentions—it requires structured tools that help teams evaluate, document, and act on ethical risks and opportunities. This chapter introduces a range of tools for conducting ethical assessments throughout the DevOps lifecycle.

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  • The Observability Field Manual – Now Available!

    The Observability Field Manual – Now Available!

    The **Observability Field Manual** is now available! This hands-on guide covers everything from metrics and logs to distributed tracing and instrumentation, helping you build reliable, transparent systems. Whether you’re a DevOps engineer, SRE, or software developer, this book provides the tools and techniques needed to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize complex architectures. Start your observability journey…

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  • Ethical Impact Assessments

    Ethical Impact Assessments

    Ethical Impact Assessments (EIAs) are structured reviews designed to uncover, evaluate, and address potential ethical, social, and environmental consequences of a system before and after it is built. In the EthDevOps model, EIAs are not bureaucratic formalities—they are lightweight, actionable tools that help teams make informed decisions and maintain public trust.

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