--- title: 15 Books That Will Change The Way You Do IT Ops [SlideShare] description: Here are fifteen books that every IT Ops person should read. image: https://blog.opsramp.com/hubfs/15_Books/post-15.jpg --- [![OpsRamp](https://blog.opsramp.com/hubfs/HPE_OpsRamp_Logo_Gray_Blue_RGB-0423.svg "OpsRamp")](https://www.opsramp.com/) [ Schedule a Demo ](https://info.opsramp.com/request-demo?hsLang=en-us) [![English](https://blog.opsramp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/en-us.png?width=32&height=32&name=en-us.png)](http://www.opsramp.com) [![English](https://blog.opsramp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ja.png?width=32&height=32&name=ja.png)](https://blog.opsramp.com/ja//15-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-do-it-ops?hsLang=en-us)   # [15 Books That Will Change The Way You Do IT Ops [SlideShare]](https://blog.opsramp.com/15-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-do-it-ops) [**](http://twitter.com/share?url=https://blog.opsramp.com/15-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-do-it-ops) ** [**](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.opsramp.com/15-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-do-it-ops&summary=blog.opsramp.com&source=OpsRamp) [**](mailto:?Subject=Check%20Out%20This%20OpsRamp%20Blog%20Post&Body=I%20came%20across%20this%20post%20on%20the%20OpsRamp%20Blog%20and%20thought%20you'd%20like%20it.%20Check%20it%20out:%20https://blog.opsramp.com/15-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-do-it-ops) 1 Min Read | April 25, 2016 [![15 Books That Will Change The Way You Do IT Ops [SlideShare]](https://blog.opsramp.com/hubfs/15_Books/post-15.jpg) ](https://blog.opsramp.com/15-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-do-it-ops) ![](https://blog.opsramp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/04180103.jpg?width=120&name=04180103.jpg) By [Deepak Jannu](https://blog.opsramp.com/author/deepak-jannu#author) ![SUBSCRIBE](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/308166/89850b51-b95b-4330-9c88-2bdac48746b6.png) Whether you are a veteran or a newb sys admin, keeping up with the fast moving discipline of IT Ops is a constant challenge. While there are plenty of magazines, blogs, and communities out there, nothing beats a good old book when it comes to building knowledge. **We present 15 books that address a diverse set of IT Ops topics. The focus of our selection is not so much on technology but on best practices that will stand the test of time. The 15 books address the foundations of IT Ops, explain how to adopt DevOps and agile practices, help you get cloud adoption right, and keep the bad guys away. If you think we’ve missed any important books, please share your suggestions at [#ITOpsBooks](https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23ITOpsBooks&src=typd).** ** [15 Books That Will Change The Way You Do IT Ops](https://www.slideshare.net/OpsRamp/15-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-do-it-ops-84954740) ** from **[OpsRamp](https://www.slideshare.net/OpsRamp)**   **[![Do you want to know more about OpsRamp?](https://blog.opsramp.com/hubfs/Blog_images/Request-for-demo_cta.jpg "Do you want to know more about OpsRamp?")](https://info.opsramp.com/request-demo?hsLang=en-us)** [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [ Share](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.opsramp.com/15-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-do-it-ops?latest1) [**](mailto:?Subject=Check%20Out%20This%20OpsRamp%20Blog%20Post&Body=I%20came%20across%20this%20post%20on%20the%20OpsRamp%20Blog%20and%20thought%20you'd%20like%20it.%20Check%20it%20out:%20https://blog.opsramp.com/15-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-do-it-ops) Share [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [ Share](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.opsramp.com/15-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-do-it-ops?latest1) [** ](mailto:?Subject=Check%20Out%20This%20OpsRamp%20Blog%20Post&Body=I%20came%20across%20this%20post%20on%20the%20OpsRamp%20Blog%20and%20thought%20you'd%20like%20it.%20Check%20it%20out:%20https://blog.opsramp.com/15-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-do-it-ops) X --- ## Recommended posts [![The OpsRamp Monitor: Nasdaq’s IT, Open Source and AI at Davos](https://blog.opsramp.com/hubfs/OpsRamp-Monitor-Nasdaq%20IT.jpg)](https://blog.opsramp.com/opsramp-monitor-open-source?hsLang=en-us) [The OpsRamp Monitor: Nasdaq’s IT, Open Source and AI at Davos](https://blog.opsramp.com/opsramp-monitor-open-source?hsLang=en-us) [![The OpsRamp Monitor: Tech spending, networking trends and Target’s IT transformation](https://blog.opsramp.com/hubfs/Blog_images/OpsRamp-Monitor-Jan-2020-Week-2.jpg)](https://blog.opsramp.com/opsramp-monitor-tech-spending?hsLang=en-us) [The OpsRamp Monitor: Tech spending, networking trends and Target’s IT transformation](https://blog.opsramp.com/opsramp-monitor-tech-spending?hsLang=en-us) [![Why I Joined OpsRamp](https://blog.opsramp.com/hubfs/Blog-cover-MDC.png)](https://blog.opsramp.com/why-i-joined-opsramp-mdc?hsLang=en-us) [Why I Joined OpsRamp](https://blog.opsramp.com/why-i-joined-opsramp-mdc?hsLang=en-us) ### Get our regular updates and news © 2026 OpsRamp, LLC. 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