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Record of procedures for IT system staff
In a computer system or network, a runbook is a compilation of routine procedures and operations that the system administrator or operator carries out. System administrators in IT departments and NOCs use runbooks as a reference. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: RunbookA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: CrosswindThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A Practitioner’s Runbook for Building Scalable Recommendation Systems in Large-Scale E-Commerce PlatformsCited 0 times
- Go sideways: Database administrationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Business process managementA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
Noun Alternative form of run book.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A Practitioner’s Runbook for Building Scalable Recommendation Systems in Large-Scale E-Commerce Platforms
Automated Incident Runbook Generation via LLMs: An Open Framework and Benchmark
LLM-Style DevOps Copilot for Cloud-Native Troubleshooting: Retrieval-Augmented Runbook Generation and Command-Safety Evaluation
đź“š Books worth reading
- 📕CrosswindJohn Rajanayakam · 2022
- 📕Cloud Security Operator's WorkbookSylvan Press · 2026
- 📕Data PrivacyNishant Bhajaria · 2022
Microsoft System Center Designing Orchestrator Runbooks (Introducing)David Ziembicki, Aaron Cushner · 2013- 📕IBM System/36International Business Machines Corporation · 1983
The AI IT Security Implementation & Strategy™Stephen R. Jordan · 2026
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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