{"product_id":"modern-hashicorp-consul-build-secure-service-discovery-zero-trust-networking-across-hybrid-cloud-and-on-prem-infrastructure-9798246359990","title":"Modern HashiCorp Consul: Build Secure Service Discovery \u0026 Zero-Trust Networking Across Hybrid Cloud and On-Prem Infrastructure","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hollis Denning\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Cloud Computing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern infrastructure is hybrid by default. Virtual machines, containers, and Kubernetes coexist in the same environments, yet most Consul resources still focus on demos, narrow use cases, or Kubernetes-only narratives. That gap leaves operators unprepared for real-world complexity-partial failures, multi-datacenter boundaries, Zero-Trust enforcement, safe upgrades, and automation at scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModern HashiCorp Consul: Build Secure Service Discovery \u0026amp; Zero-Trust Networking Across Hybrid Cloud and On-Prem Infrastructure\u003c\/b\u003e is written to close that gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a \u003cb\u003ehands-on, operator-grade guide\u003c\/b\u003e to designing, deploying, securing, and operating Consul as \u003cb\u003ecritical production infrastructure\u003c\/b\u003e. It treats Consul not as a convenience layer, but as a control plane for service discovery, identity, authorization, and traffic behavior across heterogeneous systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will learn how to use Consul the way it is actually run in production environments-across VMs, containers, and Kubernetes-while enforcing Zero-Trust principles, surviving failures, and automating change safely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat This Book Covers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eModern Consul architecture\u003c\/b\u003e, including agents, servers, Raft, gossip, WAN federation, and failure domains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eService discovery that actually works\u003c\/b\u003e across hybrid environments using DNS and the HTTP API\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eZero-Trust networking with mTLS, intentions, and Envoy\u003c\/b\u003e, enforced consistently across all runtimes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePractical service mesh usage\u003c\/b\u003e, focused on real traffic control and observability-not marketing abstractions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProduction operations\u003c\/b\u003e: backups, snapshots, disaster recovery, upgrades, and safe rollbacks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAutomation with Terraform, Ansible, and GitOps\u003c\/b\u003e, with clear responsibility boundaries and auditability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFailure testing and validation\u003c\/b\u003e, proving behavior under node loss, partitions, policy changes, and upgrades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003efull-stack capstone project\u003c\/b\u003e that builds and validates a complete hybrid Consul platform from scratch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery chapter includes \u003cb\u003ehands-on Practice Labs\u003c\/b\u003e, and the capstone brings everything together into a production-ready reference implementation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform engineers and SREs operating Consul in real environments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInfrastructure and DevOps engineers managing hybrid cloud and on-prem systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecurity-minded teams implementing Zero-Trust service-to-service communication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchitects designing resilient, observable service platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperators who need runbooks, checklists, and evidence-not theory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003enot\u003c\/b\u003e an introductory or conceptual overview. 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