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Introduction to DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering

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Overview

Learn how to start transforming your organization using the principles and practices of DevOps.

What you'll learn

  • How DevOps is influencing software delivery and why it is important for IT operations personnel to skill up with DevOps practices.
  • How Cloud Computing has enabled organizations to rapidly build and deploy products and expand capacity.
  • How the open container ecosystem, with Kubernetes in the lead, is truly revolutionizing software delivery and what role an Operations Engineer plays in it.
  • The why, what and how of writing Infrastructure as a Code.
  • The role played by Continuous Integration in software delivery.
  • What is Continuous Deployment and Continuous Delivery and how does a deployment pipeline look like.
  • The role played by Observability systems, what to observe and why.

Syllabus 9

  1. Chapter 1. Welcome!
  2. Chapter 2. Introduction to DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering
  3. Chapter 3. Cloud
  4. Chapter 4. Containers
  5. Chapter 5. Infrastructure as a Code
  6. Chapter 6. Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery
  7. Chapter 7. Observability
  8. Chapter 8. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
  9. Final Exam (Verified Certificate track only)

Skills you'll practise

Agile MethodologySoftware DevelopmentSite Reliability EngineeringAutomationDevOpsLinuxOperations

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
  • A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
  • Self-paced: start any time.
  • A clear syllabus (9 parts) you can see before you start.

Disadvantages

  • Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
  • Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
  • Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
  • Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.

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Free to audit

  • Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
  • Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate (Certificate $209). Audit access may end after the course closes.

Before you start

Intermediate understanding of Linux systems Knowledge of networking concepts, utilities and troubleshooting Basic scripting knowledge Computer and network security concepts Virtualization concepts Systems administration and troubleshooting skills

Taught by

  • Fazlur Rahman KhanTechnical Trainer

The Linux Foundation is in Tier 3: good universities, respected companies, nonprofits and well-known teachers of our institution ranking (82/100). The people behind Linux and Kubernetes.

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