This course on DevOps Principles and Practices is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the core concepts, methodologies, and tools that define the DevOps approach. DevOps integrates software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to improve collaboration, accelerate software delivery, and ensure continuous integration and deployment. Participants will gain hands-on experience with the tools and practices that enable high-performance IT organizations to innovate faster, with higher quality and reliability.
Course Duration
5 Days
Who Should Attend
- Software Developers
- System Administrators
- IT Operations Professionals
- Quality Assurance Engineers
- Project Managers involved in software development
- Anyone interested in learning about DevOps practices
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the fundamental principles of DevOps and its benefits to the software development lifecycle.
- Implement continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using modern tools and practices.
- Enhance collaboration between development, operations, and other stakeholders to streamline software delivery.
- Use infrastructure as code (IaC) to automate and manage infrastructure deployment.
- Apply monitoring and logging techniques to ensure the reliability and performance of applications in production environments.
Course Outline:
Module 1: Introduction to DevOps and its Core Principles
- Overview of DevOps
- The DevOps culture and mindset
- Key DevOps principles: automation, collaboration, and measurement
- The relationship between Agile and DevOps
- DevOps success stories and case studies
Module 2: Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
- Introduction to CI/CD concepts
- Setting up a CI/CD pipeline
- Tools for CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, etc.
- Automated testing and code quality assurance
- Continuous delivery best practices
Module 3: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- What is Infrastructure as Code?
- Tools for IaC: Terraform, Ansible, and AWS CloudFormation
- Automating infrastructure deployment
- Configuration management and version control
- Best practices for managing infrastructure with IaC
Module 4: Monitoring, Logging, and Feedback Loops
- Importance of monitoring and logging in DevOps
- Tools for monitoring and logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, etc.
- Setting up alerts and dashboards
- Feedback loops for continuous improvement
- Troubleshooting and performance optimization
Module 5: Security in DevOps (DevSecOps)
- Introduction to DevSecOps
- Integrating security into the CI/CD pipeline
- Tools and practices for secure coding and vulnerability scanning
- Compliance and governance in DevOps environments
Case studies on DevSecOps implementation
