DevOps Course

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Overview

This course is an introduction to DevOps. The course emphasizes communication, collaboration , integration, and automation to improve the workflow between developers and IT operations professionals. Improved workflows lead to more opportunities to design software and services in a more agile fashion which can only be good for customers.

This course (based on the DevOps Institute syllabus) is intended as a basis for discovering the most important DevOps concepts and to understand the principles and methods behind this. The course will leave you with the inspiration to be the advocate of change; The idea is that what you have learned about DevOps - and continue to learn – is shared with others so that you can guide them.

Audience

The course is aimed at: -

Those engaged in IT development, IT operations and IT service management.
Individuals wishing to have detailed understanding of the principles of DevOps
IT professionals working in an Agile environment or will do, and who need a detailed understanding of the interaction between Agile and DevOps
Individuals who want to understand the cultural changes DevOps entails

Skills Gained

After completing the course, students are familiar with the following aspects of DevOps :

Objectives and concepts
Company benefits
Performance criteria and results in the real world
DevOps principles
Concepts and methods ( including the relationship between Agile , Lean and IT Service Management ( ITSM) )
Cultural and organizational considerations
Methods of communication and collaboration
Methods for automation and technology factors
Considerations when changing
Challenges, risks and critical success factors

Prerequisites

There are no formal pre-requisites for this course.

On-Site Training

If you need training for three or more people, ask us about training at your site. You can enjoy the convenience of reduced travel cost and time, as well as a familiar environment for your staff. Additionally, we can customise the course for your business needs.

Outline

Introduction

Exam Requirements and weighing

Why DevOps?

From a business perspective
From an IT perspective
Stereotypes of Dev and Ops: perception and reality

What is DevOps?

Introduction DevOps
Goals DevOps
Added value of DevOps
Proven Results
DevOps for businesses
DevOps principles (The Three Ways)

DevOps and other frameworks

DevOps and Agile
DevOps and Lean
DevOps and IT Service Management

DevOps culture

Characteristics of a DevOps culture
Organizational Considerations DevOps

DevOps stakeholders
DevOps roles
DevOps teams
DevOps organizational structures

DevOps methods

Continuous Integration
Continuous delivery
Continuous deployment
Value stream mapping
Kanban
Theory of Constraints
Improvement Kata
Deming's quality circle
ITSM processes
DevOps and Automation

Methods for DevOps automation

Longevity and tools categories DevOps applications

Transitioning to a DevOps culture

Implementation

Challenges, risks and critical success factors

Measuring DevOps successes

Tips for the exam

Sample exam

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Thinking about Onsite?

If you need training for 3 or more people, you should ask us about onsite training. Putting aside the obvious location benefit, content can be customised to better meet your business objectives and more can be covered than in a public classroom. Its a cost effective option. One on one training can be delivered too, at reasonable rates.

Submit an enquiry from any page on this site and let us know you are interested in the requirements box, or simply mention it when we contact you.

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SPVC = Self Paced Virtual Class

LVC = Live Virtual Class

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