Effective DevOps – A Comprehensive Book Review
1. The Authors and Their Credentials: Jennifer Davis and Ryn Daniels, seasoned DevOps practitioners, bring a wealth of hands-on experience…
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (DOP-C02)
This course fully prepares students for the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional exam.
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Course Overview
Our 40-hour DevOps course is designed to provide participants with a deep understanding and hands-on experience in key DevOps principles and tools. The training will cover a range of topics, including AWS Cloud, DevOps fundamentals, Jenkins, Containers, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform. The course structure combines theoretical knowledge with practical workshops to ensure a holistic learning experience.
Prerequisite: Knowledge in Linux, Basics of Cloud & Networking
Week 1: Introduction to DevOps and AWS Cloud
Day 1-2 (8 hours) + Practice Hours
- Understanding DevOps principles and practices
- Overview of AWS Cloud Services
- Setting up an AWS account, CLI
- Basic AWS Cloud services: EC2, S3, RDS, Serverless, Storage
- Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Setting up a 2/3 Tier Architecture, Firewalls – Network & WAF, ALBs
- Creating Rules, and Policies in AWS Cloud. General Discussion of Other AWS Services
Week 2: DevOps - Continuous Integration (CI) with Jenkins
Day 3-4 (8 hours) + Practice Hours
- Introduction to Jenkins and its architecture
- Comparison of Other CICD Tools Gitlab, Circle CI with Jenkins
- Installing and configuring Jenkins in AWS Cloud and in Private Servers
- Creating and managing Jenkins jobs with Groovy, FreeStyle, Multi-Branch
- Integrating Jenkins with version control systems (GitHub), Git Workflow in DevOps
- Exploring and implementing Jenkins Plugins with Code Scanning, SAST, and SCA Testing
- Implementing automated builds and testing, troubleshooting issues, and optimization techniques
Week 3: Containers and Docker, Kubernetes
Day 5-6 (8 hours) + Practice Hours
- Understanding containerization
- Introduction to Docker and its components
- Building and managing Docker images – Direct, Alpine, and other methods
- Docker networking and volumes
- Docker Compose for multi-container applications
- Overview of Kubernetes and container orchestration, Nodes, Pods, Clusters
- Setting up a Kubernetes cluster – Minikube/3 Node Cluster and Managed EKS
- Deploying microservices applications on Kubernetes, with Helm and related artifactories
- Managing and scaling applications in Kubernetes – Mono & heterogeneous Containers
- Querying Logs from applications, AWS System logs with Athena, S3. Preparation of K8 Operators & CRDs
- Monitoring and troubleshooting in Kubernetes – Prometheus & Grafana, KubeCost, InfluxDB
Week 4: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
Day 7-8 (8 hours) + Practice Hours
- Understanding Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
- Introduction to Terraform and its Syntax – Variables, Modules, and Libraries
- Managing infrastructure with Terraform – Integration with AWS Cloud and Cloudformation
- Creating and updating Terraform configurations, deploying AWS ECS/EKS Clusters, Updating Docker images in ECR Repositories
- Preparing scenario-based Task Definition and Module templates to attach every Infrastructure service component – RDS/EFS/ Storage volumes etc.
- Best practices for Terraform deployments – Versioning, Nested Layers, Drift Configuration troubleshooting scenarios
Week 5: Advanced DevOps CICD (Continuous Deployment) Pipeline Preparation, Tools & Practices
Day 7-8 (8 hours) + Practice Hours
- Setting up the automated infrastructure for DevOps with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), bringing ability to create, deploy and manage IaC
- Follow DevOps Adoption, Maturity, and Capability model for the automated process of development and operations
- Streamline pipelines with Configuration as Code (CaC) Application for microservices or serverless development as versioned artifacts
- Counseling for transition of application improvement lifecycle for contingent workloads from Dev, QA, and Staging, to live operations.
- Security and Advanced compliance services practices (GDPR, HIPAA/HITECH, HITRUST, PCI, SOC, FISMA, etc.,)
- Usage of variable ready-made IaC templates of Terraform & Cloudformation in AWS CDK for tweaking environments.
Week 6: Capstone Project and Workshop
Day 11-12 (8 hours) + Practice Hours
- Workshop for Integration of AWS, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform
- Workshop for Designing and implementing a complete DevOps pipeline
- Workshop for Hands-on real-world scenarios
- Q&A and open discussion, Certification preparation for AWS or CKA Modules in general
Note
- Each day consists of 4 hours of classroom training (48 hours) and 4 hours of hands-on workshop/lab sessions (40+ hours).
- The course structure is designed to provide a good understanding of DevOps tools and practices, with a focus on practical implementation in a workshop environment.
- Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops for hands-on exercises and real-time implementation of concepts.
- The syllabus is subject to modification based on the pace of the class and the participant’s prior knowledge.
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Trainer is a seasoned IT professional with over 10 years of hands-on experience in the field of DevOps and system administration. With a passion for automation, cloud technologies, and fostering collaboration between development and operations teams, Trainer has played a key role in implementing DevOps practices in various organizations.
- Period : 6 Weeks (Only Weekends)
- Training Mode: Classroom with Workshop
- Location: London, UK