DevOps Engineer Master Program
An intensive 4-month online weekend live engineering cohort (Sat & Sun • 4 hours/day: 2h live faculty lectures + 2h supervised coding labs) covering DevOps Engineer production capstones and 580+ AI interviews, with eligible hiring-drive access under documented placement terms and tuition-refund protection where all policy conditions are met.
- Online Weekend Live Sessions (Sat & Sun • 4 Hours / Day)
- 4 Months (16 Weeks) Comprehensive Finish
- Guaranteed Placement Drives until Placed across 1,050+ top companies
- 26 Production Microservices & Capstones with GitHub code reviews
- 580+ Topic Mock Tests & 1-on-1 AI Voice Technical Interviews
Our Graduates Get Marketed to 1,050+ Global Tech Leaders & Unicorns
Continuous corporate interview referrals until job offer letter issuance:
Online Weekend Master Track: 4 Months of Live Mentorship & Placement Drives
Designed for college students and working professionals, our Online Weekend Master Track delivers intensive 4-hour live sessions every Saturday and Sunday across 16 weeks (4 Months). Complete 128+ hours of live faculty instruction, 26 production capstones, and 580+ AI interviews with unlimited corporate interview drives until you get placed!
Live Architecture & Core Mentorship
2 Hours of interactive enterprise architecture, live faculty coding, and design patterns followed by 2 Hours of supervised capstone development.
Hands-On Labs, Tests & AI Practice
2 Hours of advanced microservices, real-time queues & cloud deployment followed by 2 Hours of timed mock tests and 1-on-1 AI voice interview rounds.
4-Month Master Roadmap to Guaranteed Placement
We transform you into a battle-tested software engineer ready to clear Tier-1 technical and system design interview rounds in 4 months with weekend online sessions.
Architecture & Core Mechanics
Core OOP, memory mechanics, data structures, algorithms & clean design patterns.
Capstones & Microservices
Build production full stack SaaS, microservices, REST APIs, queues & cloud deployment.
System Design & AI Interviews
Simulate live FAANG interview rounds, timed topic mock tests and AI voice evaluations.
Corporate Drives until Placed
Resume marketing, hiring drives across 1,050+ partners, and placement guarantee.
Projected Target CTC After Program
Industry-verified compensation brackets achieved by graduates across 1,050+ hiring partners:
₹8.5L – ₹14L /yr
Software Engineer I, Junior Backend Developer, Full Stack Associate.
- 260+ Hours Live Mentorship
- 26 Capstone Projects on GitHub
- 580+ AI Technical Interview Scorecards
₹14L – ₹24L /yr
Full Stack Java Engineer, Spring Boot Microservices Specialist, Cloud Engineer.
- Kafka Event-Driven Architectures
- Redis Caching & Performance Tuning
- Docker, Kubernetes & AWS CI/CD
₹24L – ₹36L+ /yr
Senior Full Stack Engineer, Microservices Architect, Lead Consultant.
- High-Throughput System Design (LLD/HLD)
- Fault Tolerance & Distributed Transactions
- FAANG System Design Clearing Mentorship
Topic-Wise Curriculum & Practice Hub
191 Modules • 395 Deep-Dive Topics • 395 Integrated Topic Mock Tests & AI Interviews
4 DevOps topics: What Is DevOps?, Culture, Automation, Collaboration.
What Is DevOps?
DEVOPS FUNDAMENTALS: What Is DevOps?. Module 1 — What Is DevOps?; Understand DevOps as:; Culture; Automation; Collaboration; Feedback; Reliability; Do not define DevOps as only a tooling role.; Module 2 — Traditional Delivery; Example:; Developer; ↓; Manual Build; ↓; Manual Server Configuration; ↓; Manual Deployment; ↓; Production Failure; ↓; Manual Recovery; Module 3 — Modern Delivery; Code; ↓; Automated Build; ↓; Tests; ↓; Security; ↓; Artifact; ↓; Deployment; ↓; Monitoring; ↓; Feedback
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of What Is DevOps?.
- Implement or apply What Is DevOps? in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Culture
DEVOPS FUNDAMENTALS: Culture. Module 1 — What Is DevOps?; Understand DevOps as:; Culture; Automation; Collaboration; Feedback; Reliability; Do not define DevOps as only a tooling role.; Module 2 — Traditional Delivery; Example:; Developer; ↓; Manual Build; ↓; Manual Server Configuration; ↓; Manual Deployment; ↓; Production Failure; ↓; Manual Recovery; Module 3 — Modern Delivery; Code; ↓; Automated Build; ↓; Tests; ↓; Security; ↓; Artifact; ↓; Deployment; ↓; Monitoring; ↓; Feedback
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Culture.
- Implement or apply Culture in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Automation
DEVOPS FUNDAMENTALS: Automation. Module 1 — What Is DevOps?; Understand DevOps as:; Culture; Automation; Collaboration; Feedback; Reliability; Do not define DevOps as only a tooling role.; Module 2 — Traditional Delivery; Example:; Developer; ↓; Manual Build; ↓; Manual Server Configuration; ↓; Manual Deployment; ↓; Production Failure; ↓; Manual Recovery; Module 3 — Modern Delivery; Code; ↓; Automated Build; ↓; Tests; ↓; Security; ↓; Artifact; ↓; Deployment; ↓; Monitoring; ↓; Feedback
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Automation.
- Implement or apply Automation in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Collaboration
DEVOPS FUNDAMENTALS: Collaboration. Module 1 — What Is DevOps?; Understand DevOps as:; Culture; Automation; Collaboration; Feedback; Reliability; Do not define DevOps as only a tooling role.; Module 2 — Traditional Delivery; Example:; Developer; ↓; Manual Build; ↓; Manual Server Configuration; ↓; Manual Deployment; ↓; Production Failure; ↓; Manual Recovery; Module 3 — Modern Delivery; Code; ↓; Automated Build; ↓; Tests; ↓; Security; ↓; Artifact; ↓; Deployment; ↓; Monitoring; ↓; Feedback
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Collaboration.
- Implement or apply Collaboration in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: requirements, development, testing.
requirements
SDLC: requirements. Teach:; requirements; development; testing; deployment; maintenance
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of requirements.
- Implement or apply requirements in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
development
SDLC: development. Teach:; requirements; development; testing; deployment; maintenance
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of development.
- Implement or apply development in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
testing
SDLC: testing. Teach:; requirements; development; testing; deployment; maintenance
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of testing.
- Implement or apply testing in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: sprint, backlog, release.
sprint
AGILE FOR DEVOPS: sprint. Teach:; sprint; backlog; release; CI; incremental delivery
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of sprint.
- Implement or apply sprint in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
backlog
AGILE FOR DEVOPS: backlog. Teach:; sprint; backlog; release; CI; incremental delivery
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of backlog.
- Implement or apply backlog in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
release
AGILE FOR DEVOPS: release. Teach:; sprint; backlog; release; CI; incremental delivery
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of release.
- Implement or apply release in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: deployment frequency, lead time for changes, change failure rate.
deployment frequency
DEVOPS METRICS: deployment frequency. Introduce DORA-style thinking:; deployment frequency; lead time for changes; change failure rate; recovery time; Focus on improvement rather than vanity metrics.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of deployment frequency.
- Implement or apply deployment frequency in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
lead time for changes
DEVOPS METRICS: lead time for changes. Introduce DORA-style thinking:; deployment frequency; lead time for changes; change failure rate; recovery time; Focus on improvement rather than vanity metrics.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of lead time for changes.
- Implement or apply lead time for changes in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
change failure rate
DEVOPS METRICS: change failure rate. Introduce DORA-style thinking:; deployment frequency; lead time for changes; change failure rate; recovery time; Focus on improvement rather than vanity metrics.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of change failure rate.
- Implement or apply change failure rate in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: filesystem, files, directories.
filesystem
LINUX FUNDAMENTALS: filesystem. Teach:; filesystem; files; directories; users; groups; permissions
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of filesystem.
- Implement or apply filesystem in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
files
LINUX FUNDAMENTALS: files. Teach:; filesystem; files; directories; users; groups; permissions
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of files.
- Implement or apply files in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
directories
LINUX FUNDAMENTALS: directories. Teach:; filesystem; files; directories; users; groups; permissions
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of directories.
- Implement or apply directories in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: CORE LINUX COMMANDS.
CORE LINUX COMMANDS
CORE LINUX COMMANDS: CORE LINUX COMMANDS. Hands-on:; ls; cd; pwd; mkdir; cp; mv; rm; find; grep; awk; sed; cut; sort; uniq; xargs; head; tail
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of CORE LINUX COMMANDS.
- Implement or apply CORE LINUX COMMANDS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: chmod, chown, umask.
chmod
FILE PERMISSIONS: chmod. Teach:; chmod; chown; umask; groups
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of chmod.
- Implement or apply chmod in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
chown
FILE PERMISSIONS: chown. Teach:; chmod; chown; umask; groups
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of chown.
- Implement or apply chown in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
umask
FILE PERMISSIONS: umask. Teach:; chmod; chown; umask; groups
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of umask.
- Implement or apply umask in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: ps, top, htop awareness.
ps
PROCESS MANAGEMENT: ps. Teach:; ps; top; htop awareness; kill; nice concepts; process trees
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ps.
- Implement or apply ps in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
top
PROCESS MANAGEMENT: top. Teach:; ps; top; htop awareness; kill; nice concepts; process trees
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of top.
- Implement or apply top in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
htop awareness
PROCESS MANAGEMENT: htop awareness. Teach:; ps; top; htop awareness; kill; nice concepts; process trees
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of htop awareness.
- Implement or apply htop awareness in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: SYSTEMD.
SYSTEMD
SYSTEMD: SYSTEMD. Use:; systemctl start; stop; restart; status; enable
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SYSTEMD.
- Implement or apply SYSTEMD in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: journalctl, application logs, syslog concepts.
journalctl
LOGS: journalctl. Use:; journalctl; application logs; syslog concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of journalctl.
- Implement or apply journalctl in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
application logs
LOGS: application logs. Use:; journalctl; application logs; syslog concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of application logs.
- Implement or apply application logs in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
syslog concepts
LOGS: syslog concepts. Use:; journalctl; application logs; syslog concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of syslog concepts.
- Implement or apply syslog concepts in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: disks, mount, filesystem.
disks
STORAGE: disks. Understand:; disks; mount; filesystem; df; du; inode concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of disks.
- Implement or apply disks in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
mount
STORAGE: mount. Understand:; disks; mount; filesystem; df; du; inode concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of mount.
- Implement or apply mount in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
filesystem
STORAGE: filesystem. Understand:; disks; mount; filesystem; df; du; inode concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of filesystem.
- Implement or apply filesystem in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: curl, ping, dig.
curl
NETWORK COMMANDS: curl. Teach:; curl; ping; dig; nslookup; ss; traceroute concepts; telnet/netcat concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of curl.
- Implement or apply curl in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
ping
NETWORK COMMANDS: ping. Teach:; curl; ping; dig; nslookup; ss; traceroute concepts; telnet/netcat concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ping.
- Implement or apply ping in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
dig
NETWORK COMMANDS: dig. Teach:; curl; ping; dig; nslookup; ss; traceroute concepts; telnet/netcat concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of dig.
- Implement or apply dig in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: key authentication, ssh-agent concepts, secure access.
key authentication
SSH: key authentication. Teach:; key authentication; ssh-agent concepts; secure access
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of key authentication.
- Implement or apply key authentication in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
ssh-agent concepts
SSH: ssh-agent concepts. Teach:; key authentication; ssh-agent concepts; secure access
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ssh-agent concepts.
- Implement or apply ssh-agent concepts in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
secure access
SSH: secure access. Teach:; key authentication; ssh-agent concepts; secure access
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of secure access.
- Implement or apply secure access in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: LINUX TROUBLESHOOTING, LINUX LAB, Deploy & Troubleshoot a Linux Web Service.
LINUX TROUBLESHOOTING
LINUX TROUBLESHOOTING: LINUX TROUBLESHOOTING. Scenario:; Application not accessible.; Check:; process; port; firewall; logs; network; permissions; LINUX LAB; Deploy & Troubleshoot a Linux Web Service
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of LINUX TROUBLESHOOTING.
- Implement or apply LINUX TROUBLESHOOTING in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
LINUX LAB
LINUX TROUBLESHOOTING: LINUX LAB. Scenario:; Application not accessible.; Check:; process; port; firewall; logs; network; permissions; LINUX LAB; Deploy & Troubleshoot a Linux Web Service
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of LINUX LAB.
- Implement or apply LINUX LAB in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Deploy & Troubleshoot a Linux Web Service
LINUX TROUBLESHOOTING: Deploy & Troubleshoot a Linux Web Service. Scenario:; Application not accessible.; Check:; process; port; firewall; logs; network; permissions; LINUX LAB; Deploy & Troubleshoot a Linux Web Service
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Deploy & Troubleshoot a Linux Web Service.
- Implement or apply Deploy & Troubleshoot a Linux Web Service in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: variables, parameters, conditions.
variables
BASH SCRIPTING: variables. Teach:; variables; parameters; conditions; loops; functions; exit codes
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of variables.
- Implement or apply variables in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
parameters
BASH SCRIPTING: parameters. Teach:; variables; parameters; conditions; loops; functions; exit codes
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of parameters.
- Implement or apply parameters in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
conditions
BASH SCRIPTING: conditions. Teach:; variables; parameters; conditions; loops; functions; exit codes
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of conditions.
- Implement or apply conditions in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: SHELL PIPELINES.
SHELL PIPELINES
SHELL PIPELINES: SHELL PIPELINES. Example:; command | grep | awk | sort
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SHELL PIPELINES.
- Implement or apply SHELL PIPELINES in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: disk monitor, process monitor, log analyzer.
disk monitor
AUTOMATION SCRIPTS: disk monitor. Build:; disk monitor; process monitor; log analyzer; backup script; health-check script
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of disk monitor.
- Implement or apply disk monitor in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
process monitor
AUTOMATION SCRIPTS: process monitor. Build:; disk monitor; process monitor; log analyzer; backup script; health-check script
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of process monitor.
- Implement or apply process monitor in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
log analyzer
AUTOMATION SCRIPTS: log analyzer. Build:; disk monitor; process monitor; log analyzer; backup script; health-check script
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of log analyzer.
- Implement or apply log analyzer in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: CRON, BASH PROJECT, Linux Server Health Monitor.
CRON
CRON: CRON. Automate scheduled tasks.; BASH PROJECT; Linux Server Health Monitor; Check:; CPU; memory; disk; process; port; Generate alert/report.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of CRON.
- Implement or apply CRON in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
BASH PROJECT
CRON: BASH PROJECT. Automate scheduled tasks.; BASH PROJECT; Linux Server Health Monitor; Check:; CPU; memory; disk; process; port; Generate alert/report.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of BASH PROJECT.
- Implement or apply BASH PROJECT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Linux Server Health Monitor
CRON: Linux Server Health Monitor. Automate scheduled tasks.; BASH PROJECT; Linux Server Health Monitor; Check:; CPU; memory; disk; process; port; Generate alert/report.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Linux Server Health Monitor.
- Implement or apply Linux Server Health Monitor in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: variables, list/dict, loops.
variables
PYTHON FOR DEVOPS: variables. Teach practical Python only:; variables; list/dict; loops; functions; files; JSON; HTTP requests concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of variables.
- Implement or apply variables in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
list/dict
PYTHON FOR DEVOPS: list/dict. Teach practical Python only:; variables; list/dict; loops; functions; files; JSON; HTTP requests concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of list/dict.
- Implement or apply list/dict in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
loops
PYTHON FOR DEVOPS: loops. Teach practical Python only:; variables; list/dict; loops; functions; files; JSON; HTTP requests concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of loops.
- Implement or apply loops in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: infrastructure inventory, log parser, API automation.
infrastructure inventory
PYTHON AUTOMATION: infrastructure inventory. Build:; infrastructure inventory; log parser; API automation; configuration validator
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of infrastructure inventory.
- Implement or apply infrastructure inventory in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
log parser
PYTHON AUTOMATION: log parser. Build:; infrastructure inventory; log parser; API automation; configuration validator
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of log parser.
- Implement or apply log parser in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
API automation
PYTHON AUTOMATION: API automation. Build:; infrastructure inventory; log parser; API automation; configuration validator
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of API automation.
- Implement or apply API automation in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: BOTO3 AWARENESS.
BOTO3 AWARENESS
BOTO3 AWARENESS: BOTO3 AWARENESS. Automate AWS resources.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of BOTO3 AWARENESS.
- Implement or apply BOTO3 AWARENESS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: IP, CIDR, subnet.
IP
NETWORKING FOR DEVOPS: IP. Teach:; IP; CIDR; subnet; routing; DNS; NAT; firewall; ports
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of IP.
- Implement or apply IP in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
CIDR
NETWORKING FOR DEVOPS: CIDR. Teach:; IP; CIDR; subnet; routing; DNS; NAT; firewall; ports
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of CIDR.
- Implement or apply CIDR in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
subnet
NETWORKING FOR DEVOPS: subnet. Teach:; IP; CIDR; subnet; routing; DNS; NAT; firewall; ports
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of subnet.
- Implement or apply subnet in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: request, response, headers.
request
HTTP/HTTPS: request. Understand:; request; response; headers; TLS; status codes
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of request.
- Implement or apply request in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
response
HTTP/HTTPS: response. Understand:; request; response; headers; TLS; status codes
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of response.
- Implement or apply response in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
headers
HTTP/HTTPS: headers. Understand:; request; response; headers; TLS; status codes
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of headers.
- Implement or apply headers in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: health check, L4, L7.
health check
LOAD BALANCING: health check. Understand:; health check; L4; L7; routing
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of health check.
- Implement or apply health check in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
L4
LOAD BALANCING: L4. Understand:; health check; L4; L7; routing
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of L4.
- Implement or apply L4 in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
L7
LOAD BALANCING: L7. Understand:; health check; L4; L7; routing
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of L7.
- Implement or apply L7 in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
2 DevOps topics: DNS, NETWORKING TEST.
DNS
DNS: DNS. Operational troubleshooting:; Service resolves incorrectly.; NETWORKING TEST; 60 questions + troubleshooting labs
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of DNS.
- Implement or apply DNS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
NETWORKING TEST
DNS: NETWORKING TEST. Operational troubleshooting:; Service resolves incorrectly.; NETWORKING TEST; 60 questions + troubleshooting labs
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of NETWORKING TEST.
- Implement or apply NETWORKING TEST in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: init, clone, add.
init
GIT: init. Teach:; init; clone; add; commit; branch; merge; push; pull
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of init.
- Implement or apply init in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
clone
GIT: clone. Teach:; init; clone; add; commit; branch; merge; push; pull
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of clone.
- Implement or apply clone in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
add
GIT: add. Teach:; init; clone; add; commit; branch; merge; push; pull
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of add.
- Implement or apply add in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: commit history, HEAD, remote.
commit history
GIT INTERNALS AWARENESS: commit history. Understand:; commit history; HEAD; remote; references concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of commit history.
- Implement or apply commit history in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
HEAD
GIT INTERNALS AWARENESS: HEAD. Understand:; commit history; HEAD; remote; references concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of HEAD.
- Implement or apply HEAD in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
remote
GIT INTERNALS AWARENESS: remote. Understand:; commit history; HEAD; remote; references concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of remote.
- Implement or apply remote in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: BRANCHING STRATEGIES, Trunk-Based Development, Feature Branching.
BRANCHING STRATEGIES
BRANCHING STRATEGIES: BRANCHING STRATEGIES. Discuss:; Trunk-Based Development; Feature Branching; GitFlow awareness; Do not prescribe GitFlow universally.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of BRANCHING STRATEGIES.
- Implement or apply BRANCHING STRATEGIES in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Trunk-Based Development
BRANCHING STRATEGIES: Trunk-Based Development. Discuss:; Trunk-Based Development; Feature Branching; GitFlow awareness; Do not prescribe GitFlow universally.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Trunk-Based Development.
- Implement or apply Trunk-Based Development in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Feature Branching
BRANCHING STRATEGIES: Feature Branching. Discuss:; Trunk-Based Development; Feature Branching; GitFlow awareness; Do not prescribe GitFlow universally.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Feature Branching.
- Implement or apply Feature Branching in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: MERGE CONFLICTS.
MERGE CONFLICTS
MERGE CONFLICTS: MERGE CONFLICTS. Hands-on.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of MERGE CONFLICTS.
- Implement or apply MERGE CONFLICTS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: REBASE.
REBASE
REBASE: REBASE. Use carefully.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of REBASE.
- Implement or apply REBASE in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: review, approvals, checks.
review
PULL REQUESTS: review. Teach:; review; approvals; checks; merge protection
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of review.
- Implement or apply review in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
approvals
PULL REQUESTS: approvals. Teach:; review; approvals; checks; merge protection
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of approvals.
- Implement or apply approvals in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
checks
PULL REQUESTS: checks. Teach:; review; approvals; checks; merge protection
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of checks.
- Implement or apply checks in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: GIT TAGGING, GIT PROJECT, Team Repository Workflow.
GIT TAGGING
GIT TAGGING: GIT TAGGING. Use semantic/release versioning concepts.; GIT PROJECT; Team Repository Workflow; Simulate:; 5 developers; feature branches; conflicts; pull requests; release tag
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of GIT TAGGING.
- Implement or apply GIT TAGGING in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
GIT PROJECT
GIT TAGGING: GIT PROJECT. Use semantic/release versioning concepts.; GIT PROJECT; Team Repository Workflow; Simulate:; 5 developers; feature branches; conflicts; pull requests; release tag
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of GIT PROJECT.
- Implement or apply GIT PROJECT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Team Repository Workflow
GIT TAGGING: Team Repository Workflow. Use semantic/release versioning concepts.; GIT PROJECT; Team Repository Workflow; Simulate:; 5 developers; feature branches; conflicts; pull requests; release tag
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Team Repository Workflow.
- Implement or apply Team Repository Workflow in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: SOFTWARE BUILD FUNDAMENTALS, Java, Node.js.
SOFTWARE BUILD FUNDAMENTALS
SOFTWARE BUILD FUNDAMENTALS: SOFTWARE BUILD FUNDAMENTALS. Understand application build pipelines.; Cover examples:; Java; Maven / Gradle; Node.js; npm; Python; pip/build concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SOFTWARE BUILD FUNDAMENTALS.
- Implement or apply SOFTWARE BUILD FUNDAMENTALS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Java
SOFTWARE BUILD FUNDAMENTALS: Java. Understand application build pipelines.; Cover examples:; Java; Maven / Gradle; Node.js; npm; Python; pip/build concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Java.
- Implement or apply Java in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Node.js
SOFTWARE BUILD FUNDAMENTALS: Node.js. Understand application build pipelines.; Cover examples:; Java; Maven / Gradle; Node.js; npm; Python; pip/build concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Node.js.
- Implement or apply Node.js in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: JAR, WAR, npm bundle.
JAR
ARTIFACTS: JAR. Understand:; JAR; WAR; npm bundle; container image
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of JAR.
- Implement or apply JAR in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
WAR
ARTIFACTS: WAR. Understand:; JAR; WAR; npm bundle; container image
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of WAR.
- Implement or apply WAR in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
npm bundle
ARTIFACTS: npm bundle. Understand:; JAR; WAR; npm bundle; container image
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of npm bundle.
- Implement or apply npm bundle in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: Nexus concepts, Artifactory concepts, ECR.
Nexus concepts
ARTIFACT REPOSITORIES: Nexus concepts. Introduce:; Nexus concepts; Artifactory concepts; ECR
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Nexus concepts.
- Implement or apply Nexus concepts in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Artifactory concepts
ARTIFACT REPOSITORIES: Artifactory concepts. Introduce:; Nexus concepts; Artifactory concepts; ECR
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Artifactory concepts.
- Implement or apply Artifactory concepts in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
ECR
ARTIFACT REPOSITORIES: ECR. Introduce:; Nexus concepts; Artifactory concepts; ECR
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ECR.
- Implement or apply ECR in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION.
CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION
CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION: CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION. CI pipeline:; Commit; ↓; Checkout; ↓; Compile/Build; ↓; Unit Tests; ↓; Static Analysis; ↓; Security Scan; ↓; Artifact
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION.
- Implement or apply CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: controller, agent, job.
controller
JENKINS: controller. Teach:; controller; agent; job; pipeline
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of controller.
- Implement or apply controller in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
agent
JENKINS: agent. Teach:; controller; agent; job; pipeline
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of agent.
- Implement or apply agent in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
job
JENKINS: job. Teach:; controller; agent; job; pipeline
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of job.
- Implement or apply job in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: JENKINS PIPELINE AS CODE.
JENKINS PIPELINE AS CODE
JENKINS PIPELINE AS CODE: JENKINS PIPELINE AS CODE. Use:; Jenkinsfile
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of JENKINS PIPELINE AS CODE.
- Implement or apply JENKINS PIPELINE AS CODE in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: Build, Test, Scan.
Build
DECLARATIVE PIPELINE: Build. Example stages:; Build; Test; Scan; Package
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Build.
- Implement or apply Build in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Test
DECLARATIVE PIPELINE: Test. Example stages:; Build; Test; Scan; Package
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Test.
- Implement or apply Test in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Scan
DECLARATIVE PIPELINE: Scan. Example stages:; Build; Test; Scan; Package
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Scan.
- Implement or apply Scan in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: JENKINS AGENTS.
JENKINS AGENTS
JENKINS AGENTS: JENKINS AGENTS. Scale build execution.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of JENKINS AGENTS.
- Implement or apply JENKINS AGENTS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: JENKINS CREDENTIALS.
JENKINS CREDENTIALS
JENKINS CREDENTIALS: JENKINS CREDENTIALS. Never hardcode secrets.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of JENKINS CREDENTIALS.
- Implement or apply JENKINS CREDENTIALS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: JENKINS SHARED LIBRARY AWARENESS, JENKINS PROJECT, Java/Node/Python CI Pipeline.
JENKINS SHARED LIBRARY AWARENESS
JENKINS SHARED LIBRARY AWARENESS: JENKINS SHARED LIBRARY AWARENESS. For reusable pipelines.; JENKINS PROJECT; Java/Node/Python CI Pipeline; Student chooses one application stack and builds:; Git → Jenkins → Test → Artifact
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of JENKINS SHARED LIBRARY AWARENESS.
- Implement or apply JENKINS SHARED LIBRARY AWARENESS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
JENKINS PROJECT
JENKINS SHARED LIBRARY AWARENESS: JENKINS PROJECT. For reusable pipelines.; JENKINS PROJECT; Java/Node/Python CI Pipeline; Student chooses one application stack and builds:; Git → Jenkins → Test → Artifact
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of JENKINS PROJECT.
- Implement or apply JENKINS PROJECT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Java/Node/Python CI Pipeline
JENKINS SHARED LIBRARY AWARENESS: Java/Node/Python CI Pipeline. For reusable pipelines.; JENKINS PROJECT; Java/Node/Python CI Pipeline; Student chooses one application stack and builds:; Git → Jenkins → Test → Artifact
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Java/Node/Python CI Pipeline.
- Implement or apply Java/Node/Python CI Pipeline in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: workflow, event, job.
workflow
GITHUB ACTIONS: workflow. Modern CI/CD must include GitHub Actions.; Teach:; workflow; event; job; step; runner
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of workflow.
- Implement or apply workflow in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
event
GITHUB ACTIONS: event. Modern CI/CD must include GitHub Actions.; Teach:; workflow; event; job; step; runner
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of event.
- Implement or apply event in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
job
GITHUB ACTIONS: job. Modern CI/CD must include GitHub Actions.; Teach:; workflow; event; job; step; runner
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of job.
- Implement or apply job in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch.
push
ACTION TRIGGERS: push. Examples:; push; pull_request; workflow_dispatch
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of push.
- Implement or apply push in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
pull_request
ACTION TRIGGERS: pull_request. Examples:; push; pull_request; workflow_dispatch
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of pull_request.
- Implement or apply pull_request in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
workflow_dispatch
ACTION TRIGGERS: workflow_dispatch. Examples:; push; pull_request; workflow_dispatch
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of workflow_dispatch.
- Implement or apply workflow_dispatch in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: GITHUB SECRETS.
GITHUB SECRETS
GITHUB SECRETS: GITHUB SECRETS. GITHUB SECRETS concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of GITHUB SECRETS.
- Implement or apply GITHUB SECRETS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: MATRICES.
MATRICES
MATRICES: MATRICES. Run across selected versions/platforms.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of MATRICES.
- Implement or apply MATRICES in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: REUSABLE WORKFLOWS.
REUSABLE WORKFLOWS
REUSABLE WORKFLOWS: REUSABLE WORKFLOWS. REUSABLE WORKFLOWS concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of REUSABLE WORKFLOWS.
- Implement or apply REUSABLE WORKFLOWS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: SELF-HOSTED RUNNERS AWARENESS, GITHUB ACTIONS PROJECT, Production CI Pipeline.
SELF-HOSTED RUNNERS AWARENESS
SELF-HOSTED RUNNERS AWARENESS: SELF-HOSTED RUNNERS AWARENESS. Security considerations included.; GITHUB ACTIONS PROJECT; Production CI Pipeline; Requirements:; lint; test; security scan; Docker build; artifact/image publish
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SELF-HOSTED RUNNERS AWARENESS.
- Implement or apply SELF-HOSTED RUNNERS AWARENESS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
GITHUB ACTIONS PROJECT
SELF-HOSTED RUNNERS AWARENESS: GITHUB ACTIONS PROJECT. Security considerations included.; GITHUB ACTIONS PROJECT; Production CI Pipeline; Requirements:; lint; test; security scan; Docker build; artifact/image publish
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of GITHUB ACTIONS PROJECT.
- Implement or apply GITHUB ACTIONS PROJECT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Production CI Pipeline
SELF-HOSTED RUNNERS AWARENESS: Production CI Pipeline. Security considerations included.; GITHUB ACTIONS PROJECT; Production CI Pipeline; Requirements:; lint; test; security scan; Docker build; artifact/image publish
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Production CI Pipeline.
- Implement or apply Production CI Pipeline in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
2 DevOps topics: CONTINUOUS DELIVERY, Continuous Deployment.
CONTINUOUS DELIVERY
CONTINUOUS DELIVERY: CONTINUOUS DELIVERY. Understand:; Continuous Delivery; Production-ready but controlled deployment.; Continuous Deployment; Automated production deployment.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of CONTINUOUS DELIVERY.
- Implement or apply CONTINUOUS DELIVERY in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Continuous Deployment
CONTINUOUS DELIVERY: Continuous Deployment. Understand:; Continuous Delivery; Production-ready but controlled deployment.; Continuous Deployment; Automated production deployment.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Continuous Deployment.
- Implement or apply Continuous Deployment in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: DEV, TEST, STAGE.
DEV
ENVIRONMENTS: DEV. Use:; DEV; TEST; STAGE; PROD
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of DEV.
- Implement or apply DEV in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
TEST
ENVIRONMENTS: TEST. Use:; DEV; TEST; STAGE; PROD
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of TEST.
- Implement or apply TEST in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
STAGE
ENVIRONMENTS: STAGE. Use:; DEV; TEST; STAGE; PROD
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of STAGE.
- Implement or apply STAGE in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: APPROVAL GATES.
APPROVAL GATES
APPROVAL GATES: APPROVAL GATES. Production deployments may require approval.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of APPROVAL GATES.
- Implement or apply APPROVAL GATES in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES, Recreate, Rolling.
DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES
DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES: DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES. Teach:; Recreate; Rolling; Blue/Green; Canary
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES.
- Implement or apply DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Recreate
DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES: Recreate. Teach:; Recreate; Rolling; Blue/Green; Canary
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Recreate.
- Implement or apply Recreate in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Rolling
DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES: Rolling. Teach:; Recreate; Rolling; Blue/Green; Canary
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Rolling.
- Implement or apply Rolling in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: ROLLBACK.
ROLLBACK
ROLLBACK: ROLLBACK. A deployment is incomplete if rollback is undefined.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ROLLBACK.
- Implement or apply ROLLBACK in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: image, container, registry.
image
DOCKER FUNDAMENTALS: image. Teach:; image; container; registry; Docker daemon concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of image.
- Implement or apply image in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
container
DOCKER FUNDAMENTALS: container. Teach:; image; container; registry; Docker daemon concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of container.
- Implement or apply container in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
registry
DOCKER FUNDAMENTALS: registry. Teach:; image; container; registry; Docker daemon concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of registry.
- Implement or apply registry in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: FROM, WORKDIR, COPY.
FROM
DOCKERFILE: FROM. Teach:; FROM; WORKDIR; COPY; RUN; ENV; EXPOSE; CMD; ENTRYPOINT
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of FROM.
- Implement or apply FROM in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
WORKDIR
DOCKERFILE: WORKDIR. Teach:; FROM; WORKDIR; COPY; RUN; ENV; EXPOSE; CMD; ENTRYPOINT
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of WORKDIR.
- Implement or apply WORKDIR in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
COPY
DOCKERFILE: COPY. Teach:; FROM; WORKDIR; COPY; RUN; ENV; EXPOSE; CMD; ENTRYPOINT
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of COPY.
- Implement or apply COPY in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: IMAGE LAYERS.
IMAGE LAYERS
IMAGE LAYERS: IMAGE LAYERS. Understand caching.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of IMAGE LAYERS.
- Implement or apply IMAGE LAYERS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: MULTI-STAGE BUILD.
MULTI-STAGE BUILD
MULTI-STAGE BUILD: MULTI-STAGE BUILD. Reduce final image size.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of MULTI-STAGE BUILD.
- Implement or apply MULTI-STAGE BUILD in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: DOCKER NETWORKS.
DOCKER NETWORKS
DOCKER NETWORKS: DOCKER NETWORKS. DOCKER NETWORKS concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of DOCKER NETWORKS.
- Implement or apply DOCKER NETWORKS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: DOCKER VOLUMES.
DOCKER VOLUMES
DOCKER VOLUMES: DOCKER VOLUMES. DOCKER VOLUMES concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of DOCKER VOLUMES.
- Implement or apply DOCKER VOLUMES in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: DOCKER COMPOSE.
DOCKER COMPOSE
DOCKER COMPOSE: DOCKER COMPOSE. Run:; text id="m2ek3y"; application; database; redis; locally.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of DOCKER COMPOSE.
- Implement or apply DOCKER COMPOSE in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: DOCKER SECURITY, DOCKER PROJECT, Containerize a Production Application.
DOCKER SECURITY
DOCKER SECURITY: DOCKER SECURITY. Teach:; avoid root; minimal images; image scanning; no secrets in image; version pinning; DOCKER PROJECT; Containerize a Production Application; Requirements:; multi-stage build; health check; non-root execution; environment configuration
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of DOCKER SECURITY.
- Implement or apply DOCKER SECURITY in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
DOCKER PROJECT
DOCKER SECURITY: DOCKER PROJECT. Teach:; avoid root; minimal images; image scanning; no secrets in image; version pinning; DOCKER PROJECT; Containerize a Production Application; Requirements:; multi-stage build; health check; non-root execution; environment configuration
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of DOCKER PROJECT.
- Implement or apply DOCKER PROJECT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Containerize a Production Application
DOCKER SECURITY: Containerize a Production Application. Teach:; avoid root; minimal images; image scanning; no secrets in image; version pinning; DOCKER PROJECT; Containerize a Production Application; Requirements:; multi-stage build; health check; non-root execution; environment configuration
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Containerize a Production Application.
- Implement or apply Containerize a Production Application in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: Docker Hub concepts, AWS ECR, image tagging.
Docker Hub concepts
CONTAINER REGISTRY: Docker Hub concepts. Teach:; Docker Hub concepts; AWS ECR; image tagging; immutability concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Docker Hub concepts.
- Implement or apply Docker Hub concepts in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
AWS ECR
CONTAINER REGISTRY: AWS ECR. Teach:; Docker Hub concepts; AWS ECR; image tagging; immutability concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of AWS ECR.
- Implement or apply AWS ECR in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
image tagging
CONTAINER REGISTRY: image tagging. Teach:; Docker Hub concepts; AWS ECR; image tagging; immutability concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of image tagging.
- Implement or apply image tagging in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: IMAGE VERSION STRATEGY.
IMAGE VERSION STRATEGY
IMAGE VERSION STRATEGY: IMAGE VERSION STRATEGY. Avoid production deployments based only on:; latest; Prefer immutable version identifiers.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of IMAGE VERSION STRATEGY.
- Implement or apply IMAGE VERSION STRATEGY in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: cluster, control plane, worker node.
cluster
KUBERNETES FUNDAMENTALS: cluster. Kubernetes 1.37 is the current newest supported minor release as of August 28, 2026.; Teach:; cluster; control plane; worker node; kubelet; API server; scheduler; controller concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of cluster.
- Implement or apply cluster in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
control plane
KUBERNETES FUNDAMENTALS: control plane. Kubernetes 1.37 is the current newest supported minor release as of August 28, 2026.; Teach:; cluster; control plane; worker node; kubelet; API server; scheduler; controller concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of control plane.
- Implement or apply control plane in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
worker node
KUBERNETES FUNDAMENTALS: worker node. Kubernetes 1.37 is the current newest supported minor release as of August 28, 2026.; Teach:; cluster; control plane; worker node; kubelet; API server; scheduler; controller concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of worker node.
- Implement or apply worker node in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: PODS.
PODS
PODS: PODS. Smallest deployable workload unit.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of PODS.
- Implement or apply PODS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: replicas, updates, rollbacks.
replicas
DEPLOYMENTS: replicas. Manage:; replicas; updates; rollbacks
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of replicas.
- Implement or apply replicas in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
updates
DEPLOYMENTS: updates. Manage:; replicas; updates; rollbacks
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of updates.
- Implement or apply updates in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
rollbacks
DEPLOYMENTS: rollbacks. Manage:; replicas; updates; rollbacks
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of rollbacks.
- Implement or apply rollbacks in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: REPLICASET.
REPLICASET
REPLICASET: REPLICASET. REPLICASET concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of REPLICASET.
- Implement or apply REPLICASET in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: SERVICES, ClusterIP, NodePort.
SERVICES
SERVICES: SERVICES. Teach:; ClusterIP; NodePort; LoadBalancer
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SERVICES.
- Implement or apply SERVICES in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
ClusterIP
SERVICES: ClusterIP. Teach:; ClusterIP; NodePort; LoadBalancer
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ClusterIP.
- Implement or apply ClusterIP in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
NodePort
SERVICES: NodePort. Teach:; ClusterIP; NodePort; LoadBalancer
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of NodePort.
- Implement or apply NodePort in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: DNS & SERVICE DISCOVERY.
DNS & SERVICE DISCOVERY
DNS & SERVICE DISCOVERY: DNS & SERVICE DISCOVERY. Applications communicate through service names.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of DNS & SERVICE DISCOVERY.
- Implement or apply DNS & SERVICE DISCOVERY in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: CONFIGMAPS.
CONFIGMAPS
CONFIGMAPS: CONFIGMAPS. CONFIGMAPS concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of CONFIGMAPS.
- Implement or apply CONFIGMAPS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: SECRETS.
SECRETS
SECRETS: SECRETS. Discuss secure storage limitations and external-secret patterns.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SECRETS.
- Implement or apply SECRETS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: NAMESPACES.
NAMESPACES
NAMESPACES: NAMESPACES. Use for logical isolation.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of NAMESPACES.
- Implement or apply NAMESPACES in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: REQUESTS & LIMITS.
REQUESTS & LIMITS
REQUESTS & LIMITS: REQUESTS & LIMITS. Critical for reliable scheduling.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of REQUESTS & LIMITS.
- Implement or apply REQUESTS & LIMITS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: READINESS PROBE.
READINESS PROBE
READINESS PROBE: READINESS PROBE. Should this pod receive traffic?
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of READINESS PROBE.
- Implement or apply READINESS PROBE in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: LIVENESS PROBE.
LIVENESS PROBE
LIVENESS PROBE: LIVENESS PROBE. Should this container be restarted?
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of LIVENESS PROBE.
- Implement or apply LIVENESS PROBE in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: STARTUP PROBE.
STARTUP PROBE
STARTUP PROBE: STARTUP PROBE. Useful for slow-starting workloads.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of STARTUP PROBE.
- Implement or apply STARTUP PROBE in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: ROLLING UPDATE.
ROLLING UPDATE
ROLLING UPDATE: ROLLING UPDATE. ROLLING UPDATE concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ROLLING UPDATE.
- Implement or apply ROLLING UPDATE in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: ROLLBACK.
ROLLBACK
ROLLBACK: ROLLBACK. ROLLBACK concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ROLLBACK.
- Implement or apply ROLLBACK in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: HORIZONTAL POD AUTOSCALING.
HORIZONTAL POD AUTOSCALING
HORIZONTAL POD AUTOSCALING: HORIZONTAL POD AUTOSCALING. Scale based on metrics.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of HORIZONTAL POD AUTOSCALING.
- Implement or apply HORIZONTAL POD AUTOSCALING in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: PV, PVC, StorageClass concepts.
PV
PERSISTENT VOLUMES: PV. Teach:; PV; PVC; StorageClass concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of PV.
- Implement or apply PV in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
PVC
PERSISTENT VOLUMES: PVC. Teach:; PV; PVC; StorageClass concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of PVC.
- Implement or apply PVC in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
StorageClass concepts
PERSISTENT VOLUMES: StorageClass concepts. Teach:; PV; PVC; StorageClass concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of StorageClass concepts.
- Implement or apply StorageClass concepts in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: STATEFULSETS.
STATEFULSETS
STATEFULSETS: STATEFULSETS. Stateful workloads concepts.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of STATEFULSETS.
- Implement or apply STATEFULSETS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
2 DevOps topics: log agents, node monitoring.
log agents
DAEMONSETS: log agents. Examples:; log agents; node monitoring
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of log agents.
- Implement or apply log agents in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
node monitoring
DAEMONSETS: node monitoring. Examples:; log agents; node monitoring
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of node monitoring.
- Implement or apply node monitoring in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: JOBS.
JOBS
JOBS: JOBS. JOBS concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of JOBS.
- Implement or apply JOBS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: CRONJOBS.
CRONJOBS
CRONJOBS: CRONJOBS. CRONJOBS concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of CRONJOBS.
- Implement or apply CRONJOBS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: INGRESS.
INGRESS
INGRESS: INGRESS. Teach ingress-controller concepts.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of INGRESS.
- Implement or apply INGRESS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: GATEWAY API AWARENESS, KUBERNETES PROJECT, Deploy Three-Tier Application.
GATEWAY API AWARENESS
GATEWAY API AWARENESS: GATEWAY API AWARENESS. Kubernetes Gateway API continues to mature; current Kubernetes updates include Gateway API standardization progress, so learners should understand it as an increasingly important traffic-management model.; KUBERNETES PROJECT; Deploy Three-Tier Application; Use:; Deployment; Service; ConfigMap; Secret; Ingress; HPA; probes
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of GATEWAY API AWARENESS.
- Implement or apply GATEWAY API AWARENESS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
KUBERNETES PROJECT
GATEWAY API AWARENESS: KUBERNETES PROJECT. Kubernetes Gateway API continues to mature; current Kubernetes updates include Gateway API standardization progress, so learners should understand it as an increasingly important traffic-management model.; KUBERNETES PROJECT; Deploy Three-Tier Application; Use:; Deployment; Service; ConfigMap; Secret; Ingress; HPA; probes
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of KUBERNETES PROJECT.
- Implement or apply KUBERNETES PROJECT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Deploy Three-Tier Application
GATEWAY API AWARENESS: Deploy Three-Tier Application. Kubernetes Gateway API continues to mature; current Kubernetes updates include Gateway API standardization progress, so learners should understand it as an increasingly important traffic-management model.; KUBERNETES PROJECT; Deploy Three-Tier Application; Use:; Deployment; Service; ConfigMap; Secret; Ingress; HPA; probes
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Deploy Three-Tier Application.
- Implement or apply Deploy Three-Tier Application in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: KUBERNETES TROUBLESHOOTING, Scenario 1, CrashLoopBackOff.
KUBERNETES TROUBLESHOOTING
KUBERNETES TROUBLESHOOTING: KUBERNETES TROUBLESHOOTING. Teach:; kubectl get; describe; logs; exec; events; Scenario 1; CrashLoopBackOff; Investigate:; logs; command; environment; secret; dependency; Scenario 2; ImagePullBackOff; Investigate:; image; tag; registry credentials; Scenario 3; Pending Pod; Investigate:; resources; scheduling; node capacity; PVC; Scenario 4; Service Unreachable; Investigate:; selector; endpoint; port; readiness; network; Scenario 5; OOMKilled; Investigate:; memory; limits; application behavior
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of KUBERNETES TROUBLESHOOTING.
- Implement or apply KUBERNETES TROUBLESHOOTING in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Scenario 1
KUBERNETES TROUBLESHOOTING: Scenario 1. Teach:; kubectl get; describe; logs; exec; events; Scenario 1; CrashLoopBackOff; Investigate:; logs; command; environment; secret; dependency; Scenario 2; ImagePullBackOff; Investigate:; image; tag; registry credentials; Scenario 3; Pending Pod; Investigate:; resources; scheduling; node capacity; PVC; Scenario 4; Service Unreachable; Investigate:; selector; endpoint; port; readiness; network; Scenario 5; OOMKilled; Investigate:; memory; limits; application behavior
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Scenario 1.
- Implement or apply Scenario 1 in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
CrashLoopBackOff
KUBERNETES TROUBLESHOOTING: CrashLoopBackOff. Teach:; kubectl get; describe; logs; exec; events; Scenario 1; CrashLoopBackOff; Investigate:; logs; command; environment; secret; dependency; Scenario 2; ImagePullBackOff; Investigate:; image; tag; registry credentials; Scenario 3; Pending Pod; Investigate:; resources; scheduling; node capacity; PVC; Scenario 4; Service Unreachable; Investigate:; selector; endpoint; port; readiness; network; Scenario 5; OOMKilled; Investigate:; memory; limits; application behavior
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of CrashLoopBackOff.
- Implement or apply CrashLoopBackOff in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: chart, values, templates.
chart
HELM: chart. Teach:; chart; values; templates; release
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of chart.
- Implement or apply chart in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
values
HELM: values. Teach:; chart; values; templates; release
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of values.
- Implement or apply values in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
templates
HELM: templates. Teach:; chart; values; templates; release
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of templates.
- Implement or apply templates in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: HELM STRUCTURE.
HELM STRUCTURE
HELM STRUCTURE: HELM STRUCTURE. text id="vp8xbr"; Chart.yaml; values.yaml; templates/
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of HELM STRUCTURE.
- Implement or apply HELM STRUCTURE in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
2 DevOps topics: ENVIRONMENT VALUES, HELM PROJECT.
ENVIRONMENT VALUES
ENVIRONMENT VALUES: ENVIRONMENT VALUES. Maintain:; dev; stage; prod; without duplicating templates.; HELM PROJECT; Package application into reusable Helm chart.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ENVIRONMENT VALUES.
- Implement or apply ENVIRONMENT VALUES in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
HELM PROJECT
ENVIRONMENT VALUES: HELM PROJECT. Maintain:; dev; stage; prod; without duplicating templates.; HELM PROJECT; Package application into reusable Helm chart.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of HELM PROJECT.
- Implement or apply HELM PROJECT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: IAM, VPC, EC2.
IAM
AWS FUNDAMENTALS: IAM. Teach practical services needed by DevOps engineers:; IAM; VPC; EC2; S3; RDS; CloudWatch; Load Balancer; Auto Scaling
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of IAM.
- Implement or apply IAM in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
VPC
AWS FUNDAMENTALS: VPC. Teach practical services needed by DevOps engineers:; IAM; VPC; EC2; S3; RDS; CloudWatch; Load Balancer; Auto Scaling
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of VPC.
- Implement or apply VPC in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
EC2
AWS FUNDAMENTALS: EC2. Teach practical services needed by DevOps engineers:; IAM; VPC; EC2; S3; RDS; CloudWatch; Load Balancer; Auto Scaling
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of EC2.
- Implement or apply EC2 in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: AWS IAM.
AWS IAM
AWS IAM: AWS IAM. Use roles rather than static credentials.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of AWS IAM.
- Implement or apply AWS IAM in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: VPC, subnet, SG.
VPC
AWS NETWORKING: VPC. Understand:; VPC; subnet; SG; route; NAT
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of VPC.
- Implement or apply VPC in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
subnet
AWS NETWORKING: subnet. Understand:; VPC; subnet; SG; route; NAT
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of subnet.
- Implement or apply subnet in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
SG
AWS NETWORKING: SG. Understand:; VPC; subnet; SG; route; NAT
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SG.
- Implement or apply SG in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: EC2 OPERATIONS.
EC2 OPERATIONS
EC2 OPERATIONS: EC2 OPERATIONS. EC2 OPERATIONS concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of EC2 OPERATIONS.
- Implement or apply EC2 OPERATIONS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: ALB.
ALB
ALB: ALB. ALB concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ALB.
- Implement or apply ALB in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: AUTO SCALING.
AUTO SCALING
AUTO SCALING: AUTO SCALING. AUTO SCALING concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of AUTO SCALING.
- Implement or apply AUTO SCALING in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: artifacts, state backends concepts, storage.
artifacts
S3: artifacts. Use for:; artifacts; state backends concepts; storage
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of artifacts.
- Implement or apply artifacts in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
state backends concepts
S3: state backends concepts. Use for:; artifacts; state backends concepts; storage
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of state backends concepts.
- Implement or apply state backends concepts in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
storage
S3: storage. Use for:; artifacts; state backends concepts; storage
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of storage.
- Implement or apply storage in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: CLOUDWATCH.
CLOUDWATCH
CLOUDWATCH: CLOUDWATCH. Monitor AWS workloads.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of CLOUDWATCH.
- Implement or apply CLOUDWATCH in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: managed control plane, worker/node groups concepts, IAM.
managed control plane
EKS: managed control plane. Deploy workloads to Amazon EKS.; Teach:; managed control plane; worker/node groups concepts; IAM; VPC networking; load balancing
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of managed control plane.
- Implement or apply managed control plane in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
worker/node groups concepts
EKS: worker/node groups concepts. Deploy workloads to Amazon EKS.; Teach:; managed control plane; worker/node groups concepts; IAM; VPC networking; load balancing
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of worker/node groups concepts.
- Implement or apply worker/node groups concepts in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
IAM
EKS: IAM. Deploy workloads to Amazon EKS.; Teach:; managed control plane; worker/node groups concepts; IAM; VPC networking; load balancing
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of IAM.
- Implement or apply IAM in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: EKS ACCESS.
EKS ACCESS
EKS ACCESS: EKS ACCESS. Understand modern identity/access approaches rather than permanent admin kubeconfig sharing.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of EKS ACCESS.
- Implement or apply EKS ACCESS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: EKS AUTOSCALING.
EKS AUTOSCALING
EKS AUTOSCALING: EKS AUTOSCALING. Teach workload and cluster scaling concepts.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of EKS AUTOSCALING.
- Implement or apply EKS AUTOSCALING in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: EKS ADD-ONS, EKS PROJECT, Deploy Production Application on EKS.
EKS ADD-ONS
EKS ADD-ONS: EKS ADD-ONS. Awareness:; networking; DNS; storage drivers; observability; EKS PROJECT; Deploy Production Application on EKS; Include:; Helm; ALB/Ingress concepts; autoscaling; CloudWatch/Prometheus monitoring
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of EKS ADD-ONS.
- Implement or apply EKS ADD-ONS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
EKS PROJECT
EKS ADD-ONS: EKS PROJECT. Awareness:; networking; DNS; storage drivers; observability; EKS PROJECT; Deploy Production Application on EKS; Include:; Helm; ALB/Ingress concepts; autoscaling; CloudWatch/Prometheus monitoring
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of EKS PROJECT.
- Implement or apply EKS PROJECT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Deploy Production Application on EKS
EKS ADD-ONS: Deploy Production Application on EKS. Awareness:; networking; DNS; storage drivers; observability; EKS PROJECT; Deploy Production Application on EKS; Include:; Helm; ALB/Ingress concepts; autoscaling; CloudWatch/Prometheus monitoring
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Deploy Production Application on EKS.
- Implement or apply Deploy Production Application on EKS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: provider, resource, variable.
provider
TERRAFORM FUNDAMENTALS: provider. Teach:; provider; resource; variable; output; data source
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of provider.
- Implement or apply provider in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
resource
TERRAFORM FUNDAMENTALS: resource. Teach:; provider; resource; variable; output; data source
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of resource.
- Implement or apply resource in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
variable
TERRAFORM FUNDAMENTALS: variable. Teach:; provider; resource; variable; output; data source
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of variable.
- Implement or apply variable in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: TERRAFORM WORKFLOW.
TERRAFORM WORKFLOW
TERRAFORM WORKFLOW: TERRAFORM WORKFLOW. terraform init; ↓; terraform validate; ↓; terraform plan; ↓; terraform apply
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of TERRAFORM WORKFLOW.
- Implement or apply TERRAFORM WORKFLOW in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: state file, sensitive information, collaboration.
state file
TERRAFORM STATE: state file. Critical topic.; Understand:; state file; sensitive information; collaboration
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of state file.
- Implement or apply state file in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
sensitive information
TERRAFORM STATE: sensitive information. Critical topic.; Understand:; state file; sensitive information; collaboration
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of sensitive information.
- Implement or apply sensitive information in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
collaboration
TERRAFORM STATE: collaboration. Critical topic.; Understand:; state file; sensitive information; collaboration
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of collaboration.
- Implement or apply collaboration in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: REMOTE STATE.
REMOTE STATE
REMOTE STATE: REMOTE STATE. Use controlled backend.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of REMOTE STATE.
- Implement or apply REMOTE STATE in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: STATE LOCKING.
STATE LOCKING
STATE LOCKING: STATE LOCKING. Prevent concurrent destructive changes.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of STATE LOCKING.
- Implement or apply STATE LOCKING in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: MODULES.
MODULES
MODULES: MODULES. Reusable infrastructure:; text id="d3j0rp"; modules/; vpc; eks; rds; monitoring
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of MODULES.
- Implement or apply MODULES in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: dev, test, stage.
dev
ENVIRONMENTS: dev. Design:; dev; test; stage; prod
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of dev.
- Implement or apply dev in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
test
ENVIRONMENTS: test. Design:; dev; test; stage; prod
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of test.
- Implement or apply test in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
stage
ENVIRONMENTS: stage. Design:; dev; test; stage; prod
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of stage.
- Implement or apply stage in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: TERRAFORM IMPORT.
TERRAFORM IMPORT
TERRAFORM IMPORT: TERRAFORM IMPORT. Adopt existing resources concepts.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of TERRAFORM IMPORT.
- Implement or apply TERRAFORM IMPORT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: TERRAFORM DRIFT.
TERRAFORM DRIFT
TERRAFORM DRIFT: TERRAFORM DRIFT. Detect manual infrastructure changes.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of TERRAFORM DRIFT.
- Implement or apply TERRAFORM DRIFT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
2 DevOps topics: create_before_destroy, prevent_destroy concepts.
create_before_destroy
TERRAFORM LIFECYCLE: create_before_destroy. Teach:; create_before_destroy; prevent_destroy concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of create_before_destroy.
- Implement or apply create_before_destroy in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
prevent_destroy concepts
TERRAFORM LIFECYCLE: prevent_destroy concepts. Teach:; create_before_destroy; prevent_destroy concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of prevent_destroy concepts.
- Implement or apply prevent_destroy concepts in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: TERRAFORM SECURITY, TERRAFORM PROJECT, AWS Infrastructure as Code.
TERRAFORM SECURITY
TERRAFORM SECURITY: TERRAFORM SECURITY. Never expose:; state publicly; credentials; secrets; TERRAFORM PROJECT; AWS Infrastructure as Code; Provision:; VPC; subnets; ALB; compute; EKS; selected databases/monitoring
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of TERRAFORM SECURITY.
- Implement or apply TERRAFORM SECURITY in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
TERRAFORM PROJECT
TERRAFORM SECURITY: TERRAFORM PROJECT. Never expose:; state publicly; credentials; secrets; TERRAFORM PROJECT; AWS Infrastructure as Code; Provision:; VPC; subnets; ALB; compute; EKS; selected databases/monitoring
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of TERRAFORM PROJECT.
- Implement or apply TERRAFORM PROJECT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
AWS Infrastructure as Code
TERRAFORM SECURITY: AWS Infrastructure as Code. Never expose:; state publicly; credentials; secrets; TERRAFORM PROJECT; AWS Infrastructure as Code; Provision:; VPC; subnets; ALB; compute; EKS; selected databases/monitoring
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of AWS Infrastructure as Code.
- Implement or apply AWS Infrastructure as Code in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: inventory, playbook, task.
inventory
ANSIBLE: inventory. Teach configuration management.; Concepts:; inventory; playbook; task; module; role
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of inventory.
- Implement or apply inventory in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
playbook
ANSIBLE: playbook. Teach configuration management.; Concepts:; inventory; playbook; task; module; role
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of playbook.
- Implement or apply playbook in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
task
ANSIBLE: task. Teach configuration management.; Concepts:; inventory; playbook; task; module; role
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of task.
- Implement or apply task in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: packages, users, configurations.
packages
ANSIBLE PLAYBOOK: packages. Automate:; packages; users; configurations; services
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of packages.
- Implement or apply packages in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
users
ANSIBLE PLAYBOOK: users. Automate:; packages; users; configurations; services
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of users.
- Implement or apply users in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
configurations
ANSIBLE PLAYBOOK: configurations. Automate:; packages; users; configurations; services
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of configurations.
- Implement or apply configurations in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: IDEMPOTENCY.
IDEMPOTENCY
IDEMPOTENCY: IDEMPOTENCY. Repeated execution should converge toward desired state.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of IDEMPOTENCY.
- Implement or apply IDEMPOTENCY in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
2 DevOps topics: ANSIBLE ROLES, ANSIBLE PROJECT.
ANSIBLE ROLES
ANSIBLE ROLES: ANSIBLE ROLES. Reusable configuration.; ANSIBLE PROJECT; Configure multiple Linux application servers automatically.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ANSIBLE ROLES.
- Implement or apply ANSIBLE ROLES in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
ANSIBLE PROJECT
ANSIBLE ROLES: ANSIBLE PROJECT. Reusable configuration.; ANSIBLE PROJECT; Configure multiple Linux application servers automatically.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ANSIBLE PROJECT.
- Implement or apply ANSIBLE PROJECT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: TERRAFORM VS ANSIBLE, Terraform, Ansible.
TERRAFORM VS ANSIBLE
TERRAFORM VS ANSIBLE: TERRAFORM VS ANSIBLE. Teach distinction:; Terraform; Provision infrastructure.; Ansible; Configure systems.; Avoid teaching them as direct replacements.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of TERRAFORM VS ANSIBLE.
- Implement or apply TERRAFORM VS ANSIBLE in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Terraform
TERRAFORM VS ANSIBLE: Terraform. Teach distinction:; Terraform; Provision infrastructure.; Ansible; Configure systems.; Avoid teaching them as direct replacements.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Terraform.
- Implement or apply Terraform in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Ansible
TERRAFORM VS ANSIBLE: Ansible. Teach distinction:; Terraform; Provision infrastructure.; Ansible; Configure systems.; Avoid teaching them as direct replacements.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Ansible.
- Implement or apply Ansible in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: GITOPS FUNDAMENTALS.
GITOPS FUNDAMENTALS
GITOPS FUNDAMENTALS: GITOPS FUNDAMENTALS. Desired state stored in Git.; Flow:; Git; ↓; GitOps Controller; ↓; Kubernetes
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of GITOPS FUNDAMENTALS.
- Implement or apply GITOPS FUNDAMENTALS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: Application, repository, sync.
Application
ARGO CD: Application. Argo CD 3.5 became GA on August 4, 2026, making the 3.x generation appropriate for modern GitOps curriculum.; Teach:; Application; repository; sync; desired state; live state
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Application.
- Implement or apply Application in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
repository
ARGO CD: repository. Argo CD 3.5 became GA on August 4, 2026, making the 3.x generation appropriate for modern GitOps curriculum.; Teach:; Application; repository; sync; desired state; live state
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of repository.
- Implement or apply repository in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
sync
ARGO CD: sync. Argo CD 3.5 became GA on August 4, 2026, making the 3.x generation appropriate for modern GitOps curriculum.; Teach:; Application; repository; sync; desired state; live state
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of sync.
- Implement or apply sync in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: AUTOMATED SYNC.
AUTOMATED SYNC
AUTOMATED SYNC: AUTOMATED SYNC. AUTOMATED SYNC concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of AUTOMATED SYNC.
- Implement or apply AUTOMATED SYNC in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: SELF-HEALING.
SELF-HEALING
SELF-HEALING: SELF-HEALING. If manual cluster change deviates from Git:; GitOps can reconcile.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SELF-HEALING.
- Implement or apply SELF-HEALING in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: PRUNE.
PRUNE
PRUNE: PRUNE. Remove resources no longer declared.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of PRUNE.
- Implement or apply PRUNE in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: APP OF APPS CONCEPTS.
APP OF APPS CONCEPTS
APP OF APPS CONCEPTS: APP OF APPS CONCEPTS. For multi-application management.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of APP OF APPS CONCEPTS.
- Implement or apply APP OF APPS CONCEPTS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: APPLICATIONSETS, GITOPS PROJECT, GitHub → Argo CD → Kubernetes.
APPLICATIONSETS
APPLICATIONSETS: APPLICATIONSETS. Use for scalable repetitive deployments.; GITOPS PROJECT; GitHub → Argo CD → Kubernetes; Process:; Application code; ↓; CI; ↓; Container Registry; ↓; Manifest/Helm update; ↓; Git; ↓; Argo CD; ↓; Kubernetes
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of APPLICATIONSETS.
- Implement or apply APPLICATIONSETS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
GITOPS PROJECT
APPLICATIONSETS: GITOPS PROJECT. Use for scalable repetitive deployments.; GITOPS PROJECT; GitHub → Argo CD → Kubernetes; Process:; Application code; ↓; CI; ↓; Container Registry; ↓; Manifest/Helm update; ↓; Git; ↓; Argo CD; ↓; Kubernetes
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of GITOPS PROJECT.
- Implement or apply GITOPS PROJECT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
GitHub → Argo CD → Kubernetes
APPLICATIONSETS: GitHub → Argo CD → Kubernetes. Use for scalable repetitive deployments.; GITOPS PROJECT; GitHub → Argo CD → Kubernetes; Process:; Application code; ↓; CI; ↓; Container Registry; ↓; Manifest/Helm update; ↓; Git; ↓; Argo CD; ↓; Kubernetes
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of GitHub → Argo CD → Kubernetes.
- Implement or apply GitHub → Argo CD → Kubernetes in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: CI VS CD VS GITOPS, CI, GitOps.
CI VS CD VS GITOPS
CI VS CD VS GITOPS: CI VS CD VS GITOPS. Recommended modern model:; CI; Build and test artifact.; GitOps; Declare desired deployment state.; Controller; Reconciles environment.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of CI VS CD VS GITOPS.
- Implement or apply CI VS CD VS GITOPS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
CI
CI VS CD VS GITOPS: CI. Recommended modern model:; CI; Build and test artifact.; GitOps; Declare desired deployment state.; Controller; Reconciles environment.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of CI.
- Implement or apply CI in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
GitOps
CI VS CD VS GITOPS: GitOps. Recommended modern model:; CI; Build and test artifact.; GitOps; Declare desired deployment state.; Controller; Reconciles environment.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of GitOps.
- Implement or apply GitOps in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: metrics, targets, scraping.
metrics
PROMETHEUS: metrics. Teach:; metrics; targets; scraping; labels
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of metrics.
- Implement or apply metrics in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
targets
PROMETHEUS: targets. Teach:; metrics; targets; scraping; labels
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of targets.
- Implement or apply targets in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
scraping
PROMETHEUS: scraping. Teach:; metrics; targets; scraping; labels
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of scraping.
- Implement or apply scraping in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: Counter, Gauge, Histogram.
Counter
METRIC TYPES: Counter. Understand:; Counter; Gauge; Histogram; Summary concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Counter.
- Implement or apply Counter in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Gauge
METRIC TYPES: Gauge. Understand:; Counter; Gauge; Histogram; Summary concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Gauge.
- Implement or apply Gauge in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Histogram
METRIC TYPES: Histogram. Understand:; Counter; Gauge; Histogram; Summary concepts
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Histogram.
- Implement or apply Histogram in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: PROMQL.
PROMQL
PROMQL: PROMQL. Teach practical queries.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of PROMQL.
- Implement or apply PROMQL in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: ALERTMANAGER.
ALERTMANAGER
ALERTMANAGER: ALERTMANAGER. Alerts and routing concepts.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ALERTMANAGER.
- Implement or apply ALERTMANAGER in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: GRAFANA, MONITORING PROJECT, Kubernetes Observability Dashboard.
GRAFANA
GRAFANA: GRAFANA. Create dashboards.; Display:; CPU; memory; pod health; requests; latency; errors; MONITORING PROJECT; Kubernetes Observability Dashboard
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of GRAFANA.
- Implement or apply GRAFANA in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
MONITORING PROJECT
GRAFANA: MONITORING PROJECT. Create dashboards.; Display:; CPU; memory; pod health; requests; latency; errors; MONITORING PROJECT; Kubernetes Observability Dashboard
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of MONITORING PROJECT.
- Implement or apply MONITORING PROJECT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Kubernetes Observability Dashboard
GRAFANA: Kubernetes Observability Dashboard. Create dashboards.; Display:; CPU; memory; pod health; requests; latency; errors; MONITORING PROJECT; Kubernetes Observability Dashboard
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Kubernetes Observability Dashboard.
- Implement or apply Kubernetes Observability Dashboard in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: GOLDEN SIGNALS, Latency, Traffic.
GOLDEN SIGNALS
GOLDEN SIGNALS: GOLDEN SIGNALS. Monitor:; Latency; Traffic; Errors; Saturation
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of GOLDEN SIGNALS.
- Implement or apply GOLDEN SIGNALS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Latency
GOLDEN SIGNALS: Latency. Monitor:; Latency; Traffic; Errors; Saturation
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Latency.
- Implement or apply Latency in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Traffic
GOLDEN SIGNALS: Traffic. Monitor:; Latency; Traffic; Errors; Saturation
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Traffic.
- Implement or apply Traffic in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: RED METHOD, Rate, Errors.
RED METHOD
RED METHOD: RED METHOD. For services:; Rate; Errors; Duration
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of RED METHOD.
- Implement or apply RED METHOD in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Rate
RED METHOD: Rate. For services:; Rate; Errors; Duration
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Rate.
- Implement or apply Rate in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Errors
RED METHOD: Errors. For services:; Rate; Errors; Duration
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Errors.
- Implement or apply Errors in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: USE METHOD, Utilization, Saturation.
USE METHOD
USE METHOD: USE METHOD. For resources:; Utilization; Saturation; Errors
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of USE METHOD.
- Implement or apply USE METHOD in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Utilization
USE METHOD: Utilization. For resources:; Utilization; Saturation; Errors
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Utilization.
- Implement or apply Utilization in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Saturation
USE METHOD: Saturation. For resources:; Utilization; Saturation; Errors
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Saturation.
- Implement or apply Saturation in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: application logs, infrastructure logs, Kubernetes logs.
application logs
LOGGING: application logs. Teach:; application logs; infrastructure logs; Kubernetes logs
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of application logs.
- Implement or apply application logs in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
infrastructure logs
LOGGING: infrastructure logs. Teach:; application logs; infrastructure logs; Kubernetes logs
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of infrastructure logs.
- Implement or apply infrastructure logs in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Kubernetes logs
LOGGING: Kubernetes logs. Teach:; application logs; infrastructure logs; Kubernetes logs
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Kubernetes logs.
- Implement or apply Kubernetes logs in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: STRUCTURED LOGGING.
STRUCTURED LOGGING
STRUCTURED LOGGING: STRUCTURED LOGGING. Prefer JSON-like structured fields.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of STRUCTURED LOGGING.
- Implement or apply STRUCTURED LOGGING in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
2 DevOps topics: OpenSearch/ELK, Loki.
OpenSearch/ELK
LOG AGGREGATION: OpenSearch/ELK. Teach stack concepts such as:; OpenSearch/ELK; Loki; Avoid locking the course to one vendor.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of OpenSearch/ELK.
- Implement or apply OpenSearch/ELK in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Loki
LOG AGGREGATION: Loki. Teach stack concepts such as:; OpenSearch/ELK; Loki; Avoid locking the course to one vendor.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Loki.
- Implement or apply Loki in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: cost, operations, compliance.
cost
LOG RETENTION: cost. Balance:; cost; operations; compliance
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of cost.
- Implement or apply cost in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
operations
LOG RETENTION: operations. Balance:; cost; operations; compliance
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of operations.
- Implement or apply operations in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
compliance
LOG RETENTION: compliance. Balance:; cost; operations; compliance
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of compliance.
- Implement or apply compliance in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: metrics, logs concepts, traces.
metrics
OPENTELEMETRY: metrics. Teach:; metrics; logs concepts; traces; context propagation
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of metrics.
- Implement or apply metrics in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
logs concepts
OPENTELEMETRY: logs concepts. Teach:; metrics; logs concepts; traces; context propagation
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of logs concepts.
- Implement or apply logs concepts in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
traces
OPENTELEMETRY: traces. Teach:; metrics; logs concepts; traces; context propagation
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of traces.
- Implement or apply traces in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: DISTRIBUTED TRACING.
DISTRIBUTED TRACING
DISTRIBUTED TRACING: DISTRIBUTED TRACING. Trace:; text id="8tdg40"; Ingress; ↓; Frontend; ↓; API; ↓; Database
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of DISTRIBUTED TRACING.
- Implement or apply DISTRIBUTED TRACING in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: CORRELATION IDs.
CORRELATION IDs
CORRELATION IDs: CORRELATION IDs. CORRELATION IDs concepts, hands-on implementation, automation, security, troubleshooting and production considerations.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of CORRELATION IDs.
- Implement or apply CORRELATION IDs in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: DEVSECOPS.
DEVSECOPS
DEVSECOPS: DEVSECOPS. Security should run through the pipeline.; Flow:; Code; ↓; Dependencies; ↓; Build; ↓; Image; ↓; Infrastructure; ↓; Deployment; ↓; Runtime
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of DEVSECOPS.
- Implement or apply DEVSECOPS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: SAST.
SAST
SAST: SAST. Static analysis concepts.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SAST.
- Implement or apply SAST in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: DEPENDENCY SCANNING.
DEPENDENCY SCANNING
DEPENDENCY SCANNING: DEPENDENCY SCANNING. Detect vulnerable libraries.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of DEPENDENCY SCANNING.
- Implement or apply DEPENDENCY SCANNING in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: passwords, API keys, tokens.
passwords
SECRET SCANNING: passwords. Detect:; passwords; API keys; tokens; before commit/deployment.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of passwords.
- Implement or apply passwords in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
API keys
SECRET SCANNING: API keys. Detect:; passwords; API keys; tokens; before commit/deployment.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of API keys.
- Implement or apply API keys in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
tokens
SECRET SCANNING: tokens. Detect:; passwords; API keys; tokens; before commit/deployment.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of tokens.
- Implement or apply tokens in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: CONTAINER SCANNING.
CONTAINER SCANNING
CONTAINER SCANNING: CONTAINER SCANNING. Scan images.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of CONTAINER SCANNING.
- Implement or apply CONTAINER SCANNING in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: SBOM AWARENESS.
SBOM AWARENESS
SBOM AWARENESS: SBOM AWARENESS. Understand software bill of materials.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SBOM AWARENESS.
- Implement or apply SBOM AWARENESS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY SCANNING.
INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY SCANNING
INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY SCANNING: INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY SCANNING. Scan Terraform/Kubernetes configuration.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY SCANNING.
- Implement or apply INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY SCANNING in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
2 DevOps topics: admission policies, infrastructure policies.
admission policies
POLICY AS CODE: admission policies. Conceptual tools/patterns:; admission policies; infrastructure policies
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of admission policies.
- Implement or apply admission policies in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
infrastructure policies
POLICY AS CODE: infrastructure policies. Conceptual tools/patterns:; admission policies; infrastructure policies
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of infrastructure policies.
- Implement or apply infrastructure policies in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: Role, ClusterRole, RoleBinding.
Role
KUBERNETES RBAC: Role. Teach:; Role; ClusterRole; RoleBinding
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Role.
- Implement or apply Role in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
ClusterRole
KUBERNETES RBAC: ClusterRole. Teach:; Role; ClusterRole; RoleBinding
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ClusterRole.
- Implement or apply ClusterRole in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
RoleBinding
KUBERNETES RBAC: RoleBinding. Teach:; Role; ClusterRole; RoleBinding
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of RoleBinding.
- Implement or apply RoleBinding in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: POD SECURITY.
POD SECURITY
POD SECURITY: POD SECURITY. Teach current Pod Security Standards concepts.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of POD SECURITY.
- Implement or apply POD SECURITY in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: NETWORK POLICIES.
NETWORK POLICIES
NETWORK POLICIES: NETWORK POLICIES. Restrict pod communication.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of NETWORK POLICIES.
- Implement or apply NETWORK POLICIES in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: SECRET MANAGEMENT, DEVSECOPS PROJECT, Secure CI/CD Pipeline.
SECRET MANAGEMENT
SECRET MANAGEMENT: SECRET MANAGEMENT. Discuss:; cloud secret managers; external secret patterns; Vault awareness; DEVSECOPS PROJECT; Secure CI/CD Pipeline; Must include:; lint; tests; SAST; dependency scan; secret scan; image scan; IaC scan; deployment
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SECRET MANAGEMENT.
- Implement or apply SECRET MANAGEMENT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
DEVSECOPS PROJECT
SECRET MANAGEMENT: DEVSECOPS PROJECT. Discuss:; cloud secret managers; external secret patterns; Vault awareness; DEVSECOPS PROJECT; Secure CI/CD Pipeline; Must include:; lint; tests; SAST; dependency scan; secret scan; image scan; IaC scan; deployment
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of DEVSECOPS PROJECT.
- Implement or apply DEVSECOPS PROJECT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Secure CI/CD Pipeline
SECRET MANAGEMENT: Secure CI/CD Pipeline. Discuss:; cloud secret managers; external secret patterns; Vault awareness; DEVSECOPS PROJECT; Secure CI/CD Pipeline; Must include:; lint; tests; SAST; dependency scan; secret scan; image scan; IaC scan; deployment
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Secure CI/CD Pipeline.
- Implement or apply Secure CI/CD Pipeline in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: semantic versioning, release notes, artifact promotion.
semantic versioning
RELEASE ENGINEERING: semantic versioning. Teach:; semantic versioning; release notes; artifact promotion; traceability
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of semantic versioning.
- Implement or apply semantic versioning in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
release notes
RELEASE ENGINEERING: release notes. Teach:; semantic versioning; release notes; artifact promotion; traceability
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of release notes.
- Implement or apply release notes in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
artifact promotion
RELEASE ENGINEERING: artifact promotion. Teach:; semantic versioning; release notes; artifact promotion; traceability
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of artifact promotion.
- Implement or apply artifact promotion in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: IMMUTABLE ARTIFACTS.
IMMUTABLE ARTIFACTS
IMMUTABLE ARTIFACTS: IMMUTABLE ARTIFACTS. Same tested artifact should move through environments.; Do not rebuild differently for production.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of IMMUTABLE ARTIFACTS.
- Implement or apply IMMUTABLE ARTIFACTS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: version, approver, deployment.
version
CHANGE MANAGEMENT: version. Record:; version; approver; deployment; rollback
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of version.
- Implement or apply version in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
approver
CHANGE MANAGEMENT: approver. Record:; version; approver; deployment; rollback
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of approver.
- Implement or apply approver in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
deployment
CHANGE MANAGEMENT: deployment. Record:; version; approver; deployment; rollback
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of deployment.
- Implement or apply deployment in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: backward-compatible schema changes, migration sequencing, rollback limitations.
backward-compatible schema changes
DATABASE DEPLOYMENTS: backward-compatible schema changes. DevOps engineers must understand migration risk.; Teach:; backward-compatible schema changes; migration sequencing; rollback limitations
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of backward-compatible schema changes.
- Implement or apply backward-compatible schema changes in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
migration sequencing
DATABASE DEPLOYMENTS: migration sequencing. DevOps engineers must understand migration risk.; Teach:; backward-compatible schema changes; migration sequencing; rollback limitations
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of migration sequencing.
- Implement or apply migration sequencing in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
rollback limitations
DATABASE DEPLOYMENTS: rollback limitations. DevOps engineers must understand migration risk.; Teach:; backward-compatible schema changes; migration sequencing; rollback limitations
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of rollback limitations.
- Implement or apply rollback limitations in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: EXPAND/CONTRACT PATTERN AWARENESS.
EXPAND/CONTRACT PATTERN AWARENESS
EXPAND/CONTRACT PATTERN AWARENESS: EXPAND/CONTRACT PATTERN AWARENESS. For zero/low-downtime database changes.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of EXPAND/CONTRACT PATTERN AWARENESS.
- Implement or apply EXPAND/CONTRACT PATTERN AWARENESS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: FEATURE FLAGS, Code Deployment, Feature Release.
FEATURE FLAGS
FEATURE FLAGS: FEATURE FLAGS. Separate:; Code Deployment; from; Feature Release
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of FEATURE FLAGS.
- Implement or apply FEATURE FLAGS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Code Deployment
FEATURE FLAGS: Code Deployment. Separate:; Code Deployment; from; Feature Release
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Code Deployment.
- Implement or apply Code Deployment in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Feature Release
FEATURE FLAGS: Feature Release. Separate:; Code Deployment; from; Feature Release
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Feature Release.
- Implement or apply Feature Release in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: many repositories, many pipelines, many images.
many repositories
MICROSERVICES DEVOPS: many repositories. Challenges:; many repositories; many pipelines; many images; many deployments; dependency visibility
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of many repositories.
- Implement or apply many repositories in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
many pipelines
MICROSERVICES DEVOPS: many pipelines. Challenges:; many repositories; many pipelines; many images; many deployments; dependency visibility
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of many pipelines.
- Implement or apply many pipelines in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
many images
MICROSERVICES DEVOPS: many images. Challenges:; many repositories; many pipelines; many images; many deployments; dependency visibility
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of many images.
- Implement or apply many images in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: PIPELINE TEMPLATES.
PIPELINE TEMPLATES
PIPELINE TEMPLATES: PIPELINE TEMPLATES. Avoid duplicating CI/CD definitions across hundreds of services.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of PIPELINE TEMPLATES.
- Implement or apply PIPELINE TEMPLATES in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: PLATFORM STANDARDIZATION.
PLATFORM STANDARDIZATION
PLATFORM STANDARDIZATION: PLATFORM STANDARDIZATION. Provide approved templates.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of PLATFORM STANDARDIZATION.
- Implement or apply PLATFORM STANDARDIZATION in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
2 DevOps topics: PLATFORM ENGINEERING, Self-Service Golden Paths.
PLATFORM ENGINEERING
PLATFORM ENGINEERING: PLATFORM ENGINEERING. Teach modern concept:; Development teams should receive:; Self-Service Golden Paths; rather than filing manual infrastructure tickets.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of PLATFORM ENGINEERING.
- Implement or apply PLATFORM ENGINEERING in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Self-Service Golden Paths
PLATFORM ENGINEERING: Self-Service Golden Paths. Teach modern concept:; Development teams should receive:; Self-Service Golden Paths; rather than filing manual infrastructure tickets.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Self-Service Golden Paths.
- Implement or apply Self-Service Golden Paths in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: service creation, deployment, secrets.
service creation
INTERNAL DEVELOPER PLATFORM AWARENESS: service creation. Potential capabilities:; service creation; deployment; secrets; databases; observability
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of service creation.
- Implement or apply service creation in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
deployment
INTERNAL DEVELOPER PLATFORM AWARENESS: deployment. Potential capabilities:; service creation; deployment; secrets; databases; observability
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of deployment.
- Implement or apply deployment in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
secrets
INTERNAL DEVELOPER PLATFORM AWARENESS: secrets. Potential capabilities:; service creation; deployment; secrets; databases; observability
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of secrets.
- Implement or apply secrets in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: Dockerfile, CI pipeline, Helm chart.
Dockerfile
GOLDEN TEMPLATES: Dockerfile. Provide approved:; Dockerfile; CI pipeline; Helm chart; Terraform module
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Dockerfile.
- Implement or apply Dockerfile in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
CI pipeline
GOLDEN TEMPLATES: CI pipeline. Provide approved:; Dockerfile; CI pipeline; Helm chart; Terraform module
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of CI pipeline.
- Implement or apply CI pipeline in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Helm chart
GOLDEN TEMPLATES: Helm chart. Provide approved:; Dockerfile; CI pipeline; Helm chart; Terraform module
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Helm chart.
- Implement or apply Helm chart in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: BACKSTAGE AWARENESS.
BACKSTAGE AWARENESS
BACKSTAGE AWARENESS: BACKSTAGE AWARENESS. Developer portal concepts.; Do not make it mandatory unless implementation depth justifies it.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of BACKSTAGE AWARENESS.
- Implement or apply BACKSTAGE AWARENESS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: reliability, automation, measurement.
reliability
SRE FUNDAMENTALS: reliability. DevOps and SRE overlap but are not identical.; Teach:; reliability; automation; measurement; toil reduction
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of reliability.
- Implement or apply reliability in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
automation
SRE FUNDAMENTALS: automation. DevOps and SRE overlap but are not identical.; Teach:; reliability; automation; measurement; toil reduction
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of automation.
- Implement or apply automation in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
measurement
SRE FUNDAMENTALS: measurement. DevOps and SRE overlap but are not identical.; Teach:; reliability; automation; measurement; toil reduction
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of measurement.
- Implement or apply measurement in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: SLI.
SLI
SLI: SLI. Actual measurement.; Example:; 99.92% successful requests.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SLI.
- Implement or apply SLI in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: SLO.
SLO
SLO: SLO. Target.; Example:; 99.9%.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SLO.
- Implement or apply SLO in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: SLA.
SLA
SLA: SLA. External/contractual commitment concepts.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SLA.
- Implement or apply SLA in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: ERROR BUDGET.
ERROR BUDGET
ERROR BUDGET: ERROR BUDGET. Example:; SLO:; 99.9%; Budget:; 0.1% allowed unreliability.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ERROR BUDGET.
- Implement or apply ERROR BUDGET in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
2 DevOps topics: TOIL, Automate it.
TOIL
TOIL: TOIL. Repeated manual operational work.; Goal:; Automate it.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of TOIL.
- Implement or apply TOIL in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Automate it
TOIL: Automate it. Repeated manual operational work.; Goal:; Automate it.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Automate it.
- Implement or apply Automate it in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: load, growth, resource utilization.
load
CAPACITY PLANNING: load. Understand:; load; growth; resource utilization
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of load.
- Implement or apply load in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
growth
CAPACITY PLANNING: growth. Understand:; load; growth; resource utilization
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of growth.
- Implement or apply growth in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
resource utilization
CAPACITY PLANNING: resource utilization. Understand:; load; growth; resource utilization
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of resource utilization.
- Implement or apply resource utilization in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: INCIDENT MANAGEMENT.
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT: INCIDENT MANAGEMENT. Process:; Alert; ↓; Acknowledge; ↓; Triage; ↓; Mitigate; ↓; Recover; ↓; RCA; ↓; Corrective Actions
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of INCIDENT MANAGEMENT.
- Implement or apply INCIDENT MANAGEMENT in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: INCIDENT SEVERITY, SEV-1, SEV-2.
INCIDENT SEVERITY
INCIDENT SEVERITY: INCIDENT SEVERITY. Example:; SEV-1; Critical production outage.; SEV-2; Major service degradation.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of INCIDENT SEVERITY.
- Implement or apply INCIDENT SEVERITY in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
SEV-1
INCIDENT SEVERITY: SEV-1. Example:; SEV-1; Critical production outage.; SEV-2; Major service degradation.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SEV-1.
- Implement or apply SEV-1 in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
SEV-2
INCIDENT SEVERITY: SEV-2. Example:; SEV-1; Critical production outage.; SEV-2; Major service degradation.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of SEV-2.
- Implement or apply SEV-2 in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: impact, current state, mitigation.
impact
INCIDENT COMMUNICATION: impact. Provide:; impact; current state; mitigation; next update
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of impact.
- Implement or apply impact in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
current state
INCIDENT COMMUNICATION: current state. Provide:; impact; current state; mitigation; next update
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of current state.
- Implement or apply current state in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
mitigation
INCIDENT COMMUNICATION: mitigation. Provide:; impact; current state; mitigation; next update
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of mitigation.
- Implement or apply mitigation in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: impact, timeline, root cause.
impact
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS: impact. RCA:; impact; timeline; root cause; contributing factors; remediation; prevention
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of impact.
- Implement or apply impact in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
timeline
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS: timeline. RCA:; impact; timeline; root cause; contributing factors; remediation; prevention
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of timeline.
- Implement or apply timeline in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
root cause
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS: root cause. RCA:; impact; timeline; root cause; contributing factors; remediation; prevention
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of root cause.
- Implement or apply root cause in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: BLAMELESS POSTMORTEMS.
BLAMELESS POSTMORTEMS
BLAMELESS POSTMORTEMS: BLAMELESS POSTMORTEMS. Focus on system improvement.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of BLAMELESS POSTMORTEMS.
- Implement or apply BLAMELESS POSTMORTEMS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: restart service, rollback release, restore DB.
restart service
RUNBOOKS: restart service. Examples:; restart service; rollback release; restore DB; scale workload
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of restart service.
- Implement or apply restart service in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
rollback release
RUNBOOKS: rollback release. Examples:; restart service; rollback release; restore DB; scale workload
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of rollback release.
- Implement or apply rollback release in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
restore DB
RUNBOOKS: restore DB. Examples:; restart service; rollback release; restore DB; scale workload
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of restore DB.
- Implement or apply restore DB in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: actionable alerts, escalation, ownership.
actionable alerts
ON-CALL: actionable alerts. Teach:; actionable alerts; escalation; ownership; handoffs
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of actionable alerts.
- Implement or apply actionable alerts in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
escalation
ON-CALL: escalation. Teach:; actionable alerts; escalation; ownership; handoffs
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of escalation.
- Implement or apply escalation in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
ownership
ON-CALL: ownership. Teach:; actionable alerts; escalation; ownership; handoffs
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of ownership.
- Implement or apply ownership in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: Incident 1, Incident 2, Incident 3.
Incident 1
PRODUCTION TROUBLESHOOTING: Incident 1. Incident 1; Deployment successful but site returns 503.; Check:; pods; readiness; service selector; endpoints; ingress; Incident 2; Pods continuously restart.; Check:; logs; memory; probes; configuration; secrets; Incident 3; Application latency jumps.; Check:; application; CPU; memory; database; dependency; network; Incident 4; Terraform plan wants to destroy production database.; Student must:; Stop.; Investigate:; state; code; resource identity; lifecycle; Incident 5; GitOps application is OutOfSync.; Investigate:; Git; live state; manual changes; Incident 6; Prometheus reports no metrics.; Investigate:; target; network; service discovery; configuration; Incident 7; CI pipeline secret leaked in logs.; Respond:; revoke; rotate; sanitize; investigate; prevent; Incident 8; Production image contains critical vulnerability.; Decide:; risk; patch; rebuild; redeploy; verify; Incident 9; Cluster nodes at 95% memory.; Investigate:; requests; limits; workload distribution; autoscaling; Incident 10; Kubernetes service fails immediately after release.; Decision:; rollback; validate previous version; investigate change
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Incident 1.
- Implement or apply Incident 1 in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Incident 2
PRODUCTION TROUBLESHOOTING: Incident 2. Incident 1; Deployment successful but site returns 503.; Check:; pods; readiness; service selector; endpoints; ingress; Incident 2; Pods continuously restart.; Check:; logs; memory; probes; configuration; secrets; Incident 3; Application latency jumps.; Check:; application; CPU; memory; database; dependency; network; Incident 4; Terraform plan wants to destroy production database.; Student must:; Stop.; Investigate:; state; code; resource identity; lifecycle; Incident 5; GitOps application is OutOfSync.; Investigate:; Git; live state; manual changes; Incident 6; Prometheus reports no metrics.; Investigate:; target; network; service discovery; configuration; Incident 7; CI pipeline secret leaked in logs.; Respond:; revoke; rotate; sanitize; investigate; prevent; Incident 8; Production image contains critical vulnerability.; Decide:; risk; patch; rebuild; redeploy; verify; Incident 9; Cluster nodes at 95% memory.; Investigate:; requests; limits; workload distribution; autoscaling; Incident 10; Kubernetes service fails immediately after release.; Decision:; rollback; validate previous version; investigate change
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Incident 2.
- Implement or apply Incident 2 in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Incident 3
PRODUCTION TROUBLESHOOTING: Incident 3. Incident 1; Deployment successful but site returns 503.; Check:; pods; readiness; service selector; endpoints; ingress; Incident 2; Pods continuously restart.; Check:; logs; memory; probes; configuration; secrets; Incident 3; Application latency jumps.; Check:; application; CPU; memory; database; dependency; network; Incident 4; Terraform plan wants to destroy production database.; Student must:; Stop.; Investigate:; state; code; resource identity; lifecycle; Incident 5; GitOps application is OutOfSync.; Investigate:; Git; live state; manual changes; Incident 6; Prometheus reports no metrics.; Investigate:; target; network; service discovery; configuration; Incident 7; CI pipeline secret leaked in logs.; Respond:; revoke; rotate; sanitize; investigate; prevent; Incident 8; Production image contains critical vulnerability.; Decide:; risk; patch; rebuild; redeploy; verify; Incident 9; Cluster nodes at 95% memory.; Investigate:; requests; limits; workload distribution; autoscaling; Incident 10; Kubernetes service fails immediately after release.; Decision:; rollback; validate previous version; investigate change
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Incident 3.
- Implement or apply Incident 3 in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: pod failure, node failure, dependency failure.
pod failure
CHAOS / RESILIENCE AWARENESS: pod failure. Teach controlled failure testing concepts:; pod failure; node failure; dependency failure; Only in safe lab environments.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of pod failure.
- Implement or apply pod failure in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
node failure
CHAOS / RESILIENCE AWARENESS: node failure. Teach controlled failure testing concepts:; pod failure; node failure; dependency failure; Only in safe lab environments.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of node failure.
- Implement or apply node failure in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
dependency failure
CHAOS / RESILIENCE AWARENESS: dependency failure. Teach controlled failure testing concepts:; pod failure; node failure; dependency failure; Only in safe lab environments.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of dependency failure.
- Implement or apply dependency failure in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: backup, restore, RPO.
backup
BACKUP & DR FOR DEVOPS: backup. Understand:; backup; restore; RPO; RTO
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of backup.
- Implement or apply backup in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
restore
BACKUP & DR FOR DEVOPS: restore. Understand:; backup; restore; RPO; RTO
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of restore.
- Implement or apply restore in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
RPO
BACKUP & DR FOR DEVOPS: RPO. Understand:; backup; restore; RPO; RTO
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of RPO.
- Implement or apply RPO in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: application data, persistent data, configuration where required.
application data
KUBERNETES BACKUP AWARENESS: application data. Backup:; application data; persistent data; configuration where required
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of application data.
- Implement or apply application data in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
persistent data
KUBERNETES BACKUP AWARENESS: persistent data. Backup:; application data; persistent data; configuration where required
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of persistent data.
- Implement or apply persistent data in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
configuration where required
KUBERNETES BACKUP AWARENESS: configuration where required. Backup:; application data; persistent data; configuration where required
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of configuration where required.
- Implement or apply configuration where required in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
2 DevOps topics: TERRAFORM RECOVERY, IaC is not the same as application-data backup.
TERRAFORM RECOVERY
TERRAFORM RECOVERY: TERRAFORM RECOVERY. Infrastructure code helps recreate infrastructure, but:; IaC is not the same as application-data backup.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of TERRAFORM RECOVERY.
- Implement or apply TERRAFORM RECOVERY in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
IaC is not the same as application-data backup
TERRAFORM RECOVERY: IaC is not the same as application-data backup. Infrastructure code helps recreate infrastructure, but:; IaC is not the same as application-data backup.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of IaC is not the same as application-data backup.
- Implement or apply IaC is not the same as application-data backup in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: idle resources, overprovisioning, storage.
idle resources
COST OPTIMIZATION: idle resources. DevOps engineers affect cloud costs.; Teach:; idle resources; overprovisioning; storage; logs; data transfer; Kubernetes resource allocation
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of idle resources.
- Implement or apply idle resources in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
overprovisioning
COST OPTIMIZATION: overprovisioning. DevOps engineers affect cloud costs.; Teach:; idle resources; overprovisioning; storage; logs; data transfer; Kubernetes resource allocation
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of overprovisioning.
- Implement or apply overprovisioning in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
storage
COST OPTIMIZATION: storage. DevOps engineers affect cloud costs.; Teach:; idle resources; overprovisioning; storage; logs; data transfer; Kubernetes resource allocation
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of storage.
- Implement or apply storage in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: unused requests, oversized nodes, idle namespaces.
unused requests
KUBERNETES COST: unused requests. Understand:; unused requests; oversized nodes; idle namespaces
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of unused requests.
- Implement or apply unused requests in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
oversized nodes
KUBERNETES COST: oversized nodes. Understand:; unused requests; oversized nodes; idle namespaces
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of oversized nodes.
- Implement or apply oversized nodes in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
idle namespaces
KUBERNETES COST: idle namespaces. Understand:; unused requests; oversized nodes; idle namespaces
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of idle namespaces.
- Implement or apply idle namespaces in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: FINOPS AWARENESS.
FINOPS AWARENESS
FINOPS AWARENESS: FINOPS AWARENESS. DevOps should collaborate with engineering and finance.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of FINOPS AWARENESS.
- Implement or apply FINOPS AWARENESS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: log summarization, configuration explanation, Terraform review.
log summarization
AI FOR DEVOPS: log summarization. Use AI responsibly for:; log summarization; configuration explanation; Terraform review; Kubernetes troubleshooting hypotheses; pipeline generation; documentation
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of log summarization.
- Implement or apply log summarization in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
configuration explanation
AI FOR DEVOPS: configuration explanation. Use AI responsibly for:; log summarization; configuration explanation; Terraform review; Kubernetes troubleshooting hypotheses; pipeline generation; documentation
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of configuration explanation.
- Implement or apply configuration explanation in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
Terraform review
AI FOR DEVOPS: Terraform review. Use AI responsibly for:; log summarization; configuration explanation; Terraform review; Kubernetes troubleshooting hypotheses; pipeline generation; documentation
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of Terraform review.
- Implement or apply Terraform review in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
1 DevOps topics: AI SAFETY FOR OPERATIONS.
AI SAFETY FOR OPERATIONS
AI SAFETY FOR OPERATIONS: AI SAFETY FOR OPERATIONS. Never automatically execute AI-generated destructive commands.; Required workflow:; AI Suggestion; ↓; Engineer Review; ↓; Plan/Dry Run; ↓; Approval; ↓; Execution
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of AI SAFETY FOR OPERATIONS.
- Implement or apply AI SAFETY FOR OPERATIONS in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
3 DevOps topics: anomaly detection, event correlation, incident summarization.
anomaly detection
AIOPS AWARENESS: anomaly detection. Concepts:; anomaly detection; event correlation; incident summarization; Do not market this as replacing operational expertise.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of anomaly detection.
- Implement or apply anomaly detection in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
event correlation
AIOPS AWARENESS: event correlation. Concepts:; anomaly detection; event correlation; incident summarization; Do not market this as replacing operational expertise.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of event correlation.
- Implement or apply event correlation in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
incident summarization
AIOPS AWARENESS: incident summarization. Concepts:; anomaly detection; event correlation; incident summarization; Do not market this as replacing operational expertise.
- Explain the purpose, workflow and operational behavior of incident summarization.
- Implement or apply incident summarization in an automated, secure and observable production delivery platform.
- Troubleshoot failure modes and evaluate reliability, security, maintainability, speed and cost trade-offs.
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Low-latency URL redirection engine with distributed ID generation (Snowflake), sub-5ms Redis caching, and real-time click analytics.
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Production containerization pipeline with automated testing, sonar code quality gates, container image vulnerability scanning, and zero-downtime rolling deploys.
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