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DevOps Module                      

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Course Description   

This course prepares learners for a career in DevOps. Devops is a fast-growing field that brings Development and Operations team together to continuously build, integrate and deploy software. Students will use modern DevOps tools to learn principles of CI/CD, automation and configuration management and inter team collaboration with hands on labs.

System Engineering

DevOps Combo Course

Course Content
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​1. DevOps – Theory and Concepts

  • DevOps culture

  • Overview of DevOps tools and technologies

  • DevOps methodology

  • DevOps practices

  • Tenets of DevOps

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2. Version control using GIT

  • Introduction to Source code version control systems

  • Distributed Version control using Git and GitHub

  • Setting up a Source code repository

  • Git Commands to manage artifacts – in it, clone, commit, push, pull.

  • Creating and managing multiple versions of source files

  • Effective branching strategies

  • Creating and managing branches using git

  • Implementing effective review process using git

  • Homework

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3. Continuous integration using Jenkins

  • Introduction to continuous integration

  • Overview of Jenkins architecture

  • Setting up Jenkins for continuous integration

  • Create pipeline for deploying application from source code repository.

  • Setting up security in Jenkins

  • Automatic build, test and deployment using Jenkins.

  • Handling application build and deployment failures in Jenkins CI

  • Homework

  • Project for CI

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4. Application containerization using Docker

  • Introduction to containerization

  • Role of containerized apps in DevOps

  • Overview and architecture of Docker containerization platform

  • Installing Docker

  • Basic docker commands

  • Key docker objects

  • Building docker images and creating containers

  • Steps to containerize application using docker.

  • Provisioning and managing container storage.

  • Automating docker image builds in CI pipeline.

  • Homework

  • Group Project

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5. Managing continuous deployment using Kubernetes

  • Introduction to continuous deployment

  • Overview of Kubernetes architecture

  • Installing Kubernetes

  • Configuring Kubernetes

  • Key concepts – Contexts, namespaces, pods

  • Workflow for container deployments

  • High level abstractions – Deployments, Replica Sets and Services

  • Performing Rolling updates of application

  • Blue / Green deployment strategy for ITSM

  • Homework

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6. Managing continuous deployment using Kubernetes and Helm charts

  • Managing environment using Kubernetes secrets

  • Managing storage in Kubernetes using mount volumes

  • Introduction and Overview of Helm charts

  • Structural differences between Kubernetes and helm charts

  • Installing helm charts

  • Basic commands for managing deployed versions using helm charts.

  • Creating templates with parameters

  • Supplying values to helm chart at the time of deployment.

  • Creating helm repo for managing continuous deployments

  • Homework

  • Project

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7. Monitoring infrastructure using Prometheus and Grafana

  • Overview of infrastructure monitoring

  • Importance of events and alerts in proactive monitoring

  • Introduction to Prometheus

  • Installing Prometheus

  • Feature and architecture of Prometheus

  • Setting up monitoring for containers

  • Understanding data model

  • Configuring and discovery

  • Using Prometheus Query Language

  • Installing and configuring Grafana

  • Setting up infrastructure dashboards in Grafana

  • Setting up alerts in Grafana

  • Homework

  • Project 

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8. DevOps in Cloud environments

  • Overview of Cloud

  • Introduction to Cloud services (Azure)

  • Overview of Azure DevOps

  • Setting up Project dashboard in Azure

  • Integrating/setting git repositories in Azure

  • Configuring CI pipelines in Azure

  • Using Azure collaboration services

  • Overview and importance of ITSM/ITIL

  • Homework

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Staffing Support​

  • Resume Preparation

  • Mock Interview Preparation

  • Phone Interview Preparation

  • Face to Face Interview Preparation

  • Project/Technology Preparation

  • Internship with internal project work

  • Externship with client project work

Our Salient Features:

  • Hands-on Labs and Homework

  • Group discussion and Case Study

  • Course Project work

  • Regular Quiz / Exam

  • Regular support beyond the classroom

  • Students can re-take the class at no cost

  • Dedicated conf. rooms for group project work

  • Live streaming for the remote students

  • Video recording capability to catch up the missed class

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