Introduction to DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (LFS162x)

In this course you will learn how DevOps is influencing software delivery, how cloud computing has enabled organizations to rapidly build and deploy products and expand capacity, how the open container ecosystem, with Kubernetes in the lead, is truly revolutionizing software delivery, and the why, what and how of writing Infrastructure as Code. The course also covers Continuous Deployment and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), what a deployment pipeline looks like, the role played by observability systems, what to observe and why.

Course contents:

• Chapter 1. Welcome!
• Chapter 2. Introduction to DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering
• Chapter 3. Cloud
• Chapter 4. Containers
• Chapter 5. Infrastructure as a Code
• Chapter 6. Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery
• Chapter 7. Observability
• Final Exam (Verified Certificate track only).

If you are a manager looking for guidelines on how to start transforming organizations, and understand where to start, this course is for you. If you aspire to make a career in the world of DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering, this course is your starting point.