Phase 2: Version Control & Configuration Management (Days 21-40)

Objective: Deepen your understanding of version control and infrastructure automation.

Day 21-24: Infrastructure Automation with Ansible

• Deepen your knowledge on Ansible with more exploration of it IaC skills
• For complex Ansible playbooks writing covering such tasks as provisioning, configuration management, application deployment etc.
• Ansible roles and modules which are reusable and modular.

Day 25-30: Containerization with Docker

• To start with on Dockers – which package application with their dependencies for consistent and isolated deployment – get familiar with its basic principles. You will be guided on building running and managing containerized applications.
• Resources:
  • Docker Tutorial
  • Containerization with Docker
  • Virtualisation with Docker Containers

Day 31-37: Infrastructure Orchestration with Kubernetes

• Learn about container orchestration and how it helps with large-scale containerised application management.
• Discover more about the well-liked open-source container orchestration tool, Kubernetes.
• Recognise fundamental concepts in Kubernetes, such as services, namespaces, deployments, and pods.
• Resources:
  • Introduction to Kubernetes
  • Kubernetes Tutorial
  • Kubernetes – Introduction to Container Orchestration

Day 38-40: Introduction to Cloud Computing

• Cover the principles of cloud computing as well, including deployment options and service types (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS). There will also be discussion of the advantages and factors to take into account when using cloud platforms for DevOps projects.
• Resources:
  • Cloud Computing
  • Architecture of Cloud Computing
  • Difference between Cloud Computing and Traditional Computing
  • Virtualization in Cloud Computing

Take Aways From This Phase

• Create a personal development environment to strengthen your knowledge of the course. Apply what you have learned so far about these technologies and tools via some experimentations. This may mean, for example, creating a simple Git repository, deploying an application into a container, or doing infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Resources:
  • Online tutorials, code repositories, and sandboxes offered by cloud providers.

In the fast-paced digital world, enterprises survive on agility and innovation. Here is where DevOps comes in; it is a new approach that bridges development and operations. It makes software delivery seamless and enables rapid application deployment. Nevertheless, how do you navigate as an aspiring DevOps practitioner through this exciting, yet intricate field?

This roadmap is carefully thought out to help participants excel in the DevOps environment. And now buckle up for a ride that will shake the world of efficient collaboration, automated infrastructure, and superior performance of applications.