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DevOps, Cloud, and Agile Foundations Specialization
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DevOps, Cloud, and Agile Foundations Specialization

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Beginner level

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Flexible schedule
1 month at 10 hours a week
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Overview

  • DevOps essential characteristics including culture, behavior, practices, tools, methodologies, technologies and metrics.

  • Core concepts of Cloud Computing, including its benefits, models, use cases, platforms, services, resources and opportunities.

  • Agile practices of small batches, minimum viable products, pair programming, behavior- and test-driven development.

  • Scrum methodologies to create a product backlog, write user stories, use the sprint planning process, and measure performance.

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Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • The essential characteristics of DevOps including building a culture of shared responsibility, transparency, and embracing failure.

  • The importance of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, Infrastructure as Code, Test Driven Development, Behavior Driven Development.

  • Essential DevOps concepts: software engineering practices, cloud native microservices, automated continuous deployments, and building resilient code.

  • The organizational impact of DevOps, including breaking down silos, working in cross functional teams, and sharing responsibilities.

Skills you'll gain

Category: DevOps
Category: Continuous Integration
Category: Continuous Delivery
Category: Culture Transformation
Category: Behavior-Driven Development
Category: Microservices
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: Organizational Structure
Category: Code Review
Category: CI/CD
Category: Agile Methodology

What you'll learn

  • Define cloud computing and explain essential characteristics, history, the business case for cloud, and the emerging technologies enabled by cloud

  • Describe the cloud service models- IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and cloud deployment models- Public, Private, Hybrid; explain cloud infrastructure components

  • Explain emerging Cloud related trends including HybridMulticloud, Microservices, Serverless, Cloud Native, DevOps, and Application Modernization

  • List and describe services of popular cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and others

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Virtualization
Category: Hybrid Cloud Computing
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: DevOps
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Microservices
Category: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)
Category: Public Cloud
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Cloud Solutions
Category: Cloud Platforms

What you'll learn

  • Adopt the 5 practices of Agile, a subset of DevOps: small batches, minimum viable product, pair programming, behavior- and test-driven development.

  • Write good user stories, estimate and assign story points and track stories using a kanban board. Incorporate Scrum artifacts, events, and benefits.

  • Create and refine a product backlog using the sprint planning process. Produce potentially shippable product increments with every iteration.

  • Create burndown charts to forecast the ability to meet a sprint goal. Use metrics to enhance performance, productivity, and client satisfaction.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: User Story
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: GitHub
Category: Estimation
Category: Kanban Principles
Category: Backlogs
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Continuous Improvement Process
Category: Agile Software Development
Category: Workflow Management

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IBM
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