DEVOPS FOUNDATION
The DevOps Foundation course is an internationally recognized introductory program designed to provide participants with a clear understanding of DevOps principles, practices, culture, and terminology. The DevOps Foundation certification is governed by the DevOps Institute and focuses on how development, operations, quality assurance, security, and business teams collaborate to deliver value faster and more reliably. Rather than being tool-centric, the course emphasizes mindset, culture, processes, and value streams that enable high-performing organizations. This course is ideal for professionals seeking a shared DevOps language, foundational knowledge, and preparation for more advanced DevOps, SRE, cloud, and automation certifications. Course Objectives By the end of this course, participants will be able to: Understand the core concepts and principles of DevOps Explain the business value and benefits of DevOps adoption Describe DevOps culture, collaboration, and behaviors Understand key DevOps practices and pipelines Recognize the role of automation, CI/CD, and feedback loops Prepare confidently for the DevOps Foundation certification exam
Course Curriculum
1
- What is DevOps?
- History and evolution of DevOps
- Problems DevOps aims to solve
- DevOps myths and misconceptions
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- Culture of collaboration and shared responsibility
- Breaking down silos
- Trust, transparency, and learning
- DevOps values and behaviors
3
- CALMS framework (Culture, Automation, Lean, Measurement, Sharing)
- Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD)
- Continuous testing and continuous feedback
- Infrastructure as Code (overview)
4
- Relationship between Agile and DevOps
- DevOps in Scrum and Kanban environments
- Product-centric delivery
- Value streams and flow
5
- Source control systems
- Build and deployment tools
- Configuration and release management
- Monitoring and logging tools
- (Tool-agnostic overview)
6
- Importance of automation
- Automated testing concepts
- Configuration management basics
- Reducing manual errors
7
- DevOps metrics and KPIs
- Flow, quality, and stability metrics
- Avoiding vanity metrics
- Using metrics for improvement
8
- Integrating security into DevOps
- Shift-left security concepts
- Secure pipelines (overview)
- Shared responsibility for security
9
- Feedback loops
- Retrospectives and learning culture
- Experimentation and innovation
- Managing failure and resilience
10
- Organizational structures and roles
- Change management considerations
- Leadership and DevOps adoption
- Common DevOps anti-patterns
11
- DevOps Foundation syllabus review
- Exam format and structure
- Sample questions and scenarios
- Exam strategies and preparation tips
12
- Instructor-led classroom or virtual training
- Interactive discussions and real-world examples
- Case studies and exam practice sessions
13
- IT professionals new to DevOps
- Developers and operations staff
- QA, security, and support teams
- Project and service managers
- Business and IT leaders
- Professionals seeking DevOps Foundation certification
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- No formal prerequisites required
- General IT or software delivery knowledge is beneficial
15
- Knowledge checks and quizzes
- Scenario-based discussions
- DevOps Foundation certification exam
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Participants receive a Certificate of Completion - DevOps Foundation, confirming readiness to sit for the DevOps Foundation certification examination governed by the DevOps Institute.
This course includes
- 16+ Activity Modules
- 40 hours + lessons
- Lifetime access
- Certificate of completion
- Available on desktop and mobile
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