• DevOps Fundamentals:
o Agile methodologies and DevOps culture
o The DevOps lifecycle
o Benefits of DevOps
• Cloud-Native Technologies:
o Containerization with Docker
o Serverless computing (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions)
o Microservices architecture
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
o Introduction to IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet)
o Defining infrastructure in code
o Version control for infrastructure
• Configuration Management:
o Configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet, Ansible)
o Managing server configurations and deployments
• CI/CD Pipelines:
o Building CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI
o Automated testing and code quality checks
o Deployment strategies (blue-green, canary, A/B testing)
• Container Orchestration with Kubernetes:
o Kubernetes architecture and components
o Deploying and managing containerized applications
o Kubernetes security and best practices
• Monitoring Tools:
o Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack
o Monitoring application performance and infrastructure health
• Logging and Log Analysis:
o Centralized logging and log aggregation
o Log analysis and troubleshooting
• Security and Compliance:
o Security best practices for cloud-native applications
o Compliance with industry standards (CIS, NIST)
• DevOps and AI/ML:
o AI-powered automation and optimization
o MLOps and machine learning pipelines
• Cloud Cost Optimization and Management:
o Cost optimization strategies
o Cloud cost management tools
• The Future of DevOps:
o Emerging trends and technologies
o DevOps best practices and lessons learned