DevOps Learning Resources

Explore essential DevOps concepts, tools, and best practices for continuous integration and delivery, infrastructure as code, and more.

1. Overview and Fundamentals

What is DevOps?

DevOps is a set of practices that combine software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to shorten the development lifecycle and provide continuous delivery of high-quality software.

  • Key concepts: CI/CD, automation, and collaboration.
  • Core principles: Culture, Automation, Measurement, and Sharing (CAMS).
  • Agile and Lean methodologies.

2. Essential Tools for DevOps

Version Control

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitLab

CI/CD Pipelines

  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
  • GitLab CI

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  • Terraform
  • CloudFormation
  • Ansible

3. Cloud Providers

Cloud platforms play a significant role in modern DevOps practices:

  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

4. Certifications

  • Entry-Level: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Intermediate: Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • Advanced: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

5. Recommended Books

  • Beginner: "The Phoenix Project" by Gene Kim
  • Intermediate: "The DevOps Handbook" by Gene Kim
  • Advanced: "Site Reliability Engineering" by Google
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