Preface
The Learning DevOps: Continuously Deliver Better Software, is a course that will harness the power of DevOps to boost your skill set and make your IT organization perform better. It will aid developers, systems administrators who are keen to employ DevOps techniques to help with the day-to-day complications of managing complex infrastructures.
What this learning path covers
Module 1, Practical DevOps, describes how DevOps can assist us in the emerging field of the Internet of Things.
Module 2, DevOps Automation Cookbook, covers recipes that allow you to automate the build and configuration of the most basic building block in your infrastructure servers..
Module 3, Continuous Delivery and DevOps – A Quickstart Guide - Second Edition, provides some insight into how you can take CD and DevOps techniques and experience beyond the traditional software delivery process.
What you need for this learning path
Module 1: This module contains many practical examples. To work through the examples, you need a machine preferably with a GNU/Linux-based operating system,
such as Fedora.
Module 2: For this book, you will require the following software:
A server running Ubuntu 14.04 or greater.
A desktop PC running a modern Web Browser
A good Text editor or IDE.
Module 3: There are many tools mentioned within the book that will help you no end. These include technical tools such as Jenkins, GIT, Docker, Vagrant, IRC, Sonar, and Graphite, and nontechnical tools and techniques such as Scrum, Kanban, agile, and TDD.
You might have some of these (or similar) tools in place, or you might be looking at implementing them, which will help. However, the only thing you’ll really need to enjoy and appreciate this book is the ability to read and an open mind.
Who this learning path is for
This course is for developers who wish to take on larger responsibilities and understand how the infrastructure that builds today’s enterprises works. It is also for operations personnel who would like to better support their developers. Anyone who wants to understand how to painlessly and regularly ship quality software can take up this course.
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