PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATE COURSE IN DEVOPS PRACTICES
Course Duration and Cost
- Total Duration: 8-12 weeks (2-3 months)
- Weekly Commitment: 2 hours per day
- Course Fee: 15,000 Kenya Shillings
Course Overview
This certificate course focuses on introducing participants to DevOps principles, practices, and tools used to automate and streamline software development and operations. Participants will learn about continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), containerization, infrastructure as code (IaC), and monitoring in DevOps environments. The course covers essential DevOps methodologies and tools, preparing individuals for roles in DevOps engineering, automation, and cloud infrastructure management.
Course Outline
Week 1: Introduction to DevOps
- Overview of DevOps culture and principles
- Benefits of adopting DevOps practices
- DevOps tools and technologies landscape
Week 2: Continuous Integration (CI)
- Introduction to CI/CD pipelines
- Setting up Jenkins for CI
- Automating build and test processes
Week 3: Version Control with Git
- Git fundamentals and workflows
- Branching strategies and pull requests
- Managing code repositories with Git
Week 4: Configuration Management with Ansible
- Introduction to Ansible for configuration management
- Writing Ansible playbooks
- Automating server provisioning and configuration
Week 5: Containerization with Docker
- Introduction to containerization and Docker
- Docker fundamentals (images, containers, Dockerfile)
- Docker networking and storage
Week 6: Container Orchestration with Kubernetes
- Introduction to Kubernetes
- Deploying applications with Kubernetes
- Managing Kubernetes clusters
Week 7: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Introduction to IaC principles and benefits
- Using Terraform for infrastructure provisioning
- Managing cloud resources with IaC
Week 8: Continuous Delivery (CD)
- Implementing CD pipelines
- Deploying applications automatically
- Blue-green deployments and canary releases
Week 9: Monitoring and Logging
- Monitoring DevOps pipelines and applications
- Using ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
- Alerts and notifications in monitoring systems
Week 10: Security in DevOps
- DevSecOps principles and practices
- Securing CI/CD pipelines and Docker containers
- Implementing security best practices in DevOps
Week 11: DevOps in Cloud Environments
- Cloud-native DevOps practices
- Integrating DevOps tools with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- Scaling applications in cloud environments
Week 12: Final Project and Presentation
- Designing and implementing a DevOps project
- Presenting DevOps solution and outcomes
- Graduation and certificate award ceremony
Certification
Upon successful completion, students will receive a proficiency certificate in DevOps Practices.