Most Detailed DevOps Roadmap | Weekly Breakdown

Key Takeaways

in this video I want to give you the most detailed devops road map you can ever get you could literally take this with the topics to cover and checklist to work through with a weekly breakdown and have a full detailed road map for Learning devops and we're giving it out for free really as a gift enjoy and I hope this will be very helpful for you regardless of whether you enroll in our Devil's Boot Camp or not you can take it and learn completely yourself I will be very happy to hear that as well and as I said this is not only the topics or road map of devops what you need to learn but also a weekly breakdown of the things in which order to learn what technologies and Concepts and how much time you should invest on learning each new tool or Concept in this weekly breakdown that we prepared actually assumes on average 15 hours time investment per week to learn all these things because we know that a lot of people who learn devops are actually working Professional Engineers with full-time jobs or some other full-time responsibilities so obviously they would not have 40 hours a week to just dedicate on learning new stuff so they need to kind of make space and manage to upgrade their skills with a limited number of hours per week and that's what we considered when creating this weekly schedule for not only learning the devil Basics but really mastering devils and completely understanding every single concept all the underlying details of every technology in develops and so on so what I'm going to do now is I'm going to walk you through week by week what you need to learn why you need to learn these things and why in this specific order so you not only understand what you're learning but what's the purpose behind every single concept and Tool and why are they important for your engineering knowledge in depths so let's see what we need to cover in the first few weeks we start with Linux and operating systems and you will be surprised how important Linux knowledge and generally understanding the concepts of operating systems different distributions of server operating systems is for devop engineers and also you'll be surprised how many working Professional Engineers actually lack the skill set of Linux operating system systems bash scripting and so on so if you check out a lot of devops job requirements Linux as well as bash scripting are both on the list of required skill set for any devops engineer and as I said I know there are many Engineers like software developers Solutions architects who never needed Linux for their work but in devops it's absolutely essential and in the boot camp we work with servers the entire time we administer things like Nexus server Jenkins so we install these tools on bare Cloud servers we install each and every tool like terraform enable and work on command line interface to learn these tools so knowing all this is basically just a absolute prerequisite you cannot skip this part and as you see just in the first module of the boot camp you actually learn two required skills of a Devo engineer pretty motivating right and the Linux module is actually packed with so many Concepts that you need throughout devops to even better understand different devops Technologies along the way for example you learn everything about virtual machines SSH key management and usage you learn how to connect to Virtual machines you learn about environment variables creating users and permissions on an operating system using package manager tools to install various Linux packages obviously we learn shelf scripting and even using beam command line editor various CLI commands of course to execute various command line commands obviously so the entire package of server operating systems now remember at teana we do everything in depth not on a shallow level but really properly with in-depth knowledge that's why the boot cam also takes a little bit longer because we go into the detail and we do everything 10 10 times better than anyone else so in the Linux module I actually wanted to teach you concepts of operating systems not just Linux and one specific Distribution on Linux so I made sure to use different Linux distributions with different package manager tools they use so you learn EPT and yum and you know exactly how they compare and important thing here for me is that by diversifying your knowledge you have much deeper understanding of the concepts instead of being tied to individual tools and having knowledge of a specific tool or distribution and only understanding that and as soon as it gets replaced and you have to deal with a different one you kind of lose your track and you don't know what to do and that's why I always make sure that you understand everything on a conceptual level first and then the implementation of it so in just two weeks you have worked through the entire thing and laate the important foundation of your devops engineering skills and in week two already started with Version Control concepts with Git specifically so week two and three you learn two very important Concepts version management with Git again concepts of why version management is important and learn git as a specific implementation but not only the basics of cloning and forking or creating repositories from scratch because you can literally Google this stuff and learn pretty easily but also things like resolving conflicts changing local git configuration lots of Hands-On work to understand the actual use cases of git and we will actually be using git for the rest of the boot camp so this chapter builds your skills if you've never worked with Git before or just aren't as proficient and after that you'll be using git so so often throughout the next projects in the boot camp it will just become basically second nature to you and it also happens to be a required skill for many devops engineering jobs after G we get into build tools now this is an important part but maybe a little scary for a lot of Engineers who have zero software development knowledge but again we go step by step and indepth in learning different packaging tools like npm for JavaScript Maven and Gradle for Java now why is it important because as a devops engineer you'll be working very closely with software developers and often there is this interface between software engineers and devops Engineers where they need to have a Common Language especially as I said if you don't come from a software development background so packaging tools for applications is one of the most important interfaces between developer and devops engineering team team especially when it comes to building cicd pipelines so in this module you basically understand how software developers work how they package their applications and how they hand over then to the CD pipeline or to you as a devops engineered and that's why learning this skill set is so important now why are we learning not one but three packaging tools for two different programming languages that's also very important part because again I want you not to be tied to one specific tool or text deck I want you to really understand the concepts but not just theoretically but in practice and in order to understand the concepts often you need to work with two three alternative tools to really see the common patterns of how things work no matter which programming language or text deck the developers are working with and that comparison that practice iCal experience of comparing two three alternative tools and how they work gives you the confidence and in-depth knowledge of knowing how to deal with this category of tasks so as you see you learn even more than what most actual working devops Engineers are able to do because as I said many devops Engineers who may come from system administrations or Cloud engineering or networking background will definitely be lacking the skill which is very important for properly working with the development team and that means by completing this chapter you will literally have Superior knowledge to many working professionals coming from non-ev background who don't know how this part works now very very important we don't code here I provide simple applications Java and JavaScript applications with ready code and we simply learn how to configure the packaging and things around packaging that application because devops Engineers are not coders if you are asked to code and write application as a devops engineer they are basically asking you something that is absolutely beyond the scope of a devops role so here even though we are working with the code we are actually using the ready application and we simply understand the parts of the code that is relevant for us to configure the packaging and building of applications written in any language or stack and another huge differentiator of how I love to teach is we take Knowledge from the operating system module the git module and use things we learned there now in the context of packaging tools so you're learning and practicing these tools in various context Tex for really deep all-rounded knowledge but obviously this is just the beginning this is just part one of four of the devop boot camp and this is actually the part that I call devops prerequisite or basically devops Essentials in order to slowly build our knowledge to start creating these more complex endtoend devops projects that come in part three and four so in week four we start with part two devops fundamentals which starts with Cloud Basics which is a lightweight module so in one week we'll learn with practice of course how to create a virtual machines on a Cloud Server how to configure firewall SSH into the server take our packaged application from the previous week install all the needy tools on the server to run our application and then copy and deploy our application on this Linux VM that we configured and also very important to mention here if you have never done this before we go step by step through this entire demo so you learn the essential concepts of VMS on the cloud and just demystify the entire thing for you if you do know AWS or cloud in general and you have some experience then this should really be a breeze for you to work through now this is the cloud foundational knowledge later in the boot camp we get into the advanced stuff with AWS in part three for complex use cases so this is to really get you started easily if you really have zero knowledge and experience with Cloud so after that week four and five we dive into Nexus or artifact repository concept and as always we learned the underlying concepts of what are the artifacts artifact repositories artifact repository managers we will see how to publish different types of artifacts like jar files zip files doer images all in one tool but we also learn the admin side of things how to install our own Nexus server on cloud VM configure accesses with users and permissions configure artifact storage even the cleanup policies and so on and of course for Automation and scripting we learn how to use a Nexus API to upload download and view artifacts from the repositories in week five till 7 will dedicate to Docker so here already we not only learn Docker with so many important details that many people skip when teaching Docker we learn Docker using all the previous tools that we learned in the boot camp so far so we combine all the previous knowledge and learn Docker in the context of these different devops Technologies because in devops everything is interconnected so it makes absolutely zero sense to learn any devops technology in isolation without considering and using it with all the other devops tools now many people ask what's the difference between Docker course or kubernetes course that we have on our YouTube channel from what's in the dev boot camps Docker and kubernetes modules the answer is a lot there's a lot more depth and Detail in the Devas bot cam which we simply cannot cover YouTube in a simple uh even four five hour course it may seem like a lot to have four five hours of dockor or kubernetes but there is way more to learn especially as I said when combining these tools with various other DeVos Technologies and building complexos processes and that's what's covered in the devil's boot camp so we go much much deeper not only in Docker and kuon themselves but we'll learn how to use this in combination with other devops tools like we use Docker to set up all our um devops tools like Nexus and Jenkins we learn how to use Docker in CSD pipelines in AWS environment with terraform with enable we dockerize various applications for different use cases so outside of the docker module itself we actually use Docker throughout the rest of the boot camp in all the following modules as well very intensively and the boot camp scope and structure allows it so none of that content is on YouTube because it's just much more complex and much more interconnected with all the other tools and concepts with kubernetes it's even more so with tons of best practices and advanced use cases which aren't even covered in the 5H hour kux course on YouTube so we do have much of those five hours in the boot cam as well plus maybe 15 hours more of using cat in more advanced in production grade use cases again combined with other tools so that should answer this very commonly asked question so after concluding Docker module in week s this is where the actual real real real fun and that crazy valuable devops engineer skill building actually begins this is where we're taking our devops skills from devops Junior to midlevel or senior engineer level with not only the tools and Concepts but the complex detailed projects that we start building so in week seven we start with part three of the boot camp which we call devops core and not by accident you will be working on Jenkins module and building CSD pipelines for over three weeks now I know that's a lot to dedicate on one concept or tool but cicd is the backbone the literal core of devops like if you strip away everything from a devops engineer down to one core skill that they need to possess it would be knowing how to build fully automated cicd pipelines this also happens to be one of the most valuable pieces of Automation in the entire software development life cycle so in week 8 till 10 of the devil's boot camp you will be learning the Deep underlying concepts of build automation why it's important even the whole history of evolution from simple build jobs to pipelines to multibranch pipelines and so on and of course right after we dive in Hands-On practice in fact 85% of this boot camp are actually demo projects so you're learning by doing the entire time so in week 9 and 10 you're learning to write Jenkins file groovy script for more flexible pipeline logic learning how to automate running tests packaging applications which you learn in build tools module building and storing Docker images using the docker Knowledge from the docker module connecting to git repository and configuring web hook to automatically trigger the pipeline on code pushes to automatically increment release versions taging image artifacts with unique Texs every time the build runs also creating Jenkins shared Library project and making pipeline logic reusable for multiple projects as you would do in real work scenarios now Jenkins is the most used C tool in the industry and large companies they cannot just switch from Jenkins to KN one easily but as I mentioned the knowledge is transferable if you can administer and manage Jenkins then it will be very easy for you to set up cicd on other platforms like gitlab or GitHub actions the others are actually more high level and Abstract so you will have deeper understanding of cicd platforms because Jenkins is a little bit more lowlevel and also when companies are migrating to other platforms your knowledge will be much more valuable again but this is actually only the usage side you also learned the administration part of Jenkins you learned how to set up the whole Jenkins server from scratch yourself and administer it managing the server installing various tools on the server configuring accesses to various platforms and integrating Jenkins with all the other tools and this is just the beginning of the pipeline projects we actually add to this Pipeline and make it more and more production grade and more complex with every following module and technology introduced in the boot camp so from week 10 we start with AWS and learn every single foundational service of AWS how to create infrastructure with BMS various networking Services we learn access management with IM service which is one of the most important ones for managing your AWS Cloud infrastructure and we use that knowledge to extend our cicd pipeline from the Jenkins module and deploy to AWS infrastructure from the Jenkins pipeline automatically we'll learn how to deploy from Jenkins to multiple deployment environments as in real life like Dev testing and prod environments and again automating all that with logic in Jenkins file script week 12 we dive into kubernetes and again to compare with what's on YouTube we start with fundamentals of kubernetes but raise the level to diving into more and more in-depth and complex Dema project so we build a custom help chart for a microservice application and deploy to Cluster with best practices we also integrate Jenkins pipeline to deploy to kuet Cluster in multiple kubernetes deployment environments and again we learn the usage and administration side of kubernetes to basically cover the whole spectrum kubernetes is in fact one of the largest modules in the entire DeVos boot camp which tells you how important it is to learn Cates but also how complex it is and how much time you need to dedicate to really learn and understand kubernetes to a deeper level and to culminate the devops core projects we take the knowledge of Jenkins AWS and kubernetes and learn how to provision an e cluster really understand the networking behind the roles and permissions applied the architecture of the cluster the eks cluster specifically how it runs in the background configure autoscaling and deploy various add-ons and then we again build a fully automated release Pipeline with the skills we learned in git Linux Jenkins Docker AWS build tools basically all the knowledge of previous modules culminating in this module as the next large Capstone project with production grid configuration in fact many of our students have directly used the Jenkins file and the whole configuration script from this project directly at their work by just changing a few parameters literally just integrating into their actual work projects and even explaining and teaching the engineering colleagues how the whole configuration works now I believe it must be an amazing feeling when you are the only one in the team who can build such complete into ende devops process and I believe 16 weeks of learning for 15 hours a week is worth investing to get to this level as an engineer and this is a onetime investment of your life that will pay off for years after you can even check out so many of our devops boot camp students who've had success in their careers with this part alone the the skills that we cover in these four modules we haven't even covered the part four the advanced Dev of skills yet so if you stopped here and didn't do part four right away you would already be Miles Ahead in your career and in what you can now do with these real life skills for your team or your company but as I said we made this boot camp to train Engineers to become absolute best top-notch professionals and that's why we have the whole part four devops advanced in this boot camp and interestingly these are often skills that are only expected from senior devops Engineers so if you're a junior devops engineer these skills will speed up your career growth to senior level like nothing else will now you will notice that the entire part four is dedicated to tools that are predominantly about automating everything and we have even different tools for different automating use cases so you learn not only one but three automation tools and how they compare and as a highly skilled professional with all these tools in your tool belt you will know exactly which tool to whip out for what task and automate literally anything you want to automate in your systems this is not an easy task that's why often senior devops Engineers are tested with this but you learn how to to do it here in this part of the boot camp so we start with terraform in week 17 and this is actually the largest most heavy module in the entire boot camp you know why not because of terraform it's because we literally now take everything we learned in every single module before and architect it all together with full complete automation from provisioning infrastructure and CET clusters to building and deploying applications to the cluster via a release pipeline so after we learn terraform from zero to advanced level we automate the entire process end to endend and this is probably the largest Capstone project in the boot camp so week 17 to week 20 for four weeks straight you are reusing and perfecting all your newly learned devop skills from the entire boot camp with Advanced use cases so this chapter prepares you to absolutely crush it in any DeVos position you start working in like I'm not even talking about job interviews because I think we're already past that point of understanding that these devop skills will literally get you past any devops interview we have students who told us stories of how the interviewers asked them where they learn all these things and how they knew the tools and Concepts so well without having devops experience I guess they couldn't imagine that an educational program can give you such a profound level of knowledge in such complex topics because most of the educational programs don't give you that and that's why everyone's shocked with the level of knowledge that we prepare our engineering students with but that's not all devop is all about automation right there may be small tasks you may want to automate that aren't infrastructure related and that's why many devop jobs actually require python or some kind of scripting language skills and if you have never written a line of code before even if you have never seen a line of code before the Python Programming module will teach you all the programming skills you need for a Devo engineer and then with that knowledge you will learn how to automate devops tasks with python and most most importantly you will see several real world use cases of what devops and software development or operational tasks you can automate with python again as I said all of these are really on top like bonus knowledge it's like leveling up in a game so by the end of eks module you already have a strong character you are equipped with all the powerful stuff now starting from terraform with every next skill you you are basically adding to your superpowers layer after layer just becoming unbeatable so week 23 we dive into enable you understand all the concepts and basics in the simplest way possible as always and then we get right into writing playbooks and an important note here is that often people teach different tools with examples which are detached from the real project scenarios so you learn the syntax of a tool and configuration like you know anible modules and how to use them but you sitting there wondering okay so now what do I do with this tool like where do I actually use it what value do I get from using this tool so you haven't learned the important part about the tool which is the Practical use cases of when and how to use it which is very important and just like in every every single module starting from the Linux one every demo that I cover is an actual project that you would do at a real work so you not only know anible but you know at least 20 different specific use cases where enable can be used and since you already learned terraform and python I explained the differences between use cases of all three like why do we have three automation tools why can't we just use ter form for everything or use Python for everything so those subtle details that usually come from work experience that no program will teach you I wanted to have hundreds of those details in the entire program and we see what effect that kind of training has from the Abundant success stories of our boot camp graduates and students but we are still not quite done here one last chapter which is automatic monitoring and alerting with promethus alert manager and gratic now probably if you get this far your career has already so taken off that you don't even need this part which again happens all the time with our students they usually already find a devops job or level up in their existing role by the time they even come this far but again there are a few of you who are just motivated to keep learning who have Ambitions and really want to be the absolute best at what you do in fact if you check out devops job descriptions this skill set is almost always listed as a nice to have or optional one like even though it's so important companies don't even list it as a requirement because most Engineers don't have this knowledge it's also a pretty complex skill set like it's not easy to learn this so it's super valuable almost no Engineers have the skill and it's complex but you know what the best news is I actually managed to cover here real life complex scenarios of monitoring different parts of the system but do it in the simplest most understandable way possible like I guarantee you even if you have never even heard the word monitoring before you will be able to follow the demo projects here step by step without any friction this is probably the smoothest set of lectures in the High boot camp so in weeks 25 and 26 you will be becoming Unstoppable with this last piece of advanced devops skill set so that's the detailed walk through of the entire devops road map that's how much you are getting out of this program and I will tell you with confidence of having trained already thousands of Engineers for The Last 5 Years and getting the most amazing feedback from them there is no other program literally nothing comparable to this that can give you this level of knowledge honestly I don't know why other programs and other educators are not able to deliver the same quality and same level of knowledge that we do but I guess we just know how to teach 100 times better than anyone else does so with this as I said you can grab this weekly schedule for Learning devops and use it as a guide regardless of whether you enroll in our DeVos Boot Camp or you decide to learn yourself enjoy until next video