Duration

2 days

Synopsis

This course provides an introductory overview of DevOps as envisioned by Agile practitioners and covers several DevOps tools commonly used in the enterprise. Topics are presented from both a business and technology perspective and include adoption practices and associated domains. The course content is divided into a series of modular sections, each of which is accompanied by one or more hands-on exercises using the tools.

Learning Objectives

Goals, objectives and vocabulary
Benefits to the business – increasing the efficiency of development and operational handoffs
Concepts and practices (including its relationship to Agile, Lean and IT Service Management (ITSM)
Improved workflows
Improved communication and feedback loops
Reliance on automation
Applying DevOps in an enterprise environment
Critical success factors and key performance indicators
Real-life examples and results

Prerequisite

ALM/SDLC
Project Management
Familiarity with IT tools

Day 1

Fundamental Terminology and Concepts (30 min)

Understanding the business need for DevOps
DevOps capabilities
Deployment, Testing, Monitoring, and Feedback loops
Measuring value and what DevOps is not

Brief History of DevOps (30 min)

Roots in Lean thinking and manufacturing
Agile development practices
Automation/Virtualization

Business Drivers for DevOps (30 min)

Improving SLAs
Fast TTM
Reducing operational inefficiencies through automation
Increasing capacity to innovate

DevOps Capabilities (30 min)

Paths to DevOps adoption
Steer/Develop-Test/Deploy/Operate
Identifying bottlenecks in delivery pipeline
Continuous feedback and optimization

DevOps Processes (30 min)

Value-Stream Mapping
Infrastructure as code
Deployment automation

Hands-On Excercise (45 min)

Participants will be asked to identify their delivery pipelines
Participants will be asked to construct value-stream maps for their chosen delivery pipleines
Participants will be asked to identify potential bottlenecks based on their
value-stream maps and how to alleviate them

DevOps Culture – Individuals and Interactions (60 min)

Measuring culture
DevOps teams creation
Open communication
Incentive and Responsibility alignment
Executive Sponsorship
Technical Leadership
Set Goals
Mentoring
Anti-patterns

DevOps Communication Tools (30 min)

Using automation tools syntax as a common language framework
Version control for environment building and deployment to the data center

DevOps in the Enterprise – Examples and Case Study (30 min)

Mobile Applications
Supply Chains
IoT
IBM Case Study

Hands-on Exercise (45 min)

Participants will be asked to apply DevOps to their current industry and processes
Participants will be asked to identify which technologies they can employ to improve their deployment automation

Day 2

CI/CD with Jenkins

Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
Automated mobile and web testing
Crafting a deployment architecture with version control systems
Deploying Jenkins in a distributed architecture and incorporating downstream jobs

Infrastructure as Code with Ansible and Vagrant

Understanding multi-environment deployment and deployment to the cloud
Working with Ansible scripts and Ansible syntax
Monitoring Ansible deployments
Integrating Ansible with Jenkins
Working with Vagrant and setting up VM’s
Integrating Ansible with Vagrant

Containers and Container Management with Docker and Kubernetes

Docker containers vs Vagrant VM’s
Managing Docker images and deploying them using Ansible
Monitoring Docker containers using Kubernetes
Multi-cloud deployment and monitoring using Kubernetes

Hands-On Exercises with DevOps Tools

Participants will be asked to create their own Ansible scripts and Jenkins jobs
Participants will be asked to create their own Docker containers and Vagrant VM’s
Participants will be asked to deploy their Docker containers using Kubernetes

Q&A (30 min)

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.