• Basics of UNIX and Linux Operating Systems
• Linux System administration introduction

• Tools (Jenkins, Chef, Docker, Vagrant , Nagiosand so on.)
• Continuous Testing and Integration
• Continuous Release and Deployment
• Continuous Application Monitoring

• History and evolution of cloud
• Cloud computing concepts
• Grid Computing vs. Cloud Computing
• Characteristics and Benefits of Cloud
• Cloud service models (NIST)
• IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
• Cloud service model implementations
• Cloud Deployment Models (NIST)
• Virtualization
• Virtual Machines
• Virtual bootable OS Images
• Cloud Storage
• SOA and Cloud
• Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
• Risk in Cloud and DevOps security concerns
• Introduction to AWS and AZURE

CRITERIA

• Things to Look For and Avoid
• IT Assets Ownership
• Viewing Applications As Products, not Projects
• DevOps in the Enterprise
• IT Governance
• Governance and Risk Mitigation
• DevOps Adoption Steps
• Select DevOps Techniques and Practices
• Service Quality Metrics

TOOLS

• The Choice of Cloud Platform
• DevOps IaaS and PaaS
• Containerization Tools
• System Configuration Automation and Management
• Continuous Integration (CI) Systems
• Build and Dependency Management Systems
• Select DevOps Tools
• Collaborative Lifecycle Management Solutions from IBM
• Rational Team Concert (RTC)
• Rational Quality Manager (RQM)
• Rational DOORS Next Generation (DNG)

Overview of Chef

• Common Chef Terminology (Server, Workstation, Client, Repository etc.)
• Servers and Nodes
• Chef Configuration Concepts

Workstation Setup

• How to configure knife
• Execute some commands to test connection between knife and workstation

Organization Setup

• Create organization
• Add yourself and node to organization

Test Node Setup

• Create a server and add to organization
• Check node details using knife

Databags

• How to create Databags
• Add Databags to organization
• Node Objects and Search
• How to Add Run list to Node
• Check node Details

• Web Forms
• User Controls
• Shared UI Code
• Business Logic

• Configuration Management Activity
• Configuration Control
• Incident Management
• Change Management
• Problem Management

• Creating Servers and Networks in Cloud
• Setting up rules and Application
• Difficult Scenarios in environments

Scaling

• Environment testing
• Monitoring logs

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