CloudOps Apprentice E-Learning Training

The CloudOps Apprentice E-Learning Training is designed for IT professionals who want to start a career in CloudOps, DevOps, and modern cloud infrastructure management.

In this LearningKit, you will begin by understanding how to build and implement a DevOps culture and practices within organizations. You will learn how to design and manage DevOps pipelines in hybrid environments, combining on-premises and cloud solutions.

Next, you will explore CloudOps deployments, including working with container technologies and clustering, enabling scalable and efficient application deployment.

You will then progress to building high-availability cloud architectures and implementing multi-cloud strategies, ensuring resilience, redundancy, and optimal performance across cloud providers.

Finally, you will dive into advanced CloudOps topics, including:

• Monitoring and analytics with Splunk in the cloud
• Implementing advanced CI/CD pipelines
• Automating deployments and infrastructure management

This training prepares you for real-world CloudOps roles by combining theory, practical exercises, and hands-on scenarios.

What You Will Learn

• Build and implement DevOps practices
• Design DevOps pipelines in hybrid environments
• Deploy and manage container clusters
• Create high-availability cloud solutions
• Implement multi-cloud architectures
• Use Splunk for cloud monitoring and analytics
• Build advanced CI/CD pipelines

This LearningKit with more than 17 hours of learning is divided into three tracks:

Demo CloudOps Apprentice Training

Course Outcome

Adopting DevOps: Principles & Practices

Course: 58 Minutes

• Course Overview
• The Core DevOps Principles That Guide Implementation
• DevOps Practices for Innovation
• Eliminating Problems Using DevOps Principles
• Setting Solution Deployment Targets with DevOps
• DevOps Methods and Toolchains
• Achieving DevOps Transformation
• DevOps and Cloud
• Cloud-ready Apps with DevOps Core Principles
• The IT Operational Model and Self-service CloudOps
• Mature DevOps Practices
• DevOps as a Service
• Modernize Apps with DevOps and an Automation Mindset
• The Challenges of Documenting DevOps
• Course Summary

Adopting DevOps: Applying DevOps Principles to Build Delivery Solutions

Course: 1 Hour, 20 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Defining an Appropriate DevOps Strategy
• Formulating a Strategy for End-to-end Delivery
• Release Management Approaches
• Automation Principles and Solutioning
• Incorporating New Practices with Old
• The Role of Agile and Lean Principles in DevOps
• Implementing DevOps for Transformation
• Metrics to Track Effectiveness
• Process Automation Tools
• Setting Up Agile Delivery Practices
• Setting Up Tools for Continuous Delivery
• Using Tools to Achieve CI and CD
• Monitoring Critical Metrics in DevOps Implementation
• Course Summary

Hybrid Environment Pipelines: Hybrid Cloud Transformation

Course: 59 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Key Components of a Hybrid Cloud
• Business Reasons for Adopting Hybrid Cloud Solutions
• Hybrid Cloud Use Cases
• Pillars of Hybrid Cloud Applications
• Hybrid vs. On-premises vs. Single Cloud Deployment
• Hybrid Cloud Solution Implementation Roadmaps
• Hybrid Cloud Architectures
• Hybrid Cloud Solution Implementation Considerations
• Cloud Migration Strategies
• Hybrid Cloud Migration Steps
• Hybrid Cloud Solution Providers
• The Hybrid Cloud Integration Reference Architecture
• A Comparison of Hybrid Cloud Solutions and Providers
• Course Summary

Hybrid Environment Pipelines: DevOps Practices for Hybrid Environments

Course: 54 Minutes

• Course Overview
• DevOps in Hybrid Environments
• The Challenges of DevOps in Hybrid Environments
• Containerization and DevOps for Hybrid Environments
• CI/CD Implementation Process for Hybrid Environments
• CloudOps and Continuous Monitoring Benefits
• The Challenges of Monitoring Hybrid Environments
• Workloads in Hybrid Environments
• Configuring Hybrid Cloud Connectivity
• Conceptual Architecture Design for CI/CD
• Hybrid CI/CD Benefits
• Implementing CI/CD in Hybrid Environments
• Setting up Hybrid Environment Monitoring
• Course Summary

Advanced CloudOps Deployments: Hybrid & Multi-cloud Scenarios

Course: 55 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Hybrid/Multi-cloud Benefits and Challenges
• Hybrid Environment Deployment Scenarios
• Multi-cloud Deployment Scenarios
• Multi-cloud Architectures
• A Multi-cloud DevOps Framework Example
• Best Practices for Multi-cloud Deployment
• Design Principles and Drivers of Hybrid/Multi-cloud
• Hybrid/Multi-cloud Deployment/Architectural Patterns
• Network Topologies
• Multi-cloud Adoption Approaches
• A Multi-cloud Operating Model
• Troubleshooting Multi-cloud Operation Issues
• Course Summary

Advanced CloudOps Deployments: Deploying Multi-cloud Environments

Course: 1 Hour, 11 Minutes

• Course Overview
• AWS Services for Multi-cloud
• Running AWS Services On-premises with AWS Outpost
• Tools to Setup, Configure, and Deploy in Multi-cloud
• Connecting AWS to Other Cloud Platforms
• Connecting Azure to Other Cloud Platforms
• Connecting GCP to Other Cloud Platforms
• Setting up Dual Cloud Deployments
• Configuring Aviatrix for Multi-cloud Networks
• Multi-cloud Backup Process
• Multi-cloud Disaster Recovery Use Cases
• Configuring LiveData for Backup
• Using Terraform to Connect GCP and AWS
• Building Hybrid Deployment Environments in Azure Arc
• Course Summary

CloudOps Container Clustering: Clustering Containers

Course: 1 Hour

• Course Overview
• Clustering and Cluster Architectures
• Features of Clustering Topologies
• Physical vs. Virtual Clusters
• Virtual Machines and the Virtualization of Clusters
• Setting Up High-performance Compute Node Clusters
• Container Clusters and Topologies
• Application Containerizations and Solutions
• Docker Clustering and Orchestration Architecture
• Setting up Docker Swarm Clusters
• Kubernetes Clusters and Their Components
• Creating Single Control-plane Kubernetes Clusters
• Hybrid Cloud Cluster Architecture
• Course Summary

CloudOps Container Clustering: Implementing Container Orchestration in DevOps

Course: 58 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Cloud Application-level Orchestration
• Orchestration Layer Components
• Cloud and Container Orchestration Tools
• Cloud Orchestration Reference Architecture
• Implementing Docker Hosts in Single Virtual Servers
• Working with Amazon Elastic Container Service
• Deploying Azure Kubernetes Service
• Enabling and Managing Cluster Autoscaler
• Multi-cloud and Multi-cluster Environments
• Orchestration and Multi-cloud Environments
• Creating a Multi-cloud Cluster with Docker
• Container Orchestration and DevOps
• Course Summary

High-availability Cloud Deployments: Designing High-availability Solutions

Course: 1 Hour, 28 Minutes

• Course Overview
• High Availability and IT Considerations
• Types of Outages Addressed by HA Solutions
• HA Design Components
• Comparing HA Architectures
• The Principles of Failover
• HA Implementation for Distributed Servers
• High-availability Deployment Benefits
• Traditional and Virtualized HA Solutions
• High Availability Strategies
• Metrics to Evaluate HA and Features of Cloud HA
• Cloud Architecture Patterns for HA
• Cloud Service Management Guidelines for HA
• Migration from Traditional to Cloud HA
• Traditional vs. Cloud HA
• Course Summary

High-availability Cloud Deployments: Implementing High-availability Solutions

Course: 1 Hour, 27 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Strategies for High Availability Implementation
• Usage and Classification of Availability Frameworks
• High Availability Cloud Design Steps and Factors
• Elasticity and Scalability in Cloud
• Cloud Services for High Availability
• AWS Services to Design AWS High Availability
• Implementing Auto Scaling Using EC
• Deploying in HA Using AWS CodePipeline
• Azure and High Availability
• Creating and Deploying HA VMs Using Azure
• HA Instance Configuration for GCP
• Public Cloud Provider HA Capability Comparison
• Course Summary

Building Multi-cloud Deployments: Managing Environments

Course: 1 Hour, 29 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Cloud Deployment Strategies
• Multi-cloud Architecture Patterns
• Multi-cloud Reference Architecture
• Multi-cloud Use Cases
• Secure Multi-cloud Peering
• Multi-cloud Management System Services
• Configuring Azure for Multi-cloud
• Configuring AWS for Multi-cloud
• Federated Multi-cloud PaaS Challenges
• The Role of Orchestration in Multi-cloud
• The Challenges of Monitoring Hybrid/Multi-cloud
• CI/CD Processes to Manage Multi-cloud
• Cloud Orchestration vs. Automation
• Multi-cloud Disaster Recovery Design Considerations
• Course Summary

Building Multi-cloud Deployments: Deploying Environments

Course: 1 Hour, 18 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Multi-cloud Deployment Challenges
• The Benefits of Multi-cloud Deployments
• Cloud Routing and Cloud Network as Code
• Multi-cloud and Multi-region Transit Routing
• Multi-cloud Deployment Tools
• Cloudify for Multi-cloud Deployment
• Deploying Node.js Web Server
• Kubernetes and Multi-cloud Deployment Challenges
• Creating Multi-cloud Applications
• CI/CD Pipeline Conceptual Architecture and Benefits
• Configuring Spinnaker for Multi-cloud
• Using Jenkins for Multi-cloud Pipeline Management
• Creating a Simulated Hybrid Environment
• Course Summary

CloudOps Machine Data Analytics: Splunk for CloudOps

Course: 1 Hour, 19 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Splunk Features
• Splunk and Operational Intelligence
• Splunk Core Products and Tools
• Splunk Flavors and CloudOps
• Splunk Interface for Data Management
• Data Sources and Datasets in Splunk
• Splunk Clouds Admin Interface
• Splunk Data Ingestion Essentials
• Ingesting Data in Splunk
• Improving App Delivery with Splunk
• VictorOps and Splunk
• Integrating VictorOps and Splunk
• Multi-cloud Monitoring Using Splunk
• Infrastructure Monitoring Using Splunk App
• Course Summary

CloudOps Machine Data Analytics: Working with Splunk Components

Course: 1 Hour, 8 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Splunk's Data Model and Hierarchy
• Creating Data Models in Splunk
• Splunk SPL Core Components
• Using Commands in Splunk to Transform Results
• Creating Charts and Reports in Splunk
• Creating Dashboards in Splunk
• Best Practices for Designing Data Models in Splunk
• Creating Pivot Tables in Splunk
• The Lookup Technique in Splunk
• Creating and Using Lookup Files in Splunk
• Scheduling Report Run Triggers in Splunk
• Working with Alerts in Splunk
• Creating and Using the Splunk Search Macro
• Course Summary

Advanced CloudOps Deployments: CI/CD in CloudOps

Course: 1 Hour, 31 Minutes

• Course Overview
• CI/CD in Non-Multi/Hybrid Cloud Environments
• The Disadvantages of Single Cloud Deployments
• The Challenges of CI/CD in Multi-cloud
• The 12-Factor Process and Multi/Hybrid Cloud CI/CD
• Integrated Solution Design
• Patterns of CI/CD Pipelines in Multi/Hybrid Cloud
• Requirements for Setting up Multi-cloud Environments
• Transitioning to Multi/Hybrid Cloud Environments
• Use Cases for Migrating to Multi/Hybrid CI/CD
• Enterprise CI/CD Patterns for Multi/Hybrid Cloud
• Building Multi/Hybrid Cloud DevOps Pipelines
• The Hybridization Process
• Multi-cloud CI/CD Tools
• Deriving Productivity from CI/CD Processes
• Course Summary

Assessment:
     •  Final Exam: CloudOps Apprentice