Getting Started with DevOps on AWS

This beginner-level course is for technical learners in the development and operations domains who are interested in learning the basic concepts of DevOps on AWS.Using discussions, interactive content, and demonstrations, you will learn about culture, practices, and tools used in a DevOps environment. You will also explore concepts for developing and delivering secure applications at high velocity on AWS.

At the end of this course, you will be able to describe how AWS helps teams implement DevOps practices. These practices focus on efficiently building and deploying applications more securely and improving time-to-market, all while managing risk.

• Course level: Fundamental

• Duration: 60 minutes

Activities

This course includes videos, interactive learning objects, and knowledge checks.

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

• Describe the DevOps methodologies of culture, practices, and tools

• Explain why adopting a mindset that supports a DevOps culture is essential to implementing DevOps

• Describe Amazon's transformation to DevOps

• Categorize and describe key AWS DevOps services that support the application lifecycle

• Identify the AWS services used to automate the continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) process

• Describe how to create and control a CI/CD pipeline

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

• Developers

• IT operations engineers

• IT professionals

• IT leaders

• Cloud practitioners

• Solutions architects

• DevOps engineers

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

• General knowledge of the software development cycle

• General IT knowledge

• General Cloud Computing Knowledge 

Course outline

Module 1: Introduction to DevOps

• Module Overview

• What is DevOps?

• Problems with Traditional Development Practices

• Why DevOps?

• Knowledge Check

• Summary

Module 2: DevOps Methodology

• Module Overview

• DevOps Culture

• DevOps Practices

• DevOps Tools

• Knowledge Check

• Summary

Module 3: Amazon’s DevOps Transformation

• Module Overview

• Amazon’s DevOps Transformation

• Summary

Module 4: AWS DevOps Tools

• Module Overview

• AWS DevOps Tools

• Knowledge Check

• Summary

Module 5: AWS and DevOps Demo

• Module Overview

• Demo: Create and Control a CI/CD Pipeline

• Summary