Welcome to the 5-week study roadmap designed for system engineer aspiring to transition into a DevOps role. This roadmap is structured to provide a comprehensive learning experience, ensuring you cover the essential topics needed to become proficient in DevOps practices.
- Objective: Understand the principles and practices of DevOps.
- Resources:
- Read The Phoenix Project.
- Explore DevOps principles and culture.
- Objective: Learn the fundamentals of Git and version control systems.
- Resources:
- Git documentation and tutorials.
- Practice Git commands and workflows.
- Objective: Gain an understanding of Agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban.
- Resources:
- Agile Manifesto.
- Scrum Guide and Kanban resources.
- Objective: Learn about different types of cloud computing and providers.
- Resources:
- Cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
- Overview of AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
- Objective: Understand the basics of virtualization and hypervisors.
- Resources:
- Introduction to virtualization.
- Overview of VMware, Hyper-V, and KVM.
- Objective: Learn the basic Linux commands and work with a Linux distribution.
- Resources:
- Linux command-line basics.
- Set up a Linux environment.
- Objective: Consolidate the knowledge gained over the week.
- Objective: Understand networking fundamentals and protocols.
- Resources:
- Study network layers, IP addressing, and routing.
- Objective: Learn how to automate tasks using shell scripting.
- Resources:
- Bash scripting tutorials.
- Write basic shell scripts.
- Objective: Learn about cloud security best practices.
- Resources:
- Study cloud security models and principles.
- Objective: Understand the basics of containerization and Docker.
- Resources:
- Docker tutorials.
- Practice building and running containers.
- Objective: Learn about microservices and their architectures.
- Resources:
- Introduction to microservices.
- Study different microservices patterns.
- Objective: Understand continuous integration and deployment.
- Resources:
- CI/CD pipeline concepts.
- Explore tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI.
- Objective: Consolidate the knowledge gained over the week.
- Objective: Learn the principles of IaC and tools like Terraform and Ansible.
- Resources:
- Study Terraform and Ansible basics.
- Practice writing infrastructure code.
- Objective: Understand monitoring and logging practices.
- Resources:
- Tools: Nagios, Zabbix, Logstash, Kibana.
- Objective: Learn about different database management systems.
- Resources:
- Study relational and NoSQL databases.
- Objective: Understand best practices in network security.
- Resources:
- Study firewalls, VPNs, and security protocols.
- Objective: Learn about cloud automation tools and techniques.
- Resources:
- Tools: AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager.
- Objective: Master key Linux system administration tasks.
- Resources:
- Manage users, services, and system updates.
- Objective: Consolidate the knowledge gained over the week.
- Objective: Explore various DevOps tools and their role in pipelines.
- Resources:
- Study CI/CD, monitoring, and automation tools.
- Objective: Learn about techniques for optimizing cloud costs.
- Resources:
- Study cloud pricing models and cost-saving strategies.
- Objective: Understand performance tuning for different systems.
- Resources:
- Explore performance tuning techniques.
- Objective: Learn about disaster recovery and business continuity in the cloud.
- Resources:
- Study DR strategies and tools.
- Objective: Understand cloud migration strategies and tools.
- Resources:
- Study migration planning and execution.
- Objective: Learn security best practices for DevOps.
- Resources:
- Study DevSecOps and security integration in CI/CD.
- Objective: Consolidate the knowledge gained over the week.
- Objective: Review the previous 4 weeks and set goals for the week.
- Objective: Deep dive into CI/CD tools like Jenkins, TravisCI, CircleCI.
- Resources:
- Practice setting up CI/CD pipelines.
- Objective: Learn about Kubernetes and advanced Docker concepts.
- Resources:
- Practice deploying and managing containers at scale.
- Objective: Apply your knowledge to build a real-world project.
- Project Suggestions:
- Set up a CI/CD pipeline for a sample application.
- Deploy a containerized microservices architecture using Kubernetes.
This roadmap is designed to provide a structured and comprehensive learning experience. Remember to explore additional resources, practice regularly, and engage with the DevOps community to reinforce your learning. Happy studying! ๐๐