{"id":49,"date":"2026-10-14T06:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T06:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/tutorials\/2015\/06\/23\/devops-courses-and-training\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T06:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T06:01:33","slug":"devops-courses-and-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/devops-courses-and-training\/","title":{"rendered":"DevOps Course and Training Guide: Objectives, Curriculum, Tools, and Delivery Options"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Originally published on June 23, 2015; fully revised and updated.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page is for engineers, administrators, and team leads evaluating a foundational DevOps training path. You will find a clearer summary of the original course goals, intended audience, curriculum areas, delivery formats, and enrollment links, plus practical examples of the kind of hands-on work typically expected in a DevOps learning track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/devops-course-training.png\" alt=\"DevOps course and training\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What this DevOps course is designed to achieve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original post describes a course focused on aligning development and operations through automation, shared workflows, and continuous delivery practices. The stated goal is to improve release speed, stability, and collaboration by combining process, tooling, and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Understand the problems DevOps addresses in traditional delivery models.<\/li><li>Learn infrastructure fundamentals related to scalability and availability.<\/li><li>Implement automated installation and deployment workflows.<\/li><li>Apply basics of performance and infrastructure security.<\/li><li>Use monitoring and logging as part of ongoing operations.<\/li><li>Understand CI\/CD concepts and release pipeline structure.<\/li><li>Get exposure to commonly used DevOps tools across build, test, deploy, and operations.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who should take this training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the original content, this program targets early-to-mid career professionals moving into automation-heavy infrastructure and delivery roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>DevOps Engineer<\/li><li>Build and Release Engineer<\/li><li>AppOps Engineer<\/li><li>Site Reliability Engineer<\/li><li>System Administrator<\/li><li>Operations Engineer<\/li><li>Automation Engineer<\/li><li>Project Manager, Tester, Developer, or Architect transitioning toward DevOps practices<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Basic Linux or Unix system understanding<\/li><li>Comfort with command-line usage<\/li><li>Familiarity with a text editor<\/li><li>Some exposure to system administration, application deployment, or automation workflows<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum coverage: concepts and toolchain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original agenda combines DevOps foundations with a broad multi-tool survey. The table below groups the listed tools by capability area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Capability area<\/th><th>Tools mentioned in original post<\/th><th>Primary learning outcome<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Version control<\/td><td>Git<\/td><td>Collaborative code management and change tracking<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Build and lifecycle<\/td><td>Maven, MSBuild, Gradle<\/td><td>Repeatable builds and dependency-aware packaging<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Packaging and repositories<\/td><td>NuGet, YUM, APT<\/td><td>Artifact\/package handling across platforms<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CI\/CD orchestration<\/td><td>Jenkins<\/td><td>Automated pipeline execution<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Configuration management<\/td><td>Chef, Puppet<\/td><td>Infrastructure and application state automation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Containers and virtualization<\/td><td>Docker, Vagrant<\/td><td>Environment consistency and rapid provisioning<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quality and testing<\/td><td>SonarQube, JaCoCo, Cobertura<\/td><td>Static analysis and test coverage visibility<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cloud and observability<\/td><td>AWS EC2, Nagios<\/td><td>Infrastructure hosting and monitoring basics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scripting<\/td><td>Bash, Ruby fundamentals<\/td><td>Task automation and operational scripting<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tool-specific links retained from the original page include <a href=\"courses\/agenda\/source-code-management-tools\/git-training.html\">Git<\/a>, <a href=\"courses\/agenda\/build-management-tools\/apache-maven-training.html\">Maven<\/a>, <a href=\"courses\/agenda\/virtulization-and-container-tools\/docker-training.html\">Docker<\/a>, <a href=\"courses\/agenda\/continous-integration-tools\/jenkins-training.html\">Jenkins<\/a>, <a href=\"courses\/agenda\/configuration-management-tools\/chef-training.html\">Chef<\/a>, <a href=\"courses\/agenda\/configuration-management-tools\/puppet-training.html\">Puppet<\/a>, and <a href=\"courses\/agenda\/virtulization-and-container-tools\/amazon-aws-training.html\">AWS EC2<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Typical DevOps workflow practiced in training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A foundational DevOps course usually teaches how changes move from commit to production with quality gates and feedback loops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"mermaid\">\nflowchart LR\n    A[Plan work] --> B[Commit code to Git]\n    B --> C[Run CI build and unit tests]\n    C --> D[Run static analysis and coverage]\n    D --> E{Quality gate passed}\n    E -- No --> F[Fix issues and recommit]\n    F --> B\n    E -- Yes --> G[Create release artifact]\n    G --> H[Deploy to test environment]\n    H --> I[Approve release]\n    I --> J[Deploy and monitor]\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sample hands-on labs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original post emphasizes practical work. The examples below reflect the type of exercises commonly included in a beginner-to-intermediate DevOps course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lab example 1: Build, test, and containerize<\/h3>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php language-bash\">git <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">clone<\/span> https:<span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/example.com\/sample-app.git<\/span>\ncd sample-app\nmvn clean test\ndocker build -t sample-app:<span class=\"hljs-number\">1.0<\/span> .\ndocker run --rm -p <span class=\"hljs-number\">8080<\/span>:<span class=\"hljs-number\">8080<\/span> sample-app:<span class=\"hljs-number\">1.0<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lab example 2: Minimal Jenkins pipeline<\/h3>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript language-groovy\">pipeline {\n  agent any\n  stages {\n    stage(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Checkout'<\/span>) {\n      steps { checkout scm }\n    }\n    stage(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Build'<\/span>) {\n      steps { sh <span class=\"hljs-string\">'mvn -B clean package'<\/span> }\n    }\n    stage(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Test'<\/span>) {\n      steps { sh <span class=\"hljs-string\">'mvn test'<\/span> }\n    }\n    stage(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Docker Build'<\/span>) {\n      steps { sh <span class=\"hljs-string\">'docker build -t sample-app:${BUILD_NUMBER} .'<\/span> }\n    }\n  }\n}<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online vs classroom training options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source post discusses both instructor-led online delivery and classroom workshops (noted for Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, and New Delhi). Use this comparison to choose based on constraints and learning style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Format<\/th><th>Best for<\/th><th>Strengths<\/th><th>Considerations<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Online instructor-led<\/td><td>Working professionals and remote learners<\/td><td>Flexible access, easier attendance across locations, recorded sessions when provided<\/td><td>Requires self-discipline and stable internet access<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Classroom workshop<\/td><td>Learners preferring in-person guidance<\/td><td>Face-to-face interaction, immediate whiteboard-style clarification, local peer networking<\/td><td>Fixed location and schedule, possible travel overhead<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enrollment and reference links from the original post<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following details are preserved from the original article for continuity. Confirm current availability before acting on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Enrollment page: <a href=\"events\/register\/index.html\">events\/register\/index.html<\/a><\/li><li>Contact email: <strong>info@scmGalaxy.com<\/strong><\/li><li>Phone: <strong>+91 700 483 5930<\/strong><\/li><li>Skype: <strong>scmGalaxy<\/strong><\/li><li>Testimonials: <a href=\"testimonials.html\">Web<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/scmgalaxy\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scmgalaxy\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><li>FAQ: <a href=\"training\/faq.html\">training\/faq.html<\/a><\/li><li>Online training advantages: <a href=\"training\/advantage-of-online-training-at-scmgalaxy.html\">training\/advantage-of-online-training-at-scmgalaxy.html<\/a><\/li><li>Classroom listing link: <a href=\"http:\/\/scmgalaxy.com\/list.html\">scmgalaxy.com\/list.html<\/a><\/li><li>Original fee note: INR 25K with lifetime enrollment (as stated in 2015 post)<\/li><li>Original feature notes: 30 instructor-led hours, cloud lab access, assignments, and scenario-based projects<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common pitfalls when choosing a DevOps course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Choosing by tool count alone instead of workflow depth and hands-on practice.<\/li><li>Skipping prerequisite validation, especially Linux and CLI basics.<\/li><li>Not confirming whether labs, recordings, and support are still active and included.<\/li><li>Ignoring delivery format fit with your schedule and learning style.<\/li><li>Assuming old pricing, duration, and enrollment terms are still current without verification.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This revised guide summarizes the original DevOps course offering, including who it is for, what you are expected to learn, and how online and classroom formats compare. 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