DevOps Foundation Courses

DevOps Foundation Certification and Training Courses


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Availability and prices of DevOps Foundation courses

AgileLearn® DevOps online courses (e-learning) with exam

n this showcase you will find a selection of training courses and exams concerning DevOps learning area and AgileLearn® DevOps certifications.
If you do not see a specific DevOps Foundation course or DevOps Foundation exam, please contact us.

DevOps Foundation online exam

In this showcase you will be able to purchase AgileLearn® DevOps Foundation exam vouchers only to take the online exam with iLEARN Examinations.

AgileLearn® DevOps Foundation is a registered trademark of iCONS - Innovative
Consulting S.r.l., of which iLEARN is a business unit.
 

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What is DevOps Foundation certification?

The DevOps Foundation certification is an introduction to the fundamental principles and practices of DevOps. It helps to understand how to integrate software development and IT operations through automation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The focus is on processes such as continuous integration, monitoring, and software lifecycle management, as well as the cultural and organizational aspects necessary for successfully adopting DevOps.

 

Who should take the DevOps Foundation course?

The DevOps Foundation course is suitable for a diverse range of professionals including IT professionals, software developers, project managers, IT operations staff, QA professionals, and business stakeholders. It provides a comprehensive understanding of DevOps principles and practices, making it valuable for individuals involved in software development, project management, IT operations, quality assurance, and those seeking to align DevOps with business objectives.

 

Which are the benefits of DevOps Foundation training?

By obtaining the DevOps Foundation certification, professionals can showcase their expertise in DevOps principles and gain valuable skills to drive successful DevOps implementations. This certification is designed to align with industry best practices and holds significant recognition within the DevOps field.

The DevOps Foundation training course provide a wide range of benefits, both for the individuals and the organizations.

Benefits for organizations:

  • Accelerated development cycles, fostering faster innovation
  • Minimized deployment failures, rollbacks, and recovery time
  • Enhanced communication and collaboration among teams
  • Improved efficiencies in software development and delivery
  • Reduced costs and the need for extensive IT staff

Benefits for individuals:

  • Common DevOps concepts and terminology
  • Benefits to the business and IT
  • Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, testing, security, and the Three Ways
  • DevOps relationship to Agile, Lean, and ITSM
  • Improved workflows, communication, and feedback loops
  • Automation practices including deployment pipelines and DevOps toolchains
  • Scaling DevOps for the enterprise
  • Demonstrate entry-level DevOps knowledge

How to get prepared to pass DevOps Foundation exam?

iLEARN offers DevOps Foundation training courses is several delivery options:

  • DevOps Foundation classroom courses
    • on pre-scheduled dates: traditional classroom training at iLEARN premises
    • in-house: traditional classroom training scheduled based on client needs and at customer's or iLEARN premises
  • DevOps Foundation distant (virtual) courses: following a remote classroom by means of a web-conference
  • DevOps Foundation e-Learning / self-paced learning: training provided through our online learning management system from anywhere and anytime

Earn PDUs with DevOps Foundation

Our DevOps Foundation training course can provide 16 Professional Development Units (PDUs) for holders of PMI certifications who need credits for their maintenance. Here below you can find more details about the PDUs allocation for the DevOps Foundation course:

  • Ways of Working (Technical): 9
  • Power Skills (Leadership): 5
  • Business Acumen (Strategic): 2

Please note that, in order to auto-declare PDUs attending this course provided by iLEARN, the purchase of the attendance confirmation (attendance certificate) in electronic format (pdf) is mandatory. Select the option to add the attendance confirmation at the moment of purchase and proceed to checkout. The PDUs are earned by following the course even if the certification exam is not successful. 

For more information about PDUs and how to claim them to maintain your PMI qualifications, please visit this page.

AgileLearn® DevOps Foundation Digital Badge

Upon achieving the DevOps Foundation certification, candidates will receive an AgileLearn® Digital Badge, recognizing their qualification within the DevOps scheme.

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Learn more about iLEARN Digital Badges here.

Details about iLEARN DevOps Foundation courses

Objectives

The DevOps Foundation course aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of DevOps principles, practices, and their benefits. The course focuses on introducing common DevOps concepts, terminology, and the relationship between DevOps and other methodologies such as Agile, Lean, and ITSM.

Who it is aimed at

  • IT Business Management
  • Stakeholders
  • Developers
  • Operations
  • QA and Testing Professionals
  • Consultants
  • Engineers
  • Architects
  • Administrators Integrators
  • Tool Providers

Contents

  • Introduction to the course
  • Introduction to DevOps
    • What is NOT DevOps
    • DevOps false myths
    • What is DevOps
    • The Wall of Confusion
    • The history of DevOps
    • The benefits of DevOps
    • The 3 pillars of DevOps
  • DevOps principles and concepts
    • DevOps P+P+T: New mindset + new skills + new tools
    • DevOps in the reality
    • C.A.L.M.S.
    • The three ways
    • The theory of contraints
    • Value Stream
    • DevOps and Pit Stops
  • DevOps Culture and Mindset
    • NO SILOS and NO Blame culture
    • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
    • Psychological safety
    • The three key drivers of motivation
    • Visual Management collaboration
    • The Jidoka and TDD: Stop & Fix
    • Fail fast and Frequency Reduces Difficulty
    • The Kaizen mindset and Continuous Improvement
    • DevOps Structure
  • DevOps Practices
    • The "Continuous Everything" mantra
    • DevOps Test Strategies
      • Shif left
      • Shift right
  • Technology, Automation and Tools
    • DevOps toolchain
    • Samples of tools for a DevOps Toolchain
    • Containerization: Pets vs Cattle
    • Infrastructure As Code (IaC)
    • Cloud service models: IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
    • Automating everything
  • DevOps and Other frameworks future evolutions

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for studying or sitting the DevOps Foundation certification exam. However, a basic knowledge of ITSM and Agile can be helpful.

Duration

  • Classroom/distant course duration: 2 days
  • Online course (e-learning/self-paced delivery option) durations:
    • 30 platform access days
    • 1 year platform access

PMI PDU: 16

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Accreditation

iLEARN Examinations

Courses languages

English

Teacher language

English

Material course language

English

Exam type

Online

Certification

AgileLearn® DevOps Foundation official certificate

Certificate type

Online

Exam language

English

Exam format

  • 60 multiple choice questions
  • Closed book
  • Duration of 60 minutes  (15 minutes extra for non-native speakers)
  • Passing score: 39/60 marks - 65%

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With the purchase of e-learning packages with 30 days and 1 year of duration, exam doesn’t have to be necessarily taken within the closing date of the account on the e-learning platform. The validity of the exam voucher code is 12 months starting from the issue date.

During the purchase process it is possible to register data and details of each participant. 

The activation date of the package can be selected during the purchase process on our website. The days of access to the course, indicated in the title of the product, will be calculated starting from the selected date. Payment must be completed before the activation date.

30 days, 120d or 1 year are to be considered as the period, so the days, during which it is possible to access the purchased training courses on our e-learning platform. These periods start on the activation date selected during the purchase process on our webiste. The activation date can be chosen and selected within 30 days from the purchase date. If you need more flexibility, do not hesitate to contact us.  

The main difference between these packages, beyond the duration of access, is that the 30 days and 1 year packages include the exam, while the 120 days package does not include the exam.

Exam voucher code is usually issued at the activation of the e-learning course, anyway it can also be issued at the end of the e-learning course of sent after 24/48 hours from the order date. In case of purchase for exam only, exam voucher code is issued at purchase confirmation, always after the receipt of payment.