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DevOps

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DevOps

As organizations transition to cloud-native environments, the ability to automate delivery and ensure system reliability has become a critical competitive advantage. This plan is ideal for software engineers and systems administrators looking to master the technical tools and cultural shifts required for modern IT operations.

ByCommunity User
2 h 39 m
12 coursesUpdated 26 days ago
The Phoenix ProjectThe Devops HandbookLinux DevOps Mastery: Bash Scripting Essentials12 sources

How This Learning Plan Was Made

This plan was crafted by BeFreed’s proprietary AI to help you learn DevOps with ease. It is curated from in-depth research on the topic and structured around the most effective learning journeys proven by BeFreed users.

Each episode delivers bite-sized, high-impact lessons distilled from world-class sources — bestselling books, research papers, and expert insights. Together, they form a sophisticated yet accessible path to mastering DevOps.

What You'll Learn

  • Bridge the gap between development and operations by fostering a high-performance DevOps culture.
  • Build automated CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid and reliable software delivery.
  • Manage infrastructure as code to streamline environment provisioning and configuration.
  • Deploy and scale microservices using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native patterns.
  • Implement SRE practices and observability to maintain system resilience and performance.

Master the core principles of DevOps culture, understand the transformation journey, and learn how high-performing teams break down silos between development and operations.

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The Phoenix Project

A gripping IT novel that explores DevOps principles through the story of a struggling company's digital transformation journey.

9 m
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The Devops Handbook

A comprehensive guide to implementing DevOps practices, improving IT performance, and transforming organizational culture for digital success.

9 m
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How to Learn Linux Shell Scripting for DevOps?What is Bash? Essential Skills for Automation and DevOps - TieTalentMastering Bash Scripting in DevOps - Essential Scripts for Productionsource 4
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Linux DevOps Mastery: Bash Scripting Essentials

Master the foundational Linux and bash scripting skills that power modern DevOps automation. From basic commands to production-ready scripts, learn the techniques that transform manual processes into reliable, scalable automation workflows.

12 m

Build robust continuous integration and deployment pipelines that enable rapid, reliable software delivery through automation and Infrastructure as Code practices.

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Accelerate

Groundbreaking research reveals how DevOps practices drive high-performing tech organizations, offering actionable insights for business leaders and practitioners.

11 m
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The Devops HandbookArtificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for BusinessThe Phoenix ProjectThe Automation Advantage
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Mastering Power BI DevOps with GitHub Integration

Stop manual publishing and embrace CI/CD. Learn how to automate Power BI deployments using GitHub Actions and AI-driven analytics for a professional data workflow.

27 m
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GitHub - anokfireball/homelab-as-code: IaC for going from empty disks to running HA homelab cluster managed using GitOps within 2(-ish) clicksIsolated Kubernetes Cluster on Proxmox with Terraform and Ansible - part 1GitOps Infrastructure Workflow with FluxCD and Terraformsource 4
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Homelab as Code: Complete Infrastructure Automation

Transform your homelab into enterprise-grade infrastructure using Proxmox, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, and Flux. Learn to go from empty disks to fully operational clusters in just clicks through GitOps workflows.

17 m

Architect and deploy scalable microservices using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native patterns that support modern distributed systems at scale.

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Building Microservices

Comprehensive guide to designing, implementing, and scaling microservices architectures, covering key concepts, technologies, and real-world applications for distributed systems.

9 m
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The Kubernetes Book

A comprehensive guide to Kubernetes and container orchestration.

9 m
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The Kubernetes BookKubernetes PatternsBuilding MicroservicesArchitecting for Scale
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Kubernetes: Taming the Container Chaos

Explore how Kubernetes has become the world's second-largest open source project, orchestrating containers at massive scale. Learn the architecture and components that power modern cloud-native applications.

30 m

Implement Site Reliability Engineering practices, monitoring, and observability to ensure system resilience and optimize performance in production environments.

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Building Secure and Reliable Systems

Google experts share best practices for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure and reliable systems at scale.

9 m
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Team Topologies

A framework for dynamic team structures and interaction modes to accelerate software delivery and value creation.

9 m
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Google SRE book- Comprehensive guide to site reliabilitySite reliability engineering book Google indexGoogle SRE Principles: SRE Operations and How SRE Teams WorkPart III - Practices
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Google's SRE Revolution: Engineering Reliability at Scale

Deep dive into Google's Site Reliability Engineering approach, exploring error budgets, toil elimination, and how to transform system reliability from afterthought to competitive advantage.

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