
DevOps Foundation® Course & Examination
Upskill your knowledge of software development, delivery, and operations with our DevOps Foundation® course. The course empowers you with a comprehensive understanding of DevOps culture, processes, and cutting-edge technologies, including the latest concepts of AIOps, DevSecOps, Value Stream Management, Platform Engineering, and Generative AI. Use this course to gain skills and knowledge to streamline workflows, enhance security, and transform innovation for your organisation.
This 2-day course positions learners to successfully complete the DevOps Foundation® examination.
As organisations face new entrants in their respective markets, they must stay competitive and release new and updated products regularly rather than once or two times a year. DevOps Institute’s DevOps Foundation® is a freestanding certification from PeopleCert. The purpose of the certification and its associated course is to impart, test and validate knowledge of DevOps basic vocabulary, principles and practices. The vocabulary terms, concepts and practices are documented in the course learner materials. DevOps Foundation® is intended to provide individuals with an understanding of basic DevOps concepts and how DevOps may be used to improve communication, collaboration and integration between software developers and IT operations professionals.
The course includes the latest thinking, principles, and practices from the DevOps community including real-world case studies from high performing organisations including ING Bank, Ticketmaster, Capital One, Alaska Air, Target, Fannie Mae, Societe Generale, and Disney that engage and inspire learners, leveraging multimedia and interactive exercises that bring the learning experience to life, including the Three Ways as highlighted in the Phoenix Project by Gene Kim and the latest from the State of DevOps and DevOps Institute Upskilling reports. This course offers theoretical insights and practical use cases to transform your career and elevate your organisation's performance.
Learn the basic DevOps concepts, principles, and practices needed to deliver high-quality software solutions quickly, exceed customer expectations, and outpace competitors. Learners will understand DevOps, the cultural and professional movement that stresses communication, collaboration, integration, and automation to improve the flow of work between software developers and IT operations professionals. Unique and exciting exercises will be used to apply the concepts covered in the course and sample documents, templates, tools, and techniques will be provided to use after the class.
The course is designed for a broad audience, enabling those on the business side to understand microservices and containers. Those on the technical side will obtain an understanding as to the business value of DevOps to reduce cost (15-25% overall IT cost reduction) with increased quality (50-70% reduction in change failure rate) and agility (up to 90% reduction in provision and deployment time) to support business objectives in support of digital transformation initiatives.
The learning objectives for DevOps Foundation® include an understanding of:
The target audience for the DevOps Foundation® course includes Management, Operations, Developers, QA, and Security professionals, such as:
There are no prerequisites for this course. Familiarity with IT terminology and IT related work experience are recommended.
This course prepares participants for the examination leading to the DevOps Foundation® certification:
This DevOps Institute certification is governed and maintained by PeopleCert. The exam is provided as an online examination voucher on the first day of your course. You will receive an email from PeopleCert with information on how to register and schedule your exam. The examination is 60 minutes, please allow for an additional 30 minutes for set up and authentication. You will require a photo identification, quiet space, webcam, speakers and a reliable internet connection.
The exam schedule is available 24/7 so you can sit your exam at a time that suits you. Your voucher will be valid for 12 months, we do recommend you complete your examination as close to the course date as you can – this is when the information is fresh and relevant.
This course comes with access to PeopleCert’s official training e-materials. The Learner Kit includes:
DevOps Foundation® online exam voucher, valid for 12-months, plus a complimentary DevOps Foundation® exam re-sit if you miss out on passing your certification the first time (must be a 'failed' attempt for the Take2 to be activated).
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