About This Course
DevOps is a set of practices that combine software development and software operations principles to help build, test and release applications with greater speed and efficiency. A hot IT trend, it’s been widely implemented by many companies to facilitate next-generation performance and agility.
In this course, you’ll get an introduction to DevOps and how operations and development engineers work together and use various tools to create and improve products. You’ll learn about Docker and container orchestration and find out how to obtain, install, configure and automate the deployment of containerized applications on Kubernetes on Google Cloud.
▸You can take this course on its own or use it to supplement one of these programs:
Designed For
Technology professionals who want to break into DevOps as well as developers, software engineers and system administrators interested in learning how to automate application deployment using Docker and Kubernetes.
What You’ll Learn
Knowledge of DevOps, microservices and containerization approaches
Techniques for setting up, managing and maintaining Docker and Kubernetes clusters in on-premise or public cloud environments
How to deploy and administer applications in the Kubernetes environment
How to configure and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters for applications and services in Google Cloud (GCP)
Methods for managing a CI/CD pipeline with Git and Gitlab
Get Hands-On Experience
Install and configure Docker and Kubernetes
Deploy, scale and update applications into on-premise Docker container and Kubernetes cluster environment
Manage CI/CD pipeline with GitHub
Build a Kubernetes environment and deploy and maintain applications with GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine).
Career Stats
23%
Projected growth in U.S. demand for DevOps skills (2025-27)
22%
Projected growth in U.S. demand for Kubernetes skills (2025-27)
Earn a Certificate
Combine this course with the Foundations of Python Programming and Network & System Administration to earn the Certificate in System Administration & DevOps With Python.
Earn a Digital Badge
After successfully completing this course, you can claim a digital achievement badge that can be shared on LinkedIn and other social media sites. Learn more about digital badges.
This program is intended for professional development and is not designed to meet educational requirements for professional licensure or certification.
