Cloud Computing & DevOps

ZEF's Cloud Computing & DevOps training is a practical programme of 4 months covering Linux, networking, cloud architecture, containers, CI/CD, security and monitoring. You deploy real workloads to the cloud and finish with an automated deployment project.

Benchmarked against the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) domains, the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) skills outline and common DevOps practice.

• 8 modules
• 8 hands-on tasks

1. 1Linux and Networking4 topics

   Topics

   • Linux administration
   • Shell scripting
   • Networking, DNS and load balancing
   • SSH and keys

   You Will Be Able To

   • Administer Linux servers from the command line

   Hands-on

   • Set up and secure a Linux web server
2. 2Cloud Concepts and Architecture4 topics

   Topics

   • IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
   • Regions and availability
   • Compute, storage and databases
   • Pricing and cost control

   You Will Be Able To

   • Choose suitable cloud services for a workload

   Hands-on

   • Design a simple, highly available architecture
3. 3Containers4 topics

   Topics

   • Docker images and containers
   • Docker Compose
   • Container registries
   • Kubernetes concepts

   You Will Be Able To

   • Containerise an application and run it reliably

   Hands-on

   • Containerise a web app with its database
4. 4Git and CI/CD4 topics

   Topics

   • Git branching
   • Pipelines with GitHub Actions
   • Automated tests and builds
   • Release strategies

   You Will Be Able To

   • Build a pipeline that tests and deploys automatically

   Hands-on

   • Create a CI/CD pipeline for a sample app
5. 5Infrastructure as Code4 topics

   Topics

   • Terraform or CloudFormation basics
   • Configuration management
   • Environments
   • Secrets

   You Will Be Able To

   • Create cloud resources from code

   Hands-on

   • Provision a server and network with code
6. 6Cloud Security4 topics

   Topics

   • Shared responsibility model
   • IAM and least privilege
   • Network security groups
   • Encryption

   You Will Be Able To

   • Secure cloud accounts and workloads

   Hands-on

   • Lock down a cloud account to a security checklist
7. 7Monitoring, Backup and Reliability4 topics

   Topics

   • Metrics, logs and alerts
   • Backup and disaster recovery
   • Scaling
   • Incident handling

   You Will Be Able To

   • Monitor services and recover from failures

   Hands-on

   • Set up monitoring, alerts and a tested backup
8. 8Deployment Project4 topics

   Topics

   • Planning a deployment
   • Documentation
   • Cost review
   • Portfolio

   You Will Be Able To

   • Deploy and run an application end to end in the cloud

   Hands-on

   • Capstone: deploy a containerised app with CI/CD and monitoring

You complete hands-on labs and a capstone pipeline that builds, tests and deploys an application automatically. Assessors check that the deployment works, is secure and can be recovered. Your result is Competent or Not yet competent, with a chance to reassess.

1. Assessment 1After modules 1–3
2. Assessment 2After modules 4–6
3. Final assessmentAfter all 8 modules, for your certificate

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