In this 14-video course, learners will explore potential applications that can be automated, along with important advantages, disadvantages, and best practices of automation. You will examine how to develop enterprise automation capabilities that can help deliver controlled self-service capabilities for managing IT processes and infrastructure. First, learn about the key processes necessary to implement effective IT automation strategy, the key principles of DevOps, and the approach of automating the DevOps process by using integration technologies. Then explore the role of automation in DevOps and the benefits of enabling standardization in DevOps automation, along with the role and responsibilities of the DevOps Automation Architect. Identify the benefits of cloud automation and common cloud tasks that are a good candidate for automation. You will go on to learn about the tools used to automate DevOps practices; how to install and configure SaltStack to automate infrastructure provisioning; and how to automate static site deployment with AWS (Amazon Web Services) CloudFormation.
recognize the IT automation process and potential applications that can be automated
describe the advantages, disadvantages, and best practices of automation that should be applied for productive IT operations
recognize how to develop enterprise automation capabilities that can help deliver controlled self-service capabilities for managing IT processes and infrastructure
define key processes that need to be followed to implement effective IT automation strategy
list the key principles of DevOps and the approach of automating DevOps process using integration technologies
identify the role of automation in DevOps and the benefits of enabling standardization in DevOps automation
recognize the role of the DevOps Automation Architect along with their critical responsibilities
list the essential benefits of deployment automation and prominent approaches of implementing deployment automation
describe the benefits of cloud automation and common cloud tasks that are a good candidate for automation
recall the prominent tools that can be used to automate DevOps practises with focus on CI/CD and continuous monitoring
install and configure SaltStack to automate Infrastructure provisioning
automate static site deployment using AWS CloudFormation