DevOps Tools: Selecting the Right Tools


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Overview/Description

Discover the importance of selecting the right DevOps tools and the impacts of working with the wrong ones. This 16-video course explores steps that guide tool selection decisions, rules to consider, and what tools are appropriate for different phases of DevOps. Key concepts covered here include DevOps strategies and practices that can be applied to streamline development and operations; DevOps steps for selecting the right DevOps tools; and rules that should be considered when selecting DevOps. Next, learn the impact of selecting the wrong tools in the DevOps lifecycle; how to install Bamboo and Jenkins to illustrate their comparative capabilities; and benefits of test automation and test automation tools, including JMeter and API. Then see the capabilities of provisioning and change management tools, by focusing on configuration management and infrastructure as code implementation, and release orchestration and various tools that can be used to implement it. Finally, learn how logging and continuous monitoring tools are used to implement feedback loops in the DevOps process, and explore capabilities of Nagios as a comprehensive continuous monitoring tool.



Expected Duration (hours)
1.8

Lesson Objectives

DevOps Tools: Selecting the Right Tools

  • discover the key concepts covered in this course
  • describe DevOps strategies and practices that can be applied to streamline development and operations in enterprises
  • describe DevOps processes and specify steps for selecting the right DevOps tools
  • specify rules that should be considered when selecting DevOps tools for different phases of DevOps
  • describe the impact of selecting the wrong tools in the DevOps lifecycle
  • list and compare the popular source control and versioning tools
  • describe the process of continuous integration and the advantages and disadvantages of continuous integration tools
  • install Bamboo and Jenkins to illustrate their comparative capabilities
  • describe the concept and benefits of test automation and compare prominent test automation tools
  • install and demonstrate the capabilities of JMeter and API testing tools
  • compare the capabilities of provisioning and change management tools, with a focus on configuration management and infrastructure as code implementation
  • describe container management and compare various containerization tools that can be used to implement continuous deployment and delivery
  • describe release orchestration and compare various tools that can be used to implement it
  • compare logging and continuous monitoring tools and describe how they are used to implement feedback loops in the DevOps process
  • install and demonstrate the capabilities of Nagios as a comprehensive continuous monitoring tool
  • describe the impacts of selecting the wrong tools to implement DevOps, list continuous integration tools, list container management tools that can be used to implement continuous delivery, and describe test automation tools that can be used to automate test executions
  • Course Number:
    it_dochtldj_01_enus

    Expertise Level
    Intermediate