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DevOps

Explore the software life cycle and drive faster, more efficient outcomes.

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After completing the course, you will be able to:

After completing the course, you will be able to:

  1. Implement continuous integration and reduce software time to market

  2. Design a complete infrastructure to deploy, configure, test, and monitor software

  3. Create a DevOps-related cloud and virtualization architecture

Participants who successfully complete the course will receive credentials certifying completion from the University of Chicago, including a digital badge, and become part of the UChicago network.

Course Modules

  • Origins of Computing

  • Operating Systems and Computer Memory

  • Setting Up a Virtual Machine and Getting Started with Linux

  • Virtualization

  • Task Automation

  • Cloud Computing

  • Libraries: Prewritten Code

  • Build and Execution

  • Building with C

  • Deployment

  • Version Control Systems

  • Git

  • Git Branches

  • Production-Level Git Workflow

  • Functional Testing

  • Unit Testing Implementation

  • Test Automation

  • Basic Software Deployment

  • Introduction to Docker

  • Getting Started with Docker

  • Deploying Web Applications with Docker

  • Container Management

  • Configuration Requirements

  • Types of Databases

  • Service Mesh

  • Problem Detection

  • Datadog: Metrics and Logs

Learn how to create more value in less time from industry insiders.

The pervasive skills shortage and a growing number of jobs requiring DevOps or platform engineering experience offer DevOps practitioners near-limitless career opportunities. Between start-ups building models into their product development and large, technology-driven companies creating roles, DevOps experts are in demand within the IT space.

$111K

is the average annual base pay for a DevOps engineer in the United States.
Source: Glassdoor

#1

is the ranking of communication among the most important non-technical skills for a DevOps professional to possess.
Source: Cloudanix

22%

is the rate at which software development jobs are expected to grow over the next decade.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Our Approach to Online Learning

Our DevOps course focuses on core frameworks like deployment, release, versioning, testing, packaging, and clouding.

Flexible

Make the most of your time with a format that lets you study and complete coursework at your own pace. If you are unable to attend webinars or live sessions, you can access them later.

Interactive

Our interactive content includes videos from instructors at the University of Chicago and visual and graphic materials that provide real-life examples.

Personalized

The instructional assistant—a subject matter expert—will accompany you on your journey through the content, answering your questions and providing feedback on your work.

Meet Your Instructor

UCH Faculty Luke Rotta
Luke Rotta, MSc

Head of Site Reliability Engineering at Chicago Trading Company, LLC

Unique Program Features

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Hands-On Learning

This course is an excellent fit for:

  • Technical professionals who wish to acquire knowledge and improve IT project development processes

  • Consultants who want to use DevOps techniques to gain higher efficiency

  • Practitioners working in logistics companies who seek ways to improve the supply chain

  • Sales-dedicated professional who want to improve their processes and increase sales

Student Feedback

I plan to use my new knowledge to carry out projects within my organization. I am looking to apply automation and DevOps to practical situations and leverage them as tools to to scale my projects and ...
Josiah Nathan Taylor
Business Consultant at CGI
This DevOps program has enabled me to integrate areas and be present from software building until it goes into production, ensuring that all the components are in place to deliver quality service.
Ginette Alviare
Systems Engineer at Consorcio

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