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IBM DevOps and Software Engineering Professional Certificate
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IBM DevOps and Software Engineering Professional Certificate

Launch your DevOps and Software Engineering Career. Master DevOps, Agile, Scrum, CI/CD and Cloud Native with hands-on job-ready skills.

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Abhishek Gagneja
Joseph Santarcangelo

Instructors: John Rofrano

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4.7

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Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
6 months, 10 hours a week
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree

What you'll learn

  • Develop a DevOps mindset, practice Agile philosophy & Scrum methodology - essential to succeed in the era of Cloud Native Software Engineering

  • Create applications using Python  language, using various programming constructs and logic, including functions, REST APIs, and  libraries

  • Build applications composed of microservices and deploy using containers (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift) & serverless technologies

  • Employ tools for automation, continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) including Chef, Puppet, GitHub Actions, Tekton and Travis. 

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Professional Certificate - 15 course series

Introduction to DevOps

Course 19 hours4.8 (3,487 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • The essential characteristics of DevOps including building a culture of shared responsibility, transparency, and embracing failure.

  • The importance of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, Infrastructure as Code, Test Driven Development, Behavior Driven Development.

  • Essential DevOps concepts: software engineering practices, cloud native microservices, automated continuous deployments, and building resilient code.

  • The organizational impact of DevOps, including breaking down silos, working in cross functional teams, and sharing responsibilities.

Skills you'll gain

Category: DevOps
Category: Cross-Functional Collaboration
Category: Culture Transformation
Category: Behavior-Driven Development
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Microservices
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: CI/CD
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Accountability
Category: Team Oriented

Introduction to Cloud Computing

Course 212 hours4.6 (6,978 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Define cloud computing and explain essential characteristics, history, the business case for cloud, and the emerging technologies enabled by cloud

  • Describe the cloud service models- IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and cloud deployment models- Public, Private, Hybrid; explain cloud infrastructure components

  • Explain emerging Cloud related trends including HybridMulticloud, Microservices, Serverless, Cloud Native, DevOps, and Application Modernization

  • List and describe services of popular cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and others

Skills you'll gain

Category: Virtualization
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Microservices
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Containerization
Category: Cloud Platforms
Category: Hybrid Cloud Computing
Category: IBM Cloud
Category: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)
Category: Emerging Technologies

Introduction to Agile Development and Scrum

Course 311 hours4.9 (2,272 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Adopt the 5 practices of Agile, a subset of DevOps: small batches, minimum viable product, pair programming, behavior- and test-driven development.

  • Write good user stories, estimate and assign story points and track stories using a kanban board. Incorporate Scrum artifacts, events, and benefits.

  • Create and refine a product backlog using the sprint planning process. Produce potentially shippable product increments with every iteration.

  • Create burndown charts to forecast the ability to meet a sprint goal. Use metrics to enhance performance, productivity, and client satisfaction.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Backlogs
Category: User Story
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Kanban Principles
Category: GitHub
Category: Lean Methodologies
Category: Agile Software Development
Category: Continuous Improvement Process
Category: Estimation
Category: Team Building
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Plan Execution
Category: Workflow Management

Introduction to Software Engineering

Course 414 hours4.7 (2,766 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe software engineering, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and software development tools, technologies and stacks.

  • List different types of programming languages and create basic programming constructs such as loops and conditions using Python. 

  • Outline approaches to application architecture and design, patterns, and deployment architectures. 

  • Summarize the skills required in software engineering and describe the career options it provides.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Unified Modeling Language
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Software Design
Category: Development Environment
Category: Software Development
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Web Development
Category: Python Programming
Category: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Application Development
Category: Cloud Development
Category: Integrated Development Environments
Category: Back-End Web Development

Getting Started with Git and GitHub

Course 510 hours4.6 (1,566 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe version control and its place in social and collaborative coding and in DevOps.

  • Explain basic Git concepts such as repositories and branches used for distributed version control and social coding.

  • Create GitHub repositories and branches, and perform pull requests (PRs) and merge operations, to collaborate on a team project.

  • Build your portfolio by creating and sharing an open-source project on GitHub.

Skills you'll gain

Category: GitHub
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: Open Source Technology
Category: DevOps
Category: Version Control
Category: Command-Line Interface

Hands-on Introduction to Linux Commands and Shell Scripting

Course 614 hours4.6 (1,481 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe the Linux architecture and common Linux distributions and update and install software on a Linux system.

  • Perform common informational, file, content, navigational, compression, and networking commands in Bash shell.

  • Develop shell scripts using Linux commands, environment variables, pipes, and filters.

  • Schedule cron jobs in Linux with crontab and explain the cron syntax. 

Skills you'll gain

Category: Linux Commands
Category: File Management
Category: Linux
Category: Shell Script
Category: Unix
Category: Bash (Scripting Language)
Category: Unix Commands
Category: Automation
Category: Linux Servers
Category: Network Protocols
Category: Scripting Languages
Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: Operating Systems
Category: OS Process Management
Category: Linux Administration
Category: Unix Shell

Python for Data Science, AI & Development

Course 725 hours4.6 (39,823 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Learn Python - the most popular programming language and for Data Science and Software Development.

  • Apply Python programming logic Variables, Data Structures, Branching, Loops, Functions, Objects & Classes.

  • Demonstrate proficiency in using Python libraries such as Pandas & Numpy, and developing code using Jupyter Notebooks.

  • Access and web scrape data using APIs and Python libraries like Beautiful Soup.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Web Scraping
Category: Data Structures
Category: Python Programming
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Data Collection
Category: Pandas (Python Package)
Category: NumPy
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Jupyter
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Automation
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Data Processing
Category: Scripting
Category: Programming Principles

Developing AI Applications with Python and Flask

Course 811 hours4.4 (957 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe the steps and processes involved in creating a Python application including the application development lifecycle

  • Create Python modules, run unit tests, and package applications while ensuring the PEP8 coding best practices

  • Explain the features of Flask and deploy applications on the web using the Flask framework

  • Create and deploy an AI-based application onto a web server using IBM Watson AI Libraries and Flask

Skills you'll gain

Category: Application Deployment
Category: Restful API
Category: Application Development
Category: Python Programming
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Flask (Web Framework)
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Style Guides
Category: Programming Principles
Category: IBM Cloud
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Natural Language Processing
Category: Web Applications

What you'll learn

  • Using containers, learn how to move applications quickly across any environment.

  • Build cloud native applications using Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Istio.

  • Describe and leverage Kubernetes architecture to set up and use an entire lifecycle-based container management system.

  • Create and leverage a YAML deployment file to configure and create resources such as pods, services, replicasets, and others in a declarative way.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Kubernetes
Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: Docker (Software)
Category: Istio
Category: Containerization
Category: OpenShift
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: DevOps
Category: Microservices
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Scalability
Category: Virtualization
Category: Application Deployment

Application Development using Microservices and Serverless

Course 1014 hours4.6 (345 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Summarize the fundamentals of Microservices, their advantages, and contrast with monolithic architectures.

  • Create REST API endpoints and invoke them using cURL and Postman; Use SwaggerUI to document and test APIs.

  • Create, and deploy microservices using Docker containers and serverless technologies like IBM Code Engine.

  • Practice hands-on with labs and projects using a no-charge cloud-based environment.

Skills you'll gain

Category: API Gateway
Category: Containerization
Category: IBM Cloud
Category: Microservices
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Flask (Web Framework)
Category: Restful API
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Application Development
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: OpenShift
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Istio
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Cloud Applications

Introduction to Test and Behavior Driven Development

Course 1119 hours4.8 (222 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain the importance of testing 

  • Describe test-driven development (TDD) and explain its benefits for DevOps

  • Develop unit tests with test assertions and test fixtures and then run the tests

  • Improve unit testing through advanced TDD methods including coverage reports, factories, fakes, and mock objects

Skills you'll gain

Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: Behavior-Driven Development
Category: Software Testing
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Gherkin (Scripting Language)
Category: Test Automation
Category: Test Data
Category: Microservices
Category: Restful API
Category: Code Coverage
Category: Test Tools
Category: Test Case

Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

Course 1214 hours4.7 (200 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain Infrastructure as Code, describe tools used, and create Infrastructure as Code scripts using Terraform

  • Describe cloud platforms and automation, and automate CI/CD tasks using Jenkins and GitHub actions

  • Define Continuous Integration (CI) and list some examples of tools used for CI

  • Describe the process of Continuous Deployment (CD) with tools like OpenShift Pipelines and Argo CD

Skills you'll gain

Category: Continuous Delivery
Category: Continuous Integration
Category: CI/CD
Category: GitHub
Category: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: OpenShift
Category: DevOps
Category: Docker (Software)
Category: Jenkins
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Containerization
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Unit Testing

Application Security for Developers and DevOps Professionals

Course 1317 hours4.7 (203 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain security by design, learn to develop applications using security by design principles; perform defensive coding following OWASP principles.

  • Describe IBM cloud container vulnerability; perform vulnerability scanning and pen testing with Kali Linux.

  • Describe what to look for in app performance; perform troubleshooting using logging, stack trace, and log analytics.

  • Discuss concepts like Golden Signals; list tools for monitoring and troubleshooting; and test monitoring in action with Prometheus and Grafana.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Secure Coding
Category: Application Security
Category: Vulnerability Scanning
Category: Threat Modeling
Category: DevSecOps
Category: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
Category: Security Testing
Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Vulnerability Assessments
Category: Development Environment
Category: Application Performance Management
Category: DevOps
Category: Continuous Monitoring
Category: Data Security
Category: Encryption
Category: System Monitoring

Monitoring and Observability for Development and DevOps

Course 1416 hours4.5 (71 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain the importance of monitoring and describe concepts like Golden Signals

  • Demonstrate your knowledge of observability with Instana and explain the pillars of observability, cloud native observability, and types of sampling

  • Implement logging and demonstrate your knowledge of telemetry using OpenTelemetry and tracing using Kubernetes

  • Develop hands-on experience with a variety of tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Mezmo (LogDNA), OpenTelemetry, and Instana

Skills you'll gain

Category: Application Performance Management
Category: System Monitoring
Category: Prometheus (Software)
Category: Grafana
Category: Continuous Monitoring
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Interactive Data Visualization
Category: Docker (Software)
Category: DevOps
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Distributed Computing
Category: Information Technology Operations

DevOps Capstone Project

Course 1518 hours4.8 (122 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Identify user requirements, write user stories, create and execute sprint plans.

  • Build an application composed of several microservices and employ containers and serverless for running apps in Cloud.

  • Develop test cases and test your app during various stages of its lifecycle; utilize CI/CD tools to update and deploy your app.

  • List several next steps for starting or enhancing your career as a DevOps professional.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Continuous Integration
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: Secure Coding
Category: Kubernetes
Category: User Story
Category: Kanban Principles
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: CI/CD
Category: Microservices
Category: Restful API
Category: OpenShift
Category: DevOps
Category: Containerization
Category: Code Review
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Flask (Web Framework)
Category: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Unit Testing

Instructors

Abhishek Gagneja
IBM
6 Courses171,159 learners
Joseph Santarcangelo
IBM
33 Courses1,788,417 learners
Rav Ahuja
IBM
54 Courses3,323,168 learners

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