Free ebookIntroduction to DevOps and CI/CD automation (Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery)

Introduction to DevOps and its importance in the modern development cycle

History and evolution of DevOps

Fundamental Principles of DevOps

DevOps culture and practices in IT teams

Benefits of adopting DevOps for organizations

CI/CD Automation Overview

Common Continuous Integration (CI) tools

Common Continuous Delivery (CD) tools

Git and version control systems

Git integration workflows (e.g. Git Flow)

Setting up a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline

Configuring a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline: Code Versioning

Setting Up a Continuous Integration (CI) Pipeline: Choosing a CI Tool

Setting up a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline: Configuring the Code Repository

Configuring a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline: Defining Build Triggers

Configuring a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline: Creating Build Scripts

Setting up a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline: Dependency Management

Setting up a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline: Executing Automated Tests

Setting up a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline: Static Code Analysis

Setting up a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline: Artifact Generation

Setting up a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline: Artifact Storage

Setting up a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline: Build Notifications

Setting up a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline: Integration with Quality Tools

Setting up a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline: CI Process Documentation

Setting up a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline: Security in the CI Pipeline

Setting up a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline: Monitoring and Logging

Writing build scripts

Artifact and dependency management

Automated tests in the CI process

Automated tests in the CI process: Importance of automated tests in CI

Automated tests in the CI process: Types of automated tests (unit, integration, functional, etc.)

Automated tests in the CI process: Test automation tools (JUnit, Selenium, Jest, etc.)

Automated testing in the CI process: Integration of testing tools with CI servers (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.)

Automated testing in the CI process: Strategies to keep the test base updated and relevant

Automated tests in the CI process: Parallel tests and their importance for CI efficiency

Automated testing in the CI process: Consistent and isolated test environments

Automated tests in the CI process: Management of dependencies and fixtures for tests

Automated testing in the CI process: Code coverage reports and quality metrics

Automated testing in the CI process: TDD (Test Driven Development) practices in CI environments

Automated tests in the CI process: Detection and correction of flaky tests (unreliable tests)

Automated testing in the CI process: Monitoring and analyzing automated test results

Code Analysis and Software Quality

Integration tools like Jenkins, Travis CI and CircleCI

Containers and their relationship with DevOps - Docker and Kubernetes

Deployment of applications with CD

Monitoring and logging in DevOps environments

Feedback loops and continuous improvement

Security in DevOps - DevSecOps

Scalability and Configuration Management with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud

Microservices and the relationship with DevOps

Infrastructure as Code - Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation

Virtualization and orchestration of environments

Use of staging vs production environment

Deployment strategies (Blue/Green, Canary, A/B Testing)

Metrics and KPIs to measure DevOps effectiveness

Case studies of successful DevOps implementations

Common Challenges and Troubleshooting in DevOps Environments

Practical workshops and creation of CI/CD projects

Continuous learning and resources to stay up to date in DevOps