Course Overview

DevOps Foundation® is a fast-paced, interactive two-day course that introduces essential DevOps principles, practices, and cultural shifts. Through real-world examples and hands-on exercises, you'll learn how DevOps bridges development and operations to drive collaboration, automation, and continuous improvement.

Inspired by The Phoenix Project and backed by the latest State of DevOps research, this course goes beyond theory. It helps business and technical professionals alike understand how to bridge silos, increase collaboration, and accelerate innovation. Whether you're looking to drive digital transformation or just work more effectively in cross-functional teams, DevOps Foundation® sets you up for success.

Who Should Attend

The target audience for the DevOps Foundation course includes Management, Operations, Developers, QA and Testing professionals such as: Individuals involved in IT development, IT operations or IT service management. Individuals who require an understanding of DevOps principles IT professionals working within, or about to enter, an Agile Service Design Environment. The following IT roles: Automation Architects, Application Developers, Business Analysts, Business Managers, Business Stakeholders, Change Agents, Consultants, DevOps Consultants, DevOps Engineers, Infrastructure Architect, Integration Specialists, IT Directors, IT Managers, IT Operations, IT Team Leaders, Lean Coaches, Network Administrators, Operations Managers, Project Managers, Release Engineers, Software Developers, Software Tester/QA, System Administrators, Systems Engineers, System Integrators, Tool Providers

Course Objectives

This course builds foundational knowledge of DevOps as both a cultural movement and a practical approach to modern software development. You'll explore the "Three Ways" of DevOps, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), infrastructure as code, and automation strategies using tools like Docker and Kubernetes. It highlights how DevOps aligns with Agile, Lean, ITSM, and project management while supporting continuous improvement, reduced change failures, and faster deployment. You’ll also study real-world case studies, cultural frameworks, DevSecOps, and DevOps Institute best practices that accelerate innovation across the development and operations lifecycle.

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