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2 May 2023 | Updated on 10 September 2025
DevOps was established to bridge the gap between software development teams (dev) and IT operations (ops) teams in 2007 to help reduce the time it takes to deliver applications and services. The ph...
DevOps was established to bridge the gap between software development teams (dev) and IT operations (ops) teams in 2007 to help reduce the time it takes to deliver applications and services.
The philosophy came from Agile and there are four key principles of DevOps:
This learning path is structured in three steps, and then there are a number of electives – here’s an outline of each step:
: this step is designed to prepare you for future successful software development projects, and is structured around the whole software development lifecycle – from requirements analysis through coding to production support. It’ll also teach you best practices for software development and to make the most efficient use of software tools. At the end of this step, you’ll be able to:
this step is aligned with the Docker Certified Associate (DCA) Certification body and covers the fundamentals of Docker. By the end of this step, you’ll be able to:
this step will teach you about the popular container orchestration tool, Kubernetes. And help you to grasp the key skills, technology, and concepts that a Kubernetes administrator needs to know. On completion of this step, you’ll be able to:
After all steps have been completed in line with the required criteria, learners will receive a ‘Certificate of Achievement’ from Simplilearn. As part of the learning path, learners will also have access to these electives:
This DevOps Engineer Learning Path is delivered digitally using:
Training in this learning path will enable learners to:
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