Build a CI/CD Pipeline
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What you'll learn
Build and optimize end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using industry best practices.
Implement advanced deployment strategies and automate infrastructure management.
Integrate configuration management tools for seamless, scalable deployments.
Influence organizational culture and measure the impact of continuous delivery initiatives.
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There is 1 module in this course
This course introduces Continuous Delivery, the core of DevOps, as both a technical solution and a cultural shift for software teams. Participants examine how CI/CD practices shape organizational culture and use metrics to drive improvement. The curriculum covers CI/CD fundamentals, scripting, and YAML for building resilient pipelines, along with techniques for accelerating feedback, automating deployments, and leveraging advanced triggers. Learners master deployment strategies for distributed systems, automate infrastructure management, and integrate configuration management tools to streamline codebase changes. The course also explores measuring and sustaining DevOps adoption for lasting impact. Designed for professionals seeking to innovate and deliver software efficiently, this course teaches teams how to improve delivery processes and achieve continuous value.
This module provides a comprehensive exploration of CI/CD pipelines and continuous delivery, blending technical best practices with cultural and business insights. Learners will build an end-to-end pipeline, master deployment and infrastructure management, and leverage scripting and configuration tools. Emphasis is placed on metrics, feedback loops, and organizational change, empowering teams to sustain continuous improvement and innovation.
What's included
78 videos9 assignments
78 videos•Total 435 minutes
- Introduction•2 minutes
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Delivering Functional Software from Day 1•3 minutes
- Problems Solved by Automation•4 minutes
- CI vs CD vs Continuous Delivery•3 minutes
- Continuous Delivery as a Direction•3 minutes
- Measuring Success•2 minutes
- Communicating and Influencing with Metrics•11 minutes
- Exercise: Understand Where You Stand•1 minute
- Learning objectives•0 minutes
- Why Sound CI/CD Matters•5 minutes
- Problems Solved by Scripts and Config Files•1 minute
- Writing Maintainable Scripts•6 minutes
- Working with YAML Notation•11 minutes
- Navigating Vendor Syntax Differences•11 minutes
- Exercise: Repair and test YAML File•1 minute
- Learning objectives•0 minutes
- Life Before CI•3 minutes
- What Problems Does CI Solve?•1 minute
- Measuring Success•2 minutes
- Components of Continuous Integration•5 minutes
- Build a CD Pipeline that Builds a Deployable Artifact•22 minutes
- Types of CI Jobs•6 minutes
- Running Unit Tests in CI•7 minutes
- Static Analysis in CI•6 minutes
- Security Audit in CI•6 minutes
- Exercise: Run a Full CI Pipeline•1 minute
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Manual Deployments are Bad for your Health•2 minutes
- What Problems are Solved by CD?•2 minutes
- Measuring Success•2 minutes
- Identify the Components of CD•2 minutes
- Using CLI Tools in CD to Deploy Working Software•13 minutes
- AWS Credentials•7 minutes
- Use Simple Tests to Detect Issues•2 minutes
- Integrate Deployment with CI/CD Pipelines•7 minutes
- Exercise: Run a Full CI/CD Pipeline•1 minute
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Why Deployment Strategies are Important•6 minutes
- Problems Solved by Deployment Strategies•1 minute
- Measuring Success•4 minutes
- Deployment Strategy Options•10 minutes
- Selecting the Right Strategy•5 minutes
- Planning for Implementation•6 minutes
- Exercise: Refactor CI/CD pipeline to Perform Blue-Green Deployment•2 minutes
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Why Infrastructure Management Tools are Important•2 minutes
- Problems Solved with Infrastructure Management•2 minutes
- Measuring Success•2 minutes
- Configuration Management Tooling Options•4 minutes
- Managing Cloud Infrastructure•13 minutes
- Terraform Abilities•5 minutes
- Managing Resources•24 minutes
- Spinning Up/Down EC2 Instances•13 minutes
- Integrate Infrastructure Management with CI/CD Pipelines•26 minutes
- Exercise: Automate Creation/Destruction of Infrastructure•2 minutes
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Why Configuration Management Matters•5 minutes
- Problems Solved with Configuration Management Tools•1 minute
- Measuring Success•2 minutes
- Configuration Management Tooling Options•2 minutes
- Getting to Know Ansible•5 minutes
- Ansible Modules•4 minutes
- Hello World in Ansible•3 minutes
- Understanding Ansible‘s Workflow•5 minutes
- Remote Controlling Remote Machines•28 minutes
- 7.10 Integrate Configuration Management with CI/CD Pipelines•20 minutes
- 7.11 Integrating Ansible in CI/CD •24 minutes
- 7.12 Exercise: Automate Infrastructure Configuration•1 minute
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- How Not to Implement Continuous Delivery•7 minutes
- Problems Solved by Continuous Delivery•1 minute
- Measuring Adoption•4 minutes
- Recognize the Importance of Culture on Adoption•2 minutes
- Connecting DevOps to Continuous Delivery•6 minutes
- Recognizing Cultures that Support Continuous Delivery•5 minutes
- Influencing Culture•9 minutes
- Build a CI/CD Pipeline: Summary•9 minutes
9 assignments•Total 110 minutes
- Delivering Value Consistently Quiz•10 minutes
- Continuous Integration Quiz•10 minutes
- Continuous Deployment Quiz•10 minutes
- Deployment Strategies Quiz•10 minutes
- Infrastructure Management Quiz•10 minutes
- Configuration Management Quiz•10 minutes
- Continuous Delivery Quiz•10 minutes
- End of Course Assessment•30 minutes
- Foundations of Sound CI/CD Quiz•10 minutes
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