DevOps Roadmap 2022 – A step by step guide on how to become a DevOps engineer

This is a step by step guide on how to become a DevOps engineer, with links to relevant learning resources.

Disclaimer

The purpose of this roadmap is to give you an idea about the landscape. The road map will guide you if you are confused about what to learn next, rather than encouraging you to pick what is hype and trendy. You should grow some understanding of why one tool would be better suited for some cases than the other and remember hype and trendy does not always mean best suited for the job.

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Learning resources for DevOps Engineers (mostly free)

1. GIT

• Pro Git Book ^FREE
• Learn Git by Atlassian ^FREE
• Learn Git Branching ^FREE
• Learn Git & GitHub on CodeAcademy ^FREE
• Git Command Explorer ^FREE
• Git Immersion ^FREE
• A Visual Git Reference ^FREE

2. Learn programming language

• Automate the Boring Stuff with Python book ^FREE
• Python Crash Course ^FREE
• The Modern JavaScript Tutorial ^FREE
• JavaScript Crash Course For Beginners ^FREE
• Eloquent JavaScript, 3rd edition, Marjin Haverbeke ^{FREE book}
• Go by Example ^FREE

3. Learn Linux & Scripting

• Operating System – Overview ^FREE
• Shell Scripting Tutorial ^FREE
• Powershell Tutorial for Beginners: Learn Powershell Scripting ^FREE
• Bash Reference Manual ^FREE
• Ultimate Guide: Getting Started With Ubuntu ^FREE
• FreeBSD Handbook ^FREE

4. Learn Networking & Security

• OSI Model Explained ^FREE
• Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach ^book
• TCP/IP and Networking Fundamentals for IT Pros ^{Pluralsight course}
• DevSecOps : Master Securing CI/CD | DevOps Pipeline ^{Udemy course}
• Hands-On Security in DevOps: Ensure continuous security, deployment, and delivery with DevSecOps ^Book
• Securing DevOps: Security in the Cloud ^Book

5. Learn Server Management

• What is a reverse proxy? ^FREE
• Cache Server ^FREE
• Reverse Proxy vs. Forward Proxy: The Differences ^FREE
• What is load balancing? ^FREE
• What is a Firewall? ^FREE
• The NGINX Handbook ^FREE
• Learn Apache Server ^FREE
• Learn IIS ^FREE

6. Learn Containers

• What are Containers? ^FREE
• Learning Containers From The Bottom Up ^FREE
• Docker Tutorial for Beginners by TechWorld with Nana ^FREE
• Docker Mastery: with Kubernetes +Swarm from a Docker Captain ^{Udemy course}
• What is Service Mesh? ^FREE

7. Learn Container Orchestration

• Kubernetes Crash Course for Absolute Beginners by TechWorld with Nana ^FREE
• Primer: How Kubernetes Came to Be, What It Is, and Why You Should Care ^Article
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) with Practice Tests ^{Udemy course}
• Learn Kubernetes – Beginners to Advanced by KodeKloud ^Course
• Understand when to use Cluster Services, Ingresses or API Gateways ^FREE
• Understand which Problems Service Mesh solve (Use an Abstraction smi-spec.io ^FREE
• Learn how to automate TLS and DNS ^FREE
• Kubernetes Up and Running ^Book

8. Learn Infrastructure as a code

• GUIs, CLI, APIs: Learn Basic Terms of Infrastructure-as-Code ^FREE
• Official Terraform Tutorials ^FREE
• A Comprehensive Guide to Terraform ^FREE
• Automate Terraform documentation like a pro! ^FREE
• Writing reusable Terraform modules ^FREE
• What is Istio? ^FREE

9. Learn CI/CD

• CI/CD Pipeline: A Gentle Introduction ^FREE
• Learn GitLab with tutorials ^FREE
• Get started with GitLab CI/CD ^FREE
• Jenkins, From Zero To Hero: Become a DevOps Jenkins Master ^{Udemy course}
• Learn GitHub actions ^FREE
• Learn Azure DevOps ^FREE

10. Learn Monitoring & Observability

• What Is Observability? Comprehensive Beginners Guide ^FREE
• The Hows, Whys and Whats of Monitoring Microservices ^FREE
• DevOps Monitoring ^FREE
• Applying Basic vs. Advanced Monitoring Techniques ^FREE
• Learn Prometheus ^FREE
• Learn Grafana ^FREE
• Elastic Stack ^FREE

11. Learn one Cloud provider

• Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals ^FREE
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Course (AZ-900) ^FREE
• AZ-900 | Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Full Course, Free Practice Tests, Website and Study Guides ^FREE
• Ultimate AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – 2022 ^Udemy
• AWS Developer by A Cloud Guru ^{Learning path}

12. Learn DevOps

• What is Scrum? ^FREE
• Ways To Learn About Scrum ^FREE
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Phases & Models ^FREE
• The Beginner’s Guide to Agile in Jira: Course description ^FREE
• Learn SAFe ^FREE
• Learn Automation Testing ^FREE

Additional resources (mostly books)

• The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations, Gene Kim, Patrick Debois, John Willis, Jez Humble ^Book
• Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations, Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim ^Book
• Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation , Jez Humble, David Farley ^Book
• Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow, Matthew Skelton, Manuel Pais ^Book
• Effective DevOps: Building a Culture of Collaboration, Affinity, and Tooling at Scale, Jennifer Davis, Ryn Daniels ^Book
• The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win, Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford ^Book
• Site Reliability Engineering, Betsy Beyer, Chris Jones, Jennifer Petoff, Niall Richard Murphy ^Book

Wrap Up

If you think the roadmap can be improved, please do open a PR with any updates and submit any issues. Also, I will continue to improve this, so you might want to star this repository to revisit.

DevOps Roadmap 2022 on GitHub: https://github.com/milanm/DevOps-Roadmap
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