Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DevOps Professional (2023): Hands-on Workshop

Module 1: DevOps Introduction

• OCI DevOps Professional Course Overview
• Course Speakers
• For Whom is This Course Intended?
• Prerequisites
• Course Outline
• Course Big Picture (Modules One to Eleven)
• What Does the DevOps Pro Exam Validate?
• Get the Most Out of This Course
• OU Community Value for You
• Ratings and Feedback
• Happy Learning!
• DevOps Overview
• A DevOps Story and Challenges
• Turning Point in DevOps
• DevOps Definition and Importance
• DevOps Life Cycle
• DevOps Life Cycle and CI/CD
• The “Continuous” Paradigm
• Benefits of DevOps
• OCI DevOps Service
• DevOps in the Cloud
• OCI DevOps as a Service
• Benefits of DevOps as a Service

Module 2: Microservices and Containerization

• Microservices Architecture Overview
• What Are Microservices?
• Sample E-Commerce Application
• Microservices vs Monolithic Architectures
• Communication Mechanisms
• Design Methodology of Microservices
• 12-Factor Methodology
• Benefits and Drawbacks
• Introduction to Containerization
• What is Containerization?
• Benefits of Containers
• Docker Overview
• When to Use Docker
• Docker Components
• Virtual Machines vs Containers
• Basic Docker Commands (Demo)
• Working with Docker Images
• Dockerfile Overview
• Commands and Demo
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry (OCIR)
• Introduction to OCIR
• Managing Repositories, Images, and Security
• Demo: Managing OCIR
• Introduction to OCI Container Instances
• Features and Use Cases
• Working with Container Instances
• IAM Policies and Shapes
• Demo: Deploying WordPress with Container Instances

Module 3: Managed Container Orchestration (OKE)

• Introduction to Kubernetes
• Challenges in Containerization
• Kubernetes Overview and Container Orchestration
• Kubernetes Architecture and Components
• Main Components and Features
• Introduction to OKE (Oracle Kubernetes Engine)
• Components, Node Pools, Supported Shapes & OS
• Kubernetes Versions and Version Drift
• Prerequisites to Create OKE Cluster
• Network Configuration and Required Policies
• Creating OKE Cluster on OCI
• Demo: Cluster Creation
• Setting Up Cluster Access
• Kubeconfig, Kubectl, Cloud Shell, Demo
• Deploying Applications to OKE
• Python Flask App Deployment Demo
• Observing OKE Cluster
• Monitoring, Status, Dashboard Access (Demo)
• Scaling and Deleting OKE Clusters
• Autoscalers, Node Pools, Demo
• Enhanced and Basic Clusters Overview
• Features, Types, Demo
• Serverless Kubernetes with Virtual Nodes
• Virtual Nodes vs Managed Nodes, Demo
• Kubernetes Cluster Add-on Lifecycle Management
• Add-on Management, Demo

Module 4: OCI DevOps Project

• DevOps IAM Policies
• Policy Process and Syntax
• Demo: Configuring OCI Security for DevOps
• DevOps Projects and Code Repositories
• OCI DevOps Service Overview and Benefits
• OCI Code Repository, GitHub, GitLab
• Demos: Project Creation, SSH Tokens, Repository Mirroring
• Artifacts and Registries
• Types, External Registries, Demo
• DevOps Environments
• BM Instances, VM Instances, Containers, OKE, Functions

Module 5: OCI DevOps Project – CI/CD

• Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD) Overview
• Build Pipeline
• Flow, Prerequisites, Build Specification, Stages, Trigger Options, Demo
• Deployment Pipeline
• Concept, Workflow, Release Strategy, Monitoring, Rollbacks, Demo

Module 6: OCI DevOps Project – Deployment Strategies

• Blue-Green Deployment
• Environment, Stages, Benefits, Drawbacks, Demos
• Canary Deployment
• Environment, Stages, Benefits, Drawbacks, Demos

Module 7: OCI DevOps Project – Helm Chart Deployments

• Helm Overview and Architecture
• Helm Chart Structure and Commands
• Demo: Using Helm with OCI DevOps to Deploy to OKE
• Continuous Testing and External Tools Integration

Module 8: Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code

• Automation Overview
• Configuration Management vs IaC
• Ansible vs Terraform
• Configuration Management Overview
• OCI Tools, Ansible Basics, Playbooks, Demos
• Ansible with OCI
• Modules, Playbooks, Inventory, Demo
• Terraform Introduction and Workflow
• CLI Commands, Configuration, Providers, Modules, Registry, Demos
• OCI Resource Manager
• Basics, Drift Detection, Resource Discovery, Templates

Module 9: DevSecOps

• DevSecOps Introduction
• Shift-Left Approach, Best Practices
• Applying DevSecOps in OCI
• OCI Vault
• Keys, Secrets, Encryption, Integration with OCI Services
• Application Dependency Management
• IAM Policies, Scanning for Vulnerabilities, Demo

Module 10: DevSecOps – OKE and Container Image Security

• Security for OKE
• IAM Policies and RBAC
• Kubernetes Secrets and Cluster Security
• Node Pool Security
• Network Security (Calico Example)
• Multi-Tenant Considerations
• Image Security (Signing, Scanning, Demo)

Module 11: Observability Services

• Observability Platform Overview
• Key Services, Capabilities
• Monitoring
• Metrics, Namespaces, Alarms, Queries, Demo
• Logging Service
• Log Groups, Types, Audit Logs, Service Logs, Demo
• Events Service
• Concepts, Event Types, Rules, Demo