#1 DevOps Bootcamp
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Students Enrolled
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6 months
Program Duration
24+
Real-life Projects
Become a
Certified DevOps
Practitioner
• From Zero DevOps and Cloud knowledge to
becoming a proficient DevOps Engineer
• Certification that proves your practical knowledge
• Extensive DevOps & Cloud projects portfolio to
showcase your acquired expertise
This DevOps Bootcamp is for you, if you want to...
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You want to transition from another engineering role to a highly-demanded DevOps or Cloud career
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In your first DevOps engineer role, you don’t want to feel like a beginner, you want to be productive and have skills to do actual DevOps tasks at work right away, and are looking for a program that will teach you DevOps with actual real life projects that you can immediately put to work in your job
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You love DevOps and Cloud and want to get your first job in the field, and you are looking for program that will make you job-ready for DevOps and Cloud career
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You want to feel great about your DevOps and Cloud skills and wow your co-workers with your knowledge and understanding of the concepts and technologies
Best suited for people with these backgrounds
DevOps Engineers
Software Developers
Cloud Engineers
Systems Administrators
Network Engineers
Test Engineers / QA
Who this Bootcamp is NOT for
If you have no IT background, take this IT Beginner course first and come back afterwards :)
DevOps Course Schedule
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Recommended Schedule based on 10-15 hours/week
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Self-Paced Online Bootcamp - You can finish faster or take longer
DevOps Course Curriculum
Overview of DevOps & Cloud Concepts, Technologies and Skills you learn
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DevOps Pre-Requisite Concepts
Technologies you learn in these Modules
Linux, Git, Gradle, Maven, NPM, Nexus
Learning Objectives
OS & Linux Module:
As a DevOps engineer you are responsible for preparing the infrastructure (servers) on which the application is deployed. So fundamentals of Operating Systems, Linux and feeling comfortable using the CLI is crucial. In this module you'll learn everything you need for your DevOps or Cloud job.
Version Control Module:
DevOps is all about automation and you write all these automation logic as code. You manage this code and configuration files with a version control tool.
In this module you'll learn the most popular one: Git. Throughout the bootcamp you'll use Git to save your work in your Git repositories, so by the end you'll feel comfortable using it.
Build Tools Module:
You'll learn how to build and package an application with build and package management tools as well as how to execute tests. In this module you'll do it manually, to have the underlying understanding before you'll automate it in later Modules.
Artifact Repository Manager Module:
Artifact Repositories is an important element in the DevOps process. So in this module you will learn a popular artifact repository manager: Nexus. You will learn the general concepts, how it works and how to configure artifact repositories. Later you will learn how to integrate it in a complete CI/CD pipeline.
Continues Integration & Deployment (CI/CD) Pipeline
DevOps Technologies you learn
Jenkins, Jenkins shared library, integration with container registries, integration with various cloud platforms, integration with Kubernetes clusters, installing various tools
Learning Objectives
CI/CD with Jenkins Module and as part of various other Modules:
Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment is the heart of DevOps. As CI/CD platform we will use Jenkins, which is heavily used at companies. But the CI/CD concepts you learn, are transferable to any other CI/CD tool.
Throughout the bootcamp, you'll learn how to build various production-grade CI/CD pipelines. Building release pipelines to automatically:
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deploy application to AWS infrastructure
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deploy container to AWS infrastructure with Docker Compose
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deploy container to EKS cluster
Containers and Container Orchestration
DevOps Technologies you learn
Docker, Kubernetes, Docker Hub, Nexus, Docker registry, ECR, Helm Charts
Learning Objectives
Containers with Docker Module:
Containers are the new standard in modern systems and Docker is the most popular container technology. This means you need to generally understand concepts of virtualization and containers.
So in this module you'll learn everything to get a full picture of containers and how to work with containers using Docker.
Container Orchestration with Kubernetes Module:
Kubernetes (K8s) has become a standard runtime for modern applications in cloud. K8s is also a very complex framework, in the bootcamp you'll learn everything in an easy way and become proficient in it.
Kubernetes on Cloud - AWS EKS Module:
You'll learn advanced knowledge of EKS clusters and set up production-grade CI/CD pipeline deploying to EKS
Cloud Platforms and Cloud Infrastructure Automation
DevOps Technologies you learn
Digital Ocean, AWS - IAM, ECR, EKS, VPC, EC2, S3
Learning Objectives
Companies are using virtual infrastructure on the cloud, instead of managing their own infrastructure.
Introduction to Cloud and Cloud Concepts Module:
In this module you'll learn about cloud concepts in general, how to set up a simple virtual server on a cloud and how to deploy an application. This gives you a first introduction to this topic.
AWS Services Module:
Learning AWS in-depth. AWS is the most powerful and widely used cloud platform, but also one of the most complex ones. So understanding the core services of AWS and how to build a proper infrastructure using various AWS services is an essential skill set of a DevOps or Cloud engineer that you learn here extensively.
DevOps Automation Tools - Infrastructure as Code and Programming
DevOps Technologies you learn
Terraform, Python, Ansible
Learning Objectives
Infrastructure as Code with Terraform Module:
Manually creating and maintaining infrastructure is time consuming and error prone. In DevOps, we want to automate as much as possible and that's when Infrastructure as Code comes into the picture.
In this module you'll learn the most popular IaC tool: Terraform. First you'll learn Terraform concepts and syntax and how it works in-depth and afterwards use it for more advanced use cases like how to automate provisioning EKS cluster with Terraform and integrate Terraform in CI/CD pipeline to automate the whole process by combining all previously learnt concepts and tools.
Programming Basics with Python Module:
As a DevOps engineer you may need to write automation scripts or small applications to automate tasks for which you need more flexibility than specific IaC tools can provide it.
So in this module you'll learn programming basics with Python as one of the most popular and widely-used programming language. Knowing a programming language makes your skillset well-rounded and extensive, which will help you stand out among other DevOps engineers.
Automation with Python Module:
After having learnt the core programming concepts and syntax, you will now learn how to use this Python knowledge for DevOps use cases and write several automation scripts to get some hands-on real-life experience.
Configuration Management with Ansible Module:
As a continuation of the projects in all the previous modules, we will use Ansible to further automate and optimize DevOps processes.
Ansible, next to Terraform is one of the most popular infrastructure as code and configuration management tools currently used in IT projects. Knowing two IaC tools will make you even more valuable.
Throughout the module, you'll learn Ansible core concepts and syntax with hands-on demos. Essentially you will learn how to map and translate shell scripts and commands into Ansible Playbooks to automate various common tasks in general.
After that, you'll learn more advanced topics and integrations with other technologies. So as with all previous technologies, you don't learn Ansible just as a standalone tool in this bootcamp, but rather integrated in different technologies, like Docker, K8s, Terraform, Jenkins, AWS and so on, in various real world use cases, as it builds on the previous modules in the bootcamp!
Monitoring and Observability
DevOps Technologies you learn
Prometheus, Alert Manager, Grafana, Monitoring AWS infrastructure, K8s cluster, Third party services, own applications, K8s operators
Learning Objectives
Monitoring with Prometheus Module:
Once software is in production, it is important to monitor it to track the performance, discover problems in your infrastructure as well as application and the K8s environment. In this module you will learn a popular open-source monitoring tool: Prometheus along with the complete monitoring stack, using Alert Manager and Grafana
Industry Projects
Real-life projects with real environments as you would encounter them at your work
Infrastructure Automation at Scale
project
Automate provisioning EC2 servers on AWS with Terraform and automate deploying dockerized applications with docker-compose using Ansible by taking advantage of AWS dynamic inventory.
Production Grade CI/CD with K8s
project
Deploying to Kubernetes cluster on EKS from a complete CI/CD pipeline with automatic triggering, dynamic versioning for new docker application image.
App Monitoring & Recovery
project
Write an automated script in Python for monitoring a web application. Notifying about the status and recovering the application if not accessible.
Infrastructure Automation at Scale
project
Automate provisioning EC2 servers on AWS with Terraform and automate deploying dockerized applications with docker-compose using Ansible by taking advantage of AWS dynamic inventory.
Infrastructure Automation at Scale
project
Automate provisioning EC2 servers on AWS with Terraform and automate deploying dockerized applications with docker-compose using Ansible by taking advantage of AWS dynamic inventory.
How it works - Our 5 Step Method
No matter if you want to ace the interview or get promoted in your existing job, these 5 characteristics of our DevOps Bootcamp will get you there
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Deep Understanding
of every DevOps Concept and Technology, which leaves you with no knowledge gaps. No copy-pasting, every line of code is explained
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Tons of Projects and Hands-On Practice
for each DevOps and Cloud technology to build strong confidence. Everything you learn is applicable at work.
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Getting the big picture understanding
by learning how to combine the different technologies and concepts to build complete DevOps processes
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Build an extensive DevOps portfolio
using those real-life production-grade projects you work on throughout the program
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Obtain DevOps Certification
for additional proof and comes at no cost, because we want you to have everything you need to start your successful career
Go!
Ready to WOW Recruiters and Co-workers
You are job-ready from day 1. Everything you learn is applicable in real work projects at any company
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What's included in the DevOps Bootcamp
16 Modules
Video courses with real-life projects across multiple Modules
Clearly structured curriculum with an efficient DevOps roadmap
Build portfolio of projects
2-year access to materials
Exercises
Exercises with Solutions for each module
Additional practice
Self-check whether you are able to do tasks independently
Live Support
Live Support from experienced engineers
Multiple timezones covered
24/7 support including weekends
Bonus #1
DevOps
Certification
Official verifiable digital badge - show the world you're job ready
Become a "Certified DevOps Practitioner"
At no additional cost
Bonus #2
Illustrated Handouts
Accompanying handout for each Module
Overview with key takeaways to make your learning even more efficient and easier
Bonus #3
Community
Be part of exclusive Discord community
Support in multiple timezones, to guarantee quick reply no matter where you are
Investment in YOUR engineering career
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An entry level DevOps or Cloud Engineer earns ~$95,000 yearly salary
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Mid-level DevOps Engineer makes ~$123,000 (You get mid-level engineer knowledge here)
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Companies pay me $500 per hour as a DevOps engineer to consult their engineering teams in how to implement and build automated DevOps processes in their projects
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Other bootcamps that do not teach such comprehensive real-life skills cost $7,000-$20,000
To put our price into context 👇
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What Graduates Say About Our Program
From Systems Administrator to DevOps
"I would like to thank Nana and the team, your DevOps bootcamp allowed me to get a job as a DevOps engineer in Paris while I was living in Ivory Coast, so I tra...
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From Production Engineer to DevOps
“After I took Nana’s course, I was confident to attend interviews. I just created a master DevOps resume and applied to companies. I got 2 offers in le...
From Software Developer to DevOps
"The hands-on projects were a gold mine for me: I used them as the basis and inspiration to develop a set of portfolio projects. This portfolio was afterwards the main point in my pitch..
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Other Bootcamps vs TWN Bootcamp
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Cost
Other Bootcamps
Cost $ 8,000 - $ 20,000 (income share agreements)
TWN Bootcamp
Only 20% of the price of other bootcamps
Depth of Materials
Other Bootcamps
Surface level, teaching only to prepare you for interviews
TWN Bootcamp
Teaches you ACTUAL technical skills to work confidently as engineer. Acing the interview is a breeze when you know what you're doing
Level of Skills
Other Bootcamps
Copy-pasting of code, so you miss concepts and deep understanding of tools
TWN Bootcamp
Every line of code is explained, deep proficiency in every tool, no knowledge gaps at all
You don't learn underlying concepts and the why's, so you are not able to transfer knowledge to alternative DevOps tools
It's important to us to teach you the underlying concept of each tool to enable you to use any alternative tool in the same category (CI/CD, IaC etc) very easily.
With us, your acquired skills are never wasted, no matter which tool the company you work for uses. This is very powerful!
Duration
Other Bootcamps
Rush through 12 weeks, which is not realistics time to grasp all DevOps tools properly
TWN Bootcamp
Realistic time duration to become REALLY confident in all DevOps concepts and tools
Risk
Other Bootcamps
Hard to get money back if bootcamp isn't valuable for you - large investment with high risk
TWN Bootcamp
100% risk free enrollment, industry standard refund policy of 30 days
You don’t know what instructor you will get, whether they can teach the complex topics to the students in an easy and understandable way
You can check out Nana's teaching style on Youtube and verify if it is understandable for you.
Flexibility
Other Bootcamps
Mandatory class times and rigid completion date
TWN Bootcamp
Flexible to adjust to your life circumstances, learn at your own pace
Access to Materials
Other Bootcamps
No access to materials after program. Can't review later for on-the-job tasks
TWN Bootcamp
Re-watch, get back to the bootcamp later whenever you need to revisit topics for your work
Community
Other Bootcamps
Lack a lifelong supportive community
TWN Bootcamp
Stay part of an exclusive, lifelong supportive community as TWN alumni
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Isolated Courses vs TWN Bootcamp
Don't waste your time
on endless cycles of courses without a clear path
Roadmap
Isolated Courses
Endless cycle of courses and tutorials without getting the DevOps big picture
TWN Bootcamp
Clear structured roadmap from zero DevOps knowledge to being a job-ready DevOps engineer in ~6 months
Learning Path
Isolated Courses
Time wasters, learning in wrong order, spending too much time on unimportant tools or concepts
TWN Bootcamp
Clear learning path to follow, simply learn exactly what you need, in right order
Depth of Materials
Isolated Courses
No real understanding of what DevOps tasks look like
TWN Bootcamp
Real-life projects, building the complete DevOps processes end to end, step by step
Level of Skills
Isolated Courses
Focus on teaching a single technology, no complete education for a real job
TWN Bootcamp
Focus on teaching you ALL the skills and technologies necessary to work as a DevOps or Cloud engineer from day 1
Community & Support
Isolated Courses
Experience frustration and get stuck learning solo
TWN Bootcamp
Clear structure, supportive community and help from our engineers keep motivation high
REAL skills
Isolated Courses
Usage of "playgrounds" or "sandbox" environments
TWN Bootcamp
Learn by working with real environments, gaining confidence in building from scratch
Roadmap
Isolated Courses
Fragmented learning -
Not understanding complete picture and end-2-end DevOps processes. Not confident about your skills
TWN Bootcamp
Our program is NOT a bundle of courses. Instead in every module, you build the combination of tools and are able to connect the dots and have a clear big picture understanding of all use cases
Career Growth after DevOps Training
The DevOps market is expected to grow by 19% by 2028 and job postings on LinkedIn grew by 50%. Getting a DevOps education now is a great investment into your future, which will pay off very fast!
DevOps Industry Growth
DevOps most sought-after IT skill
DevOps skills are more in demand than any other IT-related skill
#1 Payrank
Highest salaries among all developer roles
Source: info.opsramp.com, Stackoverflow
DevOps Annual Salary
Median
$130,000
Low
$97,500
High
$165,000
Source: talent.com
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DevOps Team Lead
"This DevOps Bootcamp is an awesome training for teams to learn or improve key DevOps skills and apply those directly in their projects.
For example, I was able to design a new DevOps framework from scratch within one week without any big painpoints although the technologies were not used before. It was a really nice feeling!
I was not only able to deep dive into existing technical items my DevOps team is using on a daily basis (Jenkins, Kubernetes, Prometheus,...), but I was also able to learn new skills, which allow me to raise my skills one step further."
Teamlead Site Reliability Engineering
"I firmly believe that companies should take responsibility for the growth and development of their people. We're committed to this principle, and we've found a powerful way to put it into action with the DevOps Bootcamp from TechWorld with Nana.
This six-month program, meticulously designed by Nana, is our tool of choice to empower the next generation of DevOps engineers in our team. It's comprehensive, hands-on, and perfectly attuned to the real-world demands of DevOps roles.
Looking ahead, we're excited to see what Nana will bring to the table next."
Still having questions?
I gathered all the questions and answered them in this video
Frequently asked questions
Can I work beside the bootcamp?
Yes! The bootcamp is created with working participants in mind, because our participants are often already working as a SysAdmin or Developer transitioning to DevOps or expanding their skills.
That being said, you can work with the provided materials whenever you want. Be it before going to work, on the weekends or late at night. That is up to you.
Am I able to work as a DevOps engineer after completing the Bootcamp?
Yes! The whole DevOps bootcamp was created with this focus of making you a job-ready DevOps engineer.
1) Many of our students manage to successfully get jobs after the training.
Here are some of the things that are helpful for that:
Throughout the bootcamp, you are building actual real-life DevOps processes start to end, so you are actually implementing things, writing pipelines, automation scripts etc. And you create all these as git projects in your repository. And you can then use your git repositories with all our projects in your resume and LinkedIn profile to show your employers what you know and what you are able to do at work.
It makes sense, because employers want to see that you can actually implement DevOps tasks and use the DevOps technologies. So in the Bootcamp we focus on giving you not just theoretic knowledge or irrelevant information for a certificate, but rather practical hands-on skills that you can use immediately at your job.
So again the whole bootcamp was created with the focus of providing real-life demos, making you job-ready for DevOps role as a whole.
But of course for that you need to actively follow along the demos and do the exercises afterwards.
2) Nearly half of our enrollments are from companies, who purchase the bootcamp for their employees to upskill them in DevOps. This also proves that we are teaching the relevant skills, which are actually needed by companies.
In what format is this bootcamp? The ultimate comparison to live classes 🚀
The bootcamp is a structured course of videos, handouts, Git projects etc. It's structured in a way, that you can easily follow them module by module, lecture by lecture, and work through it in a specific order. This guarantees a smooth flow of the learning process for all our students. It's self paced, so you can schedule your learning sessions, watch the videos and work through the hands-on projects at your own pace.
Compared to the traditional way of live classes, this has actually many advantages over live classes, which are often overlooked. So I want to highlight those here:
HANDS-ON WORK
✅ You can rewatch lectures if you haven’t understood something, stop and practically work along the demos
❌ You can't rewatch. In live classes there is no time for doing deep hands-on work. If they do, either instructor is not able to wait for all students to finish certain tasks or you need to wait e.g. 30mins for other students to get the task done and so valuable learning time is lost very easily. Ultimately, you learn much less in this format.
ACCESS OF MATERIALS
✅ You also have access to the materials for 2 years, which is great because you may want to revisit some lectures, when you actually have found a job or when you work on such tasks. In that case you can refresh some of the knowledge or use the videos as reference.
❌ You can’t revisit lectures and demos later at work. So when you finally need to implement stuff, you may have forgotten many things. Also in other self-paced bootcamps you only get access to the materials for as long as the bootcamp takes. So e.g. when they take 4 or 6 months, you will have access for 4 or 6 months, but not for 2 whole years!
VIDEO over FACE
✅ Video format allows us to add engaging and helpful animations that further help to understand complex concepts as well as showcase the demos
❌ You get a presentation by lecturer, either seeing the face (which doesn't add value to your understanding) or they have static slides, which are boring and your mind gets distracted
SUPPORT
✅ Ensuring that students get the support they need, is actually a high priority for us. We have several experienced engineers, who support our students throughout the program through their learning journey. They are from different time zones to make sure students get quick replies. You will be part of a Discord group, where you can ask questions around the clock. You can also see past questions to review and exchange with other students of course.
❌ In live classes you can only ask questions during the live class. And mostly the questions don’t pop up immediately when you hear them, but e.g. only when you actually work in practice with it. So the advantages of being able to ask "live" is not existent.
PRICE
✅ Another big advantage is of course the difference in price. With our education you save $5,000-10,000 and still get a full education that prepares you for a highly-demanded job, which is quite unique and we are proud to be able to provide that! :)
❌ Bootcamp fee is 5-10x higher than ours
INSTRUCTOR
✅ You can check out Nana’s teaching style on Youtube and verify if it is understandable for you. And from feedback from 1000s of students and comments on Youtube, we know that Nana has a unique teaching style that fills knowledge gaps. She explains every detail and concept behind the tools . Understanding the why’s and the concepts behind the tools is what makes you feel confident of your newly acquired skills.
❌ On the other hand, you don’t know what instructor you will get, whether they can teach the complex topics to the students in an easy and understandable way. Whether they teach in a boring way, whether they use complex terms that you don't understand.
How long does the bootcamp take? What does "self-paced" mean?
The bootcamp is a self-paced program, meaning it consists of online videos (and other materials like PDF files), which you can watch whenever you want.
So the program has no start and end date or duration you need to finish.
Duration depends on several factors
How long it takes for you to finish depends on several factors, like your background/experience, do you work full-time or part-time on the bootcamp, how intensely you work along and through the exercises.
Our estimation for someone, who works part-time on it and has a background either in software development or system administration, is 6 months.
So after 6 months you should be ready for your first DevOps job and be done with the bootcamp :)
However, you will have access to all the videos for 2 years, if you want to look something up or freshen up your knowledge later.
How do I get most out of this program?
For a successful completion of the program, it's important to watch ALL the supplied resources each week and do ALL the demos that I show you in the videos. Work at your own pace and take time to really understand and practice one module before moving to the next.
In the later modules you will not only learn the technology, but also the combination with the other tools you already learnt in the previous modules. E.g. in the Terraform module you will learn not only Terraform, but also how to integrate Terraform in the CI/CD pipeline.
The most important thing is to practice, practice and practice. It will help you learn faster and give you confidence at work, when applying the technologies in practice.
Regarding exercises:
The way it is structured and meant is, you work through a module, like Jenkins CI/CD module, during the module you work through the demos that I show you. Once you are done with that module, you go to the exercises for that module. The exercises are based on the things you learnt in the module, so it's a way for you to check that you can now independently do tasks with that technology, as well as validate and test your knowledge and how much you learnt. So it's a practice plus self-check.
Exercises have solutions so you can validate your own solutions!
Regarding Support:
On the one hand the dedicated support is there, when something that I show in the demo doesn't work for you, or you get stuck in the exercises, because you are getting an error in something and you need to resolve it etc.
And on the other hand, use the community to exchange information with other participants, ask questions and also help others, because one of the best ways is also by teaching and helping others. :)
Are we using Cloud Platforms or an integrated lab environment in the bootcamp?
A big part of DevOps is working with infrastructure, creating, configuring infrastructure on actual cloud platforms like AWS. So setting them up yourself instead of using a pre-configured lab is part of the learning. Because what is a value of DevOps learning program, if you don't learn how to setup infrastructure on cloud yourself (as you would ACTUALLY do in a real job) and instead use a lab?
So we are going to be creating and using virtual servers on cloud for various real-life projects in the bootcamp. For those remote servers, we are gonna use 3 different cloud platforms:
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Linode - you get $100-200 credit when you create an account and it should be enough for completing the relevant demos, so you shouldn't have any additional costs for using this cloud platform in the bootcamp
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Digital Ocean - you also get $100 credit when you create an account. Here you may go little beyond that credit, because we use a droplet to run Jenkins there and Jenkins actually runs throughout the whole bootcamp, because we are learning how to build a complete CI/CD pipeline with many tools. So we will be needing Jenkins for a big part of the bootcamp duration. But we are using Ubuntu server for it, so essentially you can use any other platform or your own server or a company ubuntu server for it. It doesn’t have to be Digital Ocean.
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The third and mostly used one in the bootcamp is AWS. We use AWS in many modules, AWS itself, EKS, Terraform and Ansible to learn how to provision and configure servers on AWS. So even though AWS has a free tier, we will be using compute resources and AWS services that go beyond that free tier, because LEARNING these services are part of the course itself. This means you will be charged for the AWS infrastructure, like EC2 servers and EKS service. You can see their pricings on the AWS website.
Understanding pricing and Tip for saving costs
Now it's important to understand, that on cloud platforms you pay for the duration of servers used. So if your server is running for 2 weeks, you pay for that 2-week period. So some students, if they have longer periods of time between learning sessions and don't want to be charged or use the free credits for that time, they delete the servers and recreate them when they continue learning. Or in case of AWS, just stop and restart them, because you don’t get charged for the stopped or not running servers on AWS. A bit of inconvenience, but you will save lots of money this way.
What are the pre-requisites?
KNOWLEDGE:
As DevOps overlaps with Development and IT Operations processes, you should have some kind of IT background.
The DevOps bootcamp is very beginner friendly in terms of the DevOps tools. Also it includes some pre-requisites modules like Linux basics and Programming basics. However, we don't recommend getting into DevOps without having any IT knowledge, because in DevOps you need to automate software development and deployment processes. So if you don't know about these processes, it would be difficult to get started in DevOps right away.
We don't want to exclude anyone, but without having this pre-requisite knowledge, it will be difficult to follow the bootcamp. See "I’m new to IT. I have no IT background. Can I enroll into the bootcamp?" question for more infos.
TECHNICAL:
See "System Requirements" question.
System Requirements
Nana uses MacOS throughout the bootcamp, so it’s desirable to have either MacOS or Linux, to follow along easily. Plus, as a DevOps engineer, you will benefit a lot from working with Unix (Linux or MacOS) on a daily basis.
However, many of our students have Windows and they are still able to work through the bootcamp.
In terms of compute resources, most of the demos are on Cloud Systems (see the "Are we using Cloud Platforms or an integrated lab environment in the bootcamp?" question on Q&A), which means we need less on local resources, since we install things like Jenkins, full K8s cluster, Nexus etc on remote cloud servers, and not on a local machine.
However you still need some amount of compute resources for several other things. For example, we install a Virtual Machine in Linux module. We also install and use some tools, like Docker, Minikube, Visual Studio Code locally.
So you need to have enough RAM (min 4GB), CPU working working properly with these tools.
On Windows you need more, because the Windows OS itself requires more resources than MacOS or Linux.
I’m new to IT. I have no IT background. Can I enroll into the bootcamp?
If you are completely new to IT, then it will be very difficult to work through the bootcamp. Our bootcamp is mostly beginner-friendly, but if you have zero IT background, then it will be very challenging for you.
In that case, we recommend people to join our bootcamp, once they know at least conceptually how software development works, what IT roles there are and basically have an understanding of what the manual processes are that a DevOps engineer tries to automate and make more efficient.
Usually DevOps engineer is not the first IT job people have, but rather a role they transition to, if they are already software developers, system administrators, test engineers, network engineers etc.
Having said that, we do have some students with little IT background in our bootcamp, who have started as junior DevOps engineers after completing it. So it is possible, but it will be much more challenging, and you would need to put in a lot of time and effort to learn.
IT Beginners Course - Pre-Bootcamp Course
As we noticed this huge interest for our DevOps bootcamp from non IT people , we started working on a "Pre-Bootcamp" course, which will make it easier to join and become DevOps engineers. We see this huge demand for DevOps engineers daily and it would be a pity to exclude so many motivated and talented people, who truly want to transition to IT and DevOps specifically.
So in this course, we teach you everything you need to be able to start our DevOps bootcamp.
We decided to create this course ourselves, because we couldn't find any such preparation course on the internet, which we could recommend you to take before. So this course is very special and unique, because we tackled and solved this difficult task of giving you real world insights of how software development and deployment processes work in practice.
You can find more information here: https://www.techworld-with-nana.com/it-beginners-course
Is this bootcamp suitable for my company to upskill my employees?
Yes, half of our bootcamp and course purchases are from companies, who build out their internal DevOps know-how with our educational content.
Most of which are actually suggested by the employees themselves, as they appreciate Nana’s outstanding teaching style and hands-on demos, leaving them with no knowledge-gaps as well as knowing clearly how to apply the learnt skills right away in their work.
Companies appreciate it that employees don’t need to be sent away for several months to complete the training, but instead they can learn the skills next to their job. It’s self-paced, meaning the employees can watch the materials whenever they have time for it and re-watch specific parts, when they work on that specific task. The time and eventually money saved is huge, because the engineers don’t get stuck for hours or even days, trying to find the solution across the internet.
What if I am unhappy with the bootcamp?
Generally if something is unclear or you have problems with the bootcamp, we will try to support you immediately to answer all your questions. We are also happy to hear your feedback or criticism immediately, so we can fix it for you.
However, if you are still unsatisfied with your purchase, you can request a refund within the first 30 days.
Check out our refund policy here: https://www.techworld-with-nana.com/terms-bootcamp
To ask for a refund, just send us an e-mail at bootcamp@techworld-with-nana.com
Please include the reason why you're asking for a refund and the email address you use for your DevOps Bootcamp account.
We are always improving the bootcamp and adding more value based also or especially on student's feedback, so we would like to know what we can do better.
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