Introduction to DevOps
Why Intro to DevOps?
DevOps culture has taken over the software industry and permanently changed the way many organizations do their work. DevOps is a culture of collaboration between Development and Operations teams that is supported by a variety of practices and tools. Through practices such as monitoring, CI/CD, and blameless retrospectives we can reliably deliver software with great speed and high-quality. In this course, you will learn about this culture, these practices, and more!
Take-Away Skills
Here’s what you’ll be learning In this course:
- The steps that changes to software go through to get from a developer’s computer to its users
- The role and responsibilities of a traditional Operations team
- An overview of modern infrastructure management
- The difference between a DevOps culture and that of a traditional organization
- The purposes of key practices such as CI/CD, monitoring, and containerization
- The role of scalability, observability, and resiliency in a modern software system
Codecademy courses have been taken by employees at
- 1Learn what the Introduction to DevOps course has in store!
- 2Learn about the process of making code available to users and the elements of a DevOps culture!
- 3Learn about the ways system infrastructure is managed from both a traditional and a DevOps perspective!
- 4Learn how we can apply monitoring to gain insights into how our systems are doing!
- 5Learn about the ways in which our systems can be resilient to problems!
How you'll master it
Stress-test your knowledge with quizzes that help commit syntax to memory

— Madelyn, Pinterest
I know from first-hand experience that you can go in knowing zero, nothing, and just get a grasp on everything as you go and start building right away.
Course Description
DevOps is a culture of collaboration between Development and Operations teams that is supported by a variety of practices and tools.
Details
Earn a certificate of completion
5 hours to complete in total
Beginner
1 informational
Learn about the process of making code available to users and the elements of a DevOps culture!
1 lesson, 1 quiz
1 lesson, 1 quiz
1 lesson, 1 quiz
1 lesson, 1 quiz
1 article, 1 informational