In today’s world, companies are looking for skilled employees who have a good knowledge of cloud platforms and the implementation of DevOps practices. Organisations are in a race to hire skilled people who understand the importance of processes, and can work on multiple tools and technologies. This series of articles will outline popular certifications that can help you further your career. The first part lists and briefly describes six DevOps certifications offered by the DevOps Institute and two by Coursera.
DevOps and cloud certification is a good way to demonstrate your skills in a highly competitive market. It may be argued that it is knowledge and not a document that helps one enter and move up in an organisation. However, a certification from a validated authority makes you confident and offers you more opportunities in an organisation or on LinkedIn. Certifications are also recognised during annual appraisals in many companies.
In part one of this article series, we will take a quick look at some of the popular DevOps certifications from the DevOps Institute and from Coursera, which can be useful for different levels of skillsets.
DevOps Institute: DevOps Foundation®
As DevOps adoption continues to grow and drive digital transformation in companies, it is important that people in these organisations have the required skills and knowledge to deliver high-quality solutions with faster time to market. The DevOps Foundation course helps develop the core concepts of DevOps.
| Registration fees | US$ 200 (India) / US$ 245 (USA) |
| Prerequisites | None. Awareness of IT terminology and IT related work experience is recommended |
| Questions and format | Multiple choice |
| Exam duration | 60 minutes |
| Passing score | 65 per cent |
| Medium of delivery | Web based |
| Open book | Yes |
| Exam content and objectives |
|
| Good reference books | Exam Study Guide provided by DevOps Institute |
| Benefits |
|
| Free training | Instructor-led, exam prep, e-learning, self-study |
| Schedule your exam | https://devopsinstitute.com/devops-foundation-certification-exam-voucher/,https://www.webassessor.com/ |
DevOps Institute: DevOps Leader®
Leading people through a DevOps evolution requires new skills, tools, improved communication and collaboration, innovative thinking, and leadership in order to be successful. The DevOps Leader course helps to get a good understanding about leadership, as well as managing and adopting change.
| Registration fees | US$ 200 (India) / US$ 245 (USA) |
| Prerequisites | None. Awareness of IT terminology and IT related work experience is recommended |
| Questions and format | Multiple choice |
| Exam duration | 60 minutes |
| Passing score | 65 per cent |
| Medium of delivery | Web based |
| Open book | Yes |
| Exam content and objectives |
|
| Good reference books | Exam Study Guide provided by DevOps Institute |
| Benefits |
|
| Free training | Instructor-led, exam prep, e-learning, self-study |
| Schedule your exam | https://devopsinstitute.com/devops-leader-certification-exam-voucher/ , https://www.webassessor.com/ |
DevOps Institute: Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) FoundationSM
Organisations are today dealing with continuous change in an extremely complex environment that uses different tools and technology stacks. So there is a higher risk of downtime and challenging incidents. The Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Foundation course helps anyone with hands-on experience to improve service reliability and system resiliency.
| Registration fees | US$ 200/ US$ 245 (USA) |
| Prerequisites | None. Awareness of IT terminology and IT related work experience is recommended. |
| Questions and format | Multiple choice |
| Exam duration | 60 minutes |
| Passing score | 65 per cent |
| Medium of delivery | Web based |
| Open book | Yes |
| Exam content and objectives |
|
| Good reference books | Exam Study Guide provided by DevOps Institute |
| Benefits |
|
| Free training | Instructor-led, exam prep, e-learning, self-study |
| Schedule your exam | https://devopsinstitute.com/sre-foundation-certification-exam-voucher/, https://www.webassessor.com/ |
DevOps Institute: DevSecOps FoundationSM
Incidents of data breaches are on the rise and hence there is an increased emphasis on data privacy regulations. The DevSecOps Foundation course helps develop skills in identity and access management, application security, operational security; governance, risk, compliance (GRC), and audit.
| Registration fees | US$ 200 / US$ 245 (USA) |
| Prerequisites | None. Awareness of IT terminology and IT related work experience is recommended. |
| Questions and format | Multiple choice |
| Exam duration | 60 minutes |
| Passing score | 65 per cent |
| Medium of delivery | Web based |
| Open book | Yes |
| Exam content and objectives |
|
| Good reference books | Exam Study Guide provided by DevOps Institute |
| Benefits |
|
| Free training | Instructor-led, exam prep, e-learning, self-study |
| Schedule your exam | https://devopsinstitute.com/devsecops-foundation-certification-exam-voucher/, https://www.webassessor.com/ |
DevOps Institute: Continuous Delivery Ecosystem FoundationSM
Continuous delivery helps to improve the time to market and the quality of an application. It also helps to respond to market changes rapidly to remain competitive through technology disruptions. The Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation course is designed to make certificate holders be aware about continuous delivery concepts, including culture, practices, monitoring and security.
| Registration fees | US$ 200 (India) / US$ 245 (USA) |
| Prerequisites | None. Awareness of IT terminology and IT related work experience is recommended. |
| Questions and format | Multiple choice |
| Exam duration | 60 minutes |
| Passing score | 65 per cent |
| Medium of delivery | Web based |
| Open book | Yes |
| Exam content and objectives |
|
| Good reference books | Exam Study Guide provided by DevOps Institute |
| Benefits |
|
| Free training | Instructor-led, exam prep, e-learning, self-study |
| Schedule your exam | https://devopsinstitute.com/continuous-delivery-ecosystem-certification-exam-voucher/, https://www.webassessor.com/ |
DevOps Institute: Continuous
Testing FoundationSM
The Continuous Testing Foundation course is designed to ensure certificate holders can enable faster, higher quality releases at reduced costs for minimising business risks.
| Registration fees | US$ 200 (India) / US$ 245 (USA) |
| Prerequisites | None. Awareness of IT terminology and IT related work experience is recommended. |
| Questions and format | Multiple choice |
| Exam duration | 60 minutes |
| Passing score | 65 per cent |
| Medium of delivery | Web based |
| Open book | Open book |
| Exam content and objectives |
|
| Good reference books | Exam Study Guide provided by DevOps Institute |
| Benefits |
|
| Free training | Instructor-led, exam prep, e-learning, self-study |
| Schedule your exam | https://devopsinstitute.com/continuous-testing-certification-exam-voucher/, https://www.webassessor.com/ |
Coursera: DevOps Culture and Mindset
The DevOps Culture and Mindset course from Coursera provides information about the foundational principles of DevOps, with culture and mindset as focal points. It covers different aspects such as systems thinking, feedback loops, continuous improvement, loosely coupled architecture and teams, managing risk, and dealing with unplanned work. It also covers strategies to manage and monitor the work as well as keep it organised, and maintain a high level of quality by following DevOps practices.
| Registration fees | Coursera subscription |
| Offered by | University of California, Davis |
| Level | Intermediate level |
| Questions and format | Multiple choice and case study |
| Course duration | 15 hours |
| Medium of delivery | Online |
| Open book | Yes |
| Exam content and objectives |
|
| Benefits |
|
| Register for the course | https://www.coursera.org/learn/devops-culture-and-mindset |
| My view | It is a wonderful course, with good exercises and a case study. Good for beginners as well as experienced professionals who want to understand why culture is the mainstay of this transformational exercise. |
Coursera: Continuous Delivery and DevOps
The Continuous Delivery and DevOps course helps individuals to be aware about DevOps disciplines and gain knowledge of both technical and managerial skills. It helps to cultivate a continuous deployment culture and capability in an organisation.
| Registration fees | Rs 4,305 |
| Offered by | University of Virginia |
| Level | Beginner |
| Questions and format | Multiple choice and case study |
| Course duration | Eight hours |
| Medium of delivery | Online |
| Exam content and objectives |
|
| Benefits |
|
| Register for the course | https://www.coursera.org/learn/uva-darden-continous-delivery-devops |
