Introduction to CI / CD | Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment

Course Objectives

Introduction to CI / CD is a one-day fast track course that provides attendees with an in-depth review of the skills required to implement the DevOps practices of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment. Throughout the course students will explore continuous integration builds, automated testing and continuous delivery and deployment build, test, and release to the next level, learning how they function within a DevOps development environment.

Course Prerequisites

The course is intended for IT Professionals who are interested in migrating into development, with the goal of establishing a DevOps culture. The course is also suited for Developers who want to learn more about the development processes of DevOps, with the goal of expanding upon Agile processes for rapid delivery.

This course uses Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) and Microsoft Azure in the instructor demonstrations and practice labs. Students unfamiliar with these tools are welcome to follow along with the instructor in class. Alternative tools may be available upon request. 

Please see the Related Courses tab for specific Pre-Requisite courses, Related Courses that offer similar skills or topics, and next-step Learning Path recommendations.

Course Agenda

Please note that this list of topics is based on our standard course offering, evolved from typical industry uses and trends. We’ll work with you to tune this course and level of coverage to target the skills you need most.

Exploring Continuous Integration

• Continuous Integration
• Pipelines and Agents

Package Management

• Package Management
• Module 3 | Continuous Delivery
• Release Pipelines
• Environments and Tasks
• Test Automation
• Advanced Delivery

Continuous Deployment

• Continuous Deployment
• Advanced Continuous Deployment

Hands-on Practice Labs

• Practice Labs

Course Materials

Each student will receive a Student Guide with course notes, code samples, software tutorials, step-by-step written lab instructions, diagrams and related reference materials and links (as applicable). Students will also receive the project files (or code, if applicable) and solutions required for the hands-on work.

Lab Setup Made Simple.   All course labs and solutions, data sets, Tableau course software (limited version, for course use only), detailed courseware, lab guides and resources (as applicable) are provided for attendees in our easy access, no installation required, remote lab environment for the duration of the course. Our tech team will help set up, test and verify lab access for each attendee prior to the course start date, ensuring a smooth start to class and successful hands-on course experience for all participants.