DevOps: Engineering for Deployment and Operations

What it is about

You learn how the development and operation of software are brought together to achieve short release cycles with high quality. In the end you can apply DevOps principles, design deployment pipelines and scalable microservice architectures, and operate and monitor production environments.

What you will be able to do

• Explain and evaluate DevOps principles
• Apply virtualization and cloud integration
• Design Continuous-Integration-/Continuous-Delivery pipelines
• Evaluate monitoring strategies and user feedback
• Integrate security and compliance measures
• Create microservices and scalable architectures
• Operate production and perform incident management
• Research and assess advanced DevOps topics

What the module consists of

• VorlesungIntroduction to concepts, methods and examples
• In-class-Übungen (Quizzes, Modellierung, Programmieraufgaben)Understanding assessment and individual feedback
• Projektarbeit im TeamPractical application of the content on a given project

Teaching method

• Slide presentation with animationsConveys concepts and explains examples
• Small interactive exercises (Quizzes, modeling and programming tasks)Assess understanding and promote active learning
• Team-based project workTranslates theory into practice and captures collaboration in a DevOps environment
• Regular feedback sessions and presentationsSupport reflection, improvement and communication of results
• Online exercises and discussion platformSupport self-study, exchange and individual feedback