The Skilled CloudOps Engineer: Roles & Responsibilities

The Skilled CloudOps Engineer: Roles & Responsibilities

• discover the key concepts covered in this course
• differentiate the traditional functional and non-functional features of DevOps from those of CloudOps, recognizing how the roles of DevOps and CloudOps engineers vary
• list the setup factors and CloudOps elements a CloudOps engineer needs to implement when establishing a robust CloudOps practice that contributes to the enterprise productively
• outline the process CloudOps engineers need to follow when planning and implementing continuous operations in public and private clouds using DevOps principles
• describe the prominent cloud architectures and practices a CloudOps engineer must embrace to ensure productive CloudOps practices
• recall the IT process automation techniques that can be adopted to orchestrate end-to-end IT processes with the Agile methodology
• recognize the role of a CloudOps engineer in designing, deploying, and managing end-to-end IT processes across on-premises and cloud infrastructures
• recognize the critical project management role played by a CloudOps engineer, which helps in adopting the right practices in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments
• describe the primary cloud infrastructure components and technologies that CloudOps engineers can use to facilitate automated infrastructure management
• outline the software re-architecting and reengineering approaches that CloudOps engineers need to adopt to transition from traditional IT to CloudOps environments and build frameworks adoptable by enterprises
• identify the significant security and compliance challenges and critical constraints of CloudOps adoption that a CloudOps engineer needs to mitigate
• summarize the key concepts covered in this course

When transitioning to a CloudOps Engineer role, you're required to recognize where your responsibilities lie and how to embrace proper CloudOps practices.

In this course, you'll distinguish the roles of DevOps and CloudOps engineers and explore a CloudOps engineer's role in designing, deploying, and managing end-to-end IT processes and in project management.

You'll examine the fundamental factors in setting up a robust CloudOps practice, the primary cloud infrastructure components and technologies, and how to implement DevOps principles to ensure continuous operations in public and private clouds.

You'll also investigate the most prominent cloud architectures, automation techniques for composing agile and automated end-to-end IT processes, and software re-architecting and re-engineering approaches.

Lastly, you'll identify the significant CloudOps security and compliance challenges you need to mitigate when transitioning from a traditional IT to a CloudOps environment. 

The Skilled CloudOps Engineer: Transforming to a CloudOps Engineer

The Skilled CloudOps Engineer: Transforming to a CloudOps Engineer

• discover the key concepts covered in this course
• recall the techniques that CloudOps engineers can use to identify the need for continuous application optimization in the cloud
• recognize the core factors for deriving a technology upgrade path that can enable enterprises to remain in sync with future technology trends
• list the primary cloud management skills a CloudOps engineer must possess to manage the critical ops processes are applied in cloud architectures
• describe the approach that can be adopted by CloudOps engineers for better collaboration and communication with key stakeholders participating in CloudOps management and implementation processes
• identify the architecting skills that CloudOps engineers must possess in order to be able to architect CloudOps components
• describe the prominent transformation and modernization practices that CloudOps engineers must adopt to modernize and transform CloudOps practices
• recognize why CloudOps engineers must establish a cloud reference architecture and best practices to do so
• recall the responsibilities of a strategic advisor that must be provided by CloudOps engineers
• identify the main criteria that CloudOps engineers must consider in order to select the right cloud platforms and tools
• outline the critical multi-cloud security assessment and defense techniques that a CloudOps engineer needs to consider when designing and architecting CloudOps solutions
• summarize the key concepts covered in this course

To develop into a dependable CloudOps engineer, you need to be conscious of the many hats you must wear and the many situations you need to plan for.

In this course, you'll explore the various skills needed by CloudOps engineers, including those required for cloud management, CloudOps component architecting, and to establish collaboration and communication techniques.

Next, you'll learn how to identify the need for continuous application optimization in the cloud and outline why and how to adopt cloud reference architecture. You'll also identify optimal CloudOps transformation and modernization methods, how to design a technology upgrade path, and the selection criteria when choosing cloud platforms and tools.

Lastly, you'll investigate how to embody a strategic advisor's role and implement appropriate multi-cloud security assessment and defense techniques when designing and architecting CloudOps solutions.