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The Cloud DevOps Engineer's Guide
The Cloud DevOps Engineer's Guide

The Cloud DevOps Engineer's Guide: Build, automate, secure, and scale cloud-native CI/CD pipelines with DevOps best practices

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The Cloud DevOps Engineer's Guide

Part 1

Foundations of DevOps and the Cloud

In this first part of the book, you'll build the essential skills and tools that every modern DevOps engineer relies on. Starting from the big picture of DevOps culture and cloud computing, you'll set up a professional development environment, master version control with Git and GitHub, containerize applications with Docker, and define infrastructure as code with Terraform. By the end of this part, you'll have a fully equipped workstation and the core building blocks needed to assemble an automated software delivery system.

This part of the book includes the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1, Understanding the DevOps and Cloud Landscape
  • Chapter 2, Setting Up Your DevOps Workstation
  • Chapter 3, Mastering Version Control with Git and GitHub
  • Chapter 4, Introduction to Containerization with Docker
  • Chapter 5, Introduction to Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
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Key benefits

  • Build cloud DevOps CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Helm
  • Apply DevSecOps, observability, and cloud security best practices in real projects
  • Explore GitOps, FinOps, AIOps, and modern career paths for cloud DevOps engineers

Description

Modern software delivery demands speed, reliability, and scalability, and cloud DevOps engineering makes it possible. The Cloud DevOps Engineer’s Guide is a practical, hands-on DevOps guide for building production-grade workflows using modern cloud-native tools and platforms. Starting with core DevOps and cloud concepts, this book helps you set up your workstation, master Git and Docker, and provision infrastructure using Terraform. You’ll build complete CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, automate cloud deployments, and orchestrate containerized applications with Kubernetes and Helm. As you progress, you’ll implement DevSecOps practices, integrate monitoring, logging, and observability, and secure cloud environments using IAM, secrets management, and network controls. Advanced chapters cover reliability engineering, cost optimization, GitOps, FinOps, platform engineering, and AIOps. Packed with hands-on labs, real-world workflows, and automation-driven examples, this cloud DevOps engineer guide prepares you to run modern cloud systems with confidence and grow your career in an AI-powered cloud era.

Who is this book for?

This book is for aspiring and early-career DevOps engineers, cloud engineers, SREs, and software developers looking to transition into DevOps roles. It’s also ideal for system administrators, IT professionals, and freelancers who want hands-on experience with cloud-native DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, and modern automation practices.

What you will learn

  • Build a DevOps workstation with Git, Bash, Docker, and cloud CLIs
  • Apply GitFlow branching, PR reviews, and merge conflict resolution
  • Create reusable Terraform modules and manage remote state
  • Implement CI tests and CD release workflows for staging/production
  • Deploy to Kubernetes using manifests, Deployments, and Helm charts
  • Enforce least-privilege IAM and manage secrets + encryption
  • Define SLOs/SLIs, set alerting, and practice incident response runbooks

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Table of Contents

22 Chapters
Part 1: Foundations of DevOps and the Cloud Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 1: Understanding the DevOps and Cloud Landscape Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Setting Up Your DevOps Workstation Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: Mastering Version Control with Git and GitHub Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Introduction to Containerization with Docker Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: Introduction to Infrastructure as Code with Terraform Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 2: Building and Automating the CI/CD Pipeline Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: Constructing Your First CI/CD Pipeline Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Automating Infrastructure with Terraform and CI/CD Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: Container Orchestration with Kubernetes Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Cloud-Native CI/CD with AWS Developer Tools Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: Monitoring, Logging, and Observability Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 3: Security, Optimization, and Career Growth Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: Integrating Security into DevOps (DevSecOps) Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 12: Advanced Cloud Security and Identity Management Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 13: System Maintenance and Reliability Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 14: Continuous Improvement and Cost Optimization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 15: The Future of DevOps: Emerging Trends Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 16: Building Your Career as a Freelance DevOps Engineer Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 17: Unlock Access to the Code Bundle and the PDF Version Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Other Books You May Enjoy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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