Continuous Delivery Architecture (CDA) Course

A continuous delivery architect is a a tool-agnostic individual engaged in the design, implementation, and management of DevOps deployment pipelines and toolchains that support Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Testing and, potentially, Continuous Deployment. A continuous delivery architect is also involved in defining or integrating underpinning processes, metrics, APIs and cultural considerations.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The learning objectives for DevOps Continuous Delivery Architecture (CDA) include a practical understanding of:

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• The principles of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
• Continuous Delivery vs. DevOps Continuous Integration practices
• Extending Continuous Integration to Continuous Deployment
• Principles for architecting a deployment pipeline
• Engaging Ops in Continuous Delivery
• Testing and continuous delivery
• Security and continuous delivery
• Continuous deployment and automated release
• Cultural and people consideration
• Change resistance
• Metrics Critical Success Factors, Risks, and Challenges
• Getting started

COURSE / STUDENT MATERIALS

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• Sixteen (16) hours of instructor-led training and exercise facilitation
• Digital Learner Manual (excellent post-class reference)
• Participation in exercises designed to apply concepts
• Sample documents, templates, tools and techniques
• Access to additional sources of information and communities

CERTIFICATION

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Successfully passing the certification exam leads to the candidate’s designation as a certified DevOps Continuous Delivery Architect (CDA)℠. The certification is governed and maintained by the DevOps Institute; exams are delivered through an independent, global examination partner.

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PREREQUISITES

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• DevOps Foundation® certification course
• Completion of pre-class assignment

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AUDIENCE

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• Anyone involved in cultural transformations and organizational change
• Enterprise architects
• Software developers
• Build engineers
• Release managers and engineers
• Operational and infrastructure teams
• Security professionals
• Testers and QA managers
• IT Managers
• Project Managers
• Maintenance and support staff