Microsoft Azure Cloud DevOps On Udacity |
Written by Sue Gee |
Friday, 28 August 2020 |
Up until now, the Nanodegrees offered by Udacity's School of Cloud Computing have related to Amazon Web Services. Now there's a program focused on the alternative big cloud platform, Microsoft Azure. Disclosure: When you make a purchase having followed a link to from this article, we may earn an affiliate commission. The DevOps Engineer for Microsoft Azure Nanodegree program, which focuses on teaching principles for deploying and managing cloud infrastructure with Microsoft Azure starts its inaugural presentation on September 2, 2020.
We reported on the partnership between Udacity and Microsoft when it was announced in June when the emphasis was on Azure Machine Learning. This new Nanodegree is more about mainstream cloud computing and will teach students to deploy cloud infrastructure, use Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) for cloud infrastructure management, and create test environments to run automated testing. All of this learning will be done in a Microsoft Azure environment, using Azure pipelines and Azure App services. Providing the incentive to enroll in the 3-month program, Udacity states: With 95% of Fortune 500 companies using Azure and Azure-related jobs expected to grow by over 34% in the next 10 years, now is a great time to hone your DevOps skills with Microsoft’s platform. What’s more, Cloud DevOps Engineers with skills in Azure earn an average salary of over $99,000 a year according to Glassdoor. Cloud DevOps engineers in San Francisco make an average of $130,000 a year, with top earners bringing in over $166,000. Another reason for considering this program is that by completing the it you’ll be prepared for Microsoft’s AZ-400 DevOps Engineer Expert certification exam. So what does Cloud DevOps entail? Udacity answers this with: Cloud DevOps Engineers are the key link between development and deployment, leveraging agile methodologies to ensure efficient and reliable release cycles. This means working on deployment, integrations, services, and testing. DevOps Engineers are an essential part of getting code written by developers verified and released to customers. Often, DevOps Engineers are responsible for the reliability, scalability, and security of a company’s systems. While the work is not simple, it is extremely rewarding for those who enjoy tinkering and problem-solving. Even if you don't consider yourself a DevOp engineer, this Nanodegree will be useful for for people with programming backgrounds who are interested in the Cloud Computing field or gaining familiarity with Microsoft Azure and for software engineers who wants to learn more about deploying applications securely and efficiently. As with other Udacity Nanodegrees the approach is hands-on project-centric learning including the following:
Prior to enrolling on this course students should have at least one year of experience working with Python and have a fundamental knowledge of scripting and Linux shell commands. They should also understand cloud computing, including core cloud components (like databases, virtual machines, etc). For a primer on cloud computing, Udacity offers a free, beginner-level Intro to Cloud Computing course lasting 2 months. For students interested in Amazon Web Services the intermediate-level Cloud Dev Ops Engineer Nanodegree Program re-starts on September 2, as does the advanced-level AWS Cloud Architect Nanodegree Program. The Cloud Developer Nanodegree Program next begins on September 9. To know more about them, see New Udacity Cloud Nanodegree Programs. More InformationDevOps Engineer for Microsoft Azure Nanodegree Udacity School of Cloud Computing AWS Cloud Architect Nanodegree Program Cloud Developer Nanodegree Program Cloud Dev Ops Engineer Nanodegree Program Related ArticlesNew Udacity Cloud Nanodegree Programs Udacity's School of Cloud Computing Microsoft and Udacity Partner To Offer Azure Machine Learning Nanodegree Professional Credentials For Computer Science Careers To be informed about new articles on I Programmer, sign up for our weekly newsletter, subscribe to the RSS feed and follow us on Twitter, Facebook or Linkedin.
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