Cloud-computing permeates our lives, particularly if you work or want to work in an IT related field. If you want to learn the processes and methods used when developing cloud-native applications, from start to finish, then this course is for you!

Learn the meaning behind buzzwords such as DevOps, CI/CD, Agile, and NoSQL and why they have become integral with cloud-native application development.

Learn how DevOps can improve your organization’s culture by maintaining consistent behavior and high code quality through approaches like test-driven and behavior-driven development. It helps you establish uniform practices and uphold exemplary code quality.

Additionally, you explore the benefits of implementing Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) alongside Agile and Scrum methodologies. You'll also understand how aligning teams and promoting autonomy contributes to building superior systems.

The course also covers MongoDB principles in depth and explores IBM Cloudant, including its architecture, technologies, advantages, and common use cases.

Deploy and modernize an application, refine user stories, add new features, and redeploy using CI/CD. This project will serve as a valuable addition to your portfolio, showcasing your newly acquired skills.

Course Syllabus

Module 1: Introduction to Cloud Native

Welcome to Developing Cloud Native Applications
Cloud Computing Overview
Cloud Native Applications
CNCF
Hybrid Cloud (Optional)
Modernizing with Cloud Native Technologies

Module 2: DevOps & CI/CD

What is DevOps
Essential Characteristics of DevOps
Test Driven Development
Behaviour Driven Development
What is CI and CD
Benefits of CI
Benefits of CD
Benefits of CI/CD
Tools for DevOps, CI and CD
DevOps Tools Categories and Their Available Tools
CI/CD in Action
Everyone is Responsible for Success

Module 3: Agile and Scrum

Introduction to Agile Development and Scrum
Agile Principles
Scrum Overview
Organizational impact of Agile
Mistaking Iterative Development for Agile
Destination Unknown
Roles in Agile Development
Creating Good User Stories
Effectively using Story Points
Building the Product Backlog
Sprint Planning
The Sprint Review
The Sprint Retrospective
Signing up ZenHub
Creating stories in ZenHub (fictatious use case

Module 4: NoSQL Databases in Cloud

NoSQL Overview
Overview of MongoDB
Advantages of MongoDB
Use Cases for MongoDB
MongoDB in the Cloud IDE
Getting Started with MongoDB
MongoDB CRUD
CRUD Operations
Hands-On Lab: Accessing MongoDB from Python (Optional)
Lesson 1 Summary: NoSQL and MongoDB
Practice Quiz: NoSQL and MongoDB
Cheat Sheet
Optional: Cloudant
Overview of Cloudant
Cloudant Architecture and Key Technologies
Cloudant Benefits and Solutions

Final Project

Final Project Overview
Final Project Instruction
Peer Graded Assignment

General Information

In this course, you will learn:

Explore cloud-native applications concepts and methodologies.
Discover the purpose and usefulness of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and its resources
Recognize the DevOps culture and its benefits for cloud application development
Differentiate between TDD and BDD
Implement CI/CD practices using Agile methods such as user stories to facilitate the development process.
Perform CRUD operations using MongoDB

Recommended Skills Prior to Taking this Course

Familiarity with Cloud concepts and terminology
Basic literacy in Cloud Application Development
Basic knowledge of HTML and Javascript

Fundamentals of Cloud Native, DevOps, NoSQL, and Agile

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