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CourseraConfiguration Management and the Cloud
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Korshub Take
Configuration Management and the Cloud is a practical, tools-first course on automating how computer fleets get deployed and maintained. Instead of theory alone, it puts you inside Puppet to configure virtual machines and touches Terraform for infrastructure as code.
It's designed for beginners moving toward cloud operations work, covering IaaS concepts, cloud deployment patterns, and the system monitoring and incident-management habits that keep systems running once they're actually live in production.
Key skills covered
- Configuration management with Puppet
- Infrastructure as Code fundamentals, including Terraform
- Cloud deployment, system monitoring, and change control
With more than 127,000 learners enrolled, it's a heavily validated on-ramp for anyone aiming at cloud support, sysadmin, or early DevOps roles.
About this course
In this course, learners will unlock the potential of automation for computer fleet management. This course provides a solid foundation in automation techniques, offering a pathway to becoming a versatile IT professional prepared to launch and support modern cloud based applications and systems. This course covers the art of automating computer deployment and management in a cloud-based environment, including the configuration of virtual machines using Puppet and managing infrastructure resource
Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Management, Puppet (Configuration Management Tool), Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Virtual Machines, Cloud Deployment, Software As A Service, Change Control, Terraform, System Monitoring, Incident Management, Configuration Management.
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