DevOps foundations: The core principles and practices

A lifecycle-shaped path

The path follows the application lifecycle in five stages: discovering DevOps, planning with it, developing, delivering and operating. Each stage picks up where the last one leaves off, so the sequence matters more than any single module.

What it emphasizes

Collaboration between development and operations teams sits at the centre, with continuous integration, continuous delivery and automation as the mechanics. GitHub runs through the practices, so you see the same platform used from planning through to operations.

Who benefits

• People new to DevOps who want a structured overview rather than a single tool.
• Developers who need to understand how their code reaches production.
• Operations staff who want to see where their work sits in the wider cycle.

At 4 hours 29 minutes across five modules, it is a substantial foundation. The operate module is a useful reminder that delivery does not end at deployment.