Configuration Management and the Cloud
In this course, you’ll learn how to apply automation to manage fleets of computers. You’ll understand how to automate the process for deploying new computers, keeping those machines updated, managing large-scale changes, and a lot more. We’ll discuss managing both physical machines running in our offices and virtual machines running in the Cloud.We’ll start by looking into an automation technique called configuration management, which lets you manage the configuration of our computers at scale. Specifically, you’ll learn how to use Puppet, the current industry standard for configuration management. We’ll look at some simple examples, and then see how we can apply the same concepts to more complex cases. You’ll be a Puppet-master in no time!
Later on, you’ll expand your automation skills by understanding how to use the Cloud to help scale your infrastructure. You’ll check out some best practices for handling hundreds of virtual machines running in the Cloud and troubleshooting them when things don’t go according to plan.
Understand the benefits of configuration management and infrastructure as code
Manage a fleet of computers using Puppet
Automatically deploy new virtual machines running in the Cloud
Deploy changes in a safe manner
Syllabus
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Automating with Configuration Management
Week 2
Deploying Puppet
Week 3
Automation in the Cloud
Week 4
Managing Cloud Instances at Scale
FAQ
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:
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The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.
What will I get if I subscribe to this Certificate?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Certificate, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
Reviews
The course material is apt and the practice sessions actually have the essence of real-time use cases. However, more practice tests are required to get a better and broader feel.
Amazing course which takes you from each corners of cloud and service deployment. Insights on scaling and also quick lab exercise to demonstrate the same. Truly amazing experience.
best course ever , Learned a lot from management systems to automating the cloud and I got a glimpse of the google cloud platform which was so much fun
Configuration Management and the Cloud are not easy to understand and learning them has been, like all the courses I've taken on coursera before, a great experience.
