Web operations engineers deal with architecting, maintaining, and scaling the systems which drive web-based applications. While creating a basic web application is relatively easy these days, the systems on which they run get significantly larger, complex, and more difficult to manage when you have to design for millions of page views a day. Luckily, these seasoned professionals are here to help. From DNS to databases, networking to service failures, they walk you through the basics and give you the resources you need to keep going.

These videos are in supplement to the free written curriculum of the Ops School project, available at http://www.opsschool.org. Ops School is a community-driven, comprehensive program teaching the skills necessary to become a professional operations engineer. Check out the curriculum and learn how!