This document provides information about the DevOps Foundation certification course. It begins with an introduction to DevOps and why it is important for organizations. It then describes the DevOps Foundation course, which provides 16 hours of foundational knowledge on DevOps principles, practices, culture and automation. The course benefits include being comprehensive, holistic, interactive and helping organizations create a common understanding, identify opportunities and lay a foundation for further education.

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Introducing
DevOps Foundation

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Agenda
• What is DevOps?
• Who uses DevOps and Why?
• What is DevOps Foundation?
• Class Schedule

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About Us
Xellentro is an emerging global provider of project, program,
portfolio management, IT Service management and Agile consulting
and training services. Established in 2012, with Headquarters in
Bangalore, India, Xellentro works closely with its clients in tackling
their most difficult organizational development challenges. Xellentro
is a specialist organization that works with its clients to identify
improvement areas and uses experienced consultants to enhance
their business and development processes.
While the realm of Management Consulting is vast and a number of
firms provide a range of advisory services – starting from niche areas
to general management domains – what differentiates us is our
practitioner’s approach where we don’t limit ourselves only to
advisory and rather prefer to stay on till envisaged benefits are
realized and final outcomes are delivered. We bring in huge
experience across industry verticals and geographies which make us
confident enough to put our neck into the stake when it comes to
achieving envisaged benefits and values.

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What is DevOps?
• Responds to accelerated demand for quality
software products and services
• Acknowledges the interdependence of IT
functions
• Recognizes the need for cultural
improvements
• Supports and leverages agile, lean and IT
service management (ITSM) practices
• Encourages the use of automation
DevOps is a cultural and professional movement that stresses
communication, collaboration and integration between software
developers and IT operations professionals.

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DevOps’ Goals
• Better IT alignment and business responsiveness
• Faster, smaller, more frequent releases
• Improved
• Time to market
• Quality of code, products and services
• Productivity
• Customer satisfaction
• Employee satisfaction
• Less waste and fewer defects
• Lower long-term costs

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• Enterprises have young, nimble start-up competitors
• Agile software development is increasing
• More organizations are migrating to the cloud
• Consumers have “app” mentalities and expectations
• There is more data available to the business
• Time to market must increase
Why is DevOps Important Now?
Is DevOps realistic for Enterprise IT?
Yes.
While enterprise IT faces legacy challenges, DevOps practices
are universal and adaptable to different environments.

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Why Enterprises Should Adopt DevOps (1)
• Today’s business environment is fast
moving, competitive and technology
driven
• To thrive, enterprises must do more
than simply leverage technology; they
must use technology to enable constant
and strategic innovation
• DevOps principles and practices enable
IT organizations to demonstrably
improve their service delivery capability

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Why Enterprises Should Adopt DevOps (2)
Companies with high IT performance
are twice as likely to exceed their goals
• Profitability
• Market share
• Productivity
DevOps practices improve IT performance.
Strong IT performance is a competitive advantage.
Source: 2014 State of DevOps Report – Puppet Labs and IT Revolution Press

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Why Enterprises Should Adopt DevOps (3)
• Organizations are more agile
• Code is shipped 30 times faster
• Deployments are completed 8000 times faster
• Services are more reliable
• There are 50% fewer failures
• Service is restored 12 times faster
Organizations that implemented DevOps practices were
up to five times more likely to be high performing.
Source: 2013 State of DevOps Report – Puppet Labs and IT Revolution Press

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Why Enterprises Should Adopt DevOps (4)
• DevOps enables IT organizations to meet two
critical business goals simultaneously
• Respond to urgent business needs (change fast)
• Provide stable, reliable and secure IT services

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DevOps
Foundation Course
From Xellentro Consulting Services LLP
Authorized partner of DevOps Institute
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What is the DevOps Foundation course?
• A sixteen (16) hour certification course that
provides foundational knowledge of DevOps
including
• DevOps vocabulary
• DevOps values and practices
• The relationship between DevOps, Lean,
Agile and ITSM
• The principles of DevOps automation
• Guidance for nurturing a DevOps culture
The course and certification examination are accredited by
the DevOps Institute.

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Course Overview
• Goals, objectives and vocabulary
• Benefits to the business
• Performance measures and real-world results
• Principles
• Concepts and practices (including DevOps’ relationship
to Agile, Lean and ITSM/ITIL )
• Culture and organizational considerations
• Communication and collaboration practices
• Automation practices and technology considerations
• Adoption considerations in an enterprise environment
• Challenges, risks and critical success factors

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Who Should Attend? (1)
• Individuals involved in software development,
IT operations, IT service management or IT
project management, particularly those in an
enterprise environment
• Individuals who require a foundational
understanding of DevOps values, principles,
practices and automation
• IT professionals working in an Agile, Lean or
ITSM environment
• Individuals interested in understanding some
of the cultural considerations associated with
adopting DevOps
• Individuals who will lead DevOps initiatives
and serve as change champions

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Who Should Attend? (2)
• Software developers
• Systems engineers
• IT Operations staff
• Infrastructure
architects
• Agile, Lean or ITSM
certified individuals
• IT Leadership
• Project managers
• Business analysts
• IT Consultants
• Business consultants
• Business stakeholders
• Tool suppliers
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DevOps Foundation Course Benefits
• It’s comprehensive
• including an extensive collection of
basic DevOps terms and concepts
• It’s holistic
• Reflects all aspects of DevOps
(people, processes and technology)
• Addresses the organizational change
aspects of adopting a DevOps culture
• It’s highly interactive
• including practical hands-on
assignments that reinforce the course
material

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Summary
• The DevOps Foundation certification course
helps organizations and individuals
• Create a common mindset
• Gather momentum
• Initiate dialog and discussion
• Cross-pollinate practices
• Discuss existing capabilities
• Identify future opportunities
• Begin a gap analysis
• Lay a foundation for future educational
opportunities

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Upcoming Classes
• Call 8105966200 for class dates
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