Application Mindset and Practices

Difficulty: Beginner
Duration: 4 minutes and 13 seconds
Students: 12,780
Rating: 4.7/5

Lesson Description 

This module looks at the relationship between the cloud, DevOps and Agile ways of working, reflecting on the importance of the right application mindset and practices, before identifying the key considerations for migrating services to the cloud. 

Learning Objectives 

The objectives of this lesson are to provide you with and understanding of: 

  • what DevOps is and the importance of the right development mindset. 
  • the role DevOps and cloud computing play in business transformation and their link to agile ways of working. 
  • the primary technical security implications and controls for cloud computing. 
  • the key stages to migrate services in the cloud. 
  • the primary considerations for keeping cloud services up to date. 

Intended Audience 

The lesson is aimed at anybody who needs a basic understanding of what the cloud is, how it works, and the important considerations for using it. 

Pre-requisites 

Although not essential, before you complete this lesson it would be helpful if you have a basic understanding of server hardware components and what a data center is.  

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