Cloud Integrations
MODULE_04 / OVERVIEW // USAC · CLOUD INTEGRATIONS
MODULE READY

Continuous Delivery — foundations

Module 03 was the org shape. Module 04 is the technical substrate that makes flow possible: every environment created on demand from version control, version control as the single source of truth, infrastructure rebuilt rather than repaired. "Done" stops meaning "code compiles."

SEC_01
READY
cloud_sync

Environments on demand

~1 hr · interactive
  • ›Why first-time-in-prod is the bug
  • ›Devs running prod-like locally
  • ›Codify env build, don't doc it
  • ›Ops + Dev both win
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SEC_02
READY
commit

Version control · single truth

~1 hr · interactive
  • ›Code + env + scripts + tools
  • ›Forsgren's predictor of perf
  • ›What goes in the repo
  • ›Everyone in the value stream
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SEC_03
READY
autorenew

Rebuild, don't repair

~1 hr · interactive
  • ›Pets vs. cattle
  • ›Immutable infrastructure
  • ›Redefining "done"
  • ›Keep pre-prod current
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SYS.PROJECT HANDS_ON · 10 PTS

Course project · Azure AKS DevOps Junction arrow_forward

Provision an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster with Terraform and deploy a sample app into it. 8 deliverables scored on a 10-point scale. Use the Azure free credit you set up in Module 02's capstone.

// full brief + PDF + checklist →
SYS.NEXT_MODULE READY

Module 05 — Fast and reliable automated testing arrow_forward

The deployment pipeline, the test pyramid, TDD, performance + non-functional testing, the andon cord for a red build.