Cloud & Infrastructure Topics
Cloud platform services, infrastructure architecture, Infrastructure as Code, environment provisioning, and infrastructure operations. Covers cloud service selection, infrastructure provisioning patterns, container orchestration (Kubernetes), multi-cloud and hybrid architectures, infrastructure cost optimization, and cloud platform operations. For CI/CD pipeline and deployment automation, see DevOps & Release Engineering. For cloud security implementation, see Security Engineering & Operations. For data infrastructure design, see Data Engineering & Analytics Infrastructure.
Containerization and Docker Fundamentals
Packaging applications into containers: images and layers, Dockerfiles, registries, image optimization and security, and the container runtime model. Covers how containers differ from virtual machines, image build and management, and the fundamentals that underpin any orchestration platform. The container primitive before orchestration.
Linux System Administration
Operating and maintaining Linux and Unix systems: filesystems and permissions, process and service management, package management and updates, shell and scripting, storage, and network configuration on the host. Covers the day-to-day administration, troubleshooting, and hardening of Linux servers that underpin most infrastructure. The Linux operator's core skill set.