Data Center DevOps: On-Prem Infrastructure Like The Cloud

What you’ll learn
Automate Windows and Linux virtual machine creation with Packer
Provision servers into VMWare from Packer virtual machine templates using Terraform
Configure virtual machines using Ansible
Integrate secure credential management into Packer, Ansible and Terraform using Vault
Dynamically create Ansible inventories from terraform plans
Deploy full application stacks with multiple servers and application configurations using Terraform and Ansible
Deploy, setup and manage build processes using Packer, Terraform, Vault and Ansible in Jenkins
Setup and configure the GOGS git server
Setup and configure Jenkins build server with integration to Git

Description
Learn how to automate your data center in a devops manner while staying focused with on-prem data centers. There are simply too many courses on automation covering the native cloud providers while ignoring where the majority of workloads still run!

I start each section with an introduction of concepts and then walk you through installation, configuration and execution of each toolset and concept.

We’ll learn how to:

Create a centralized build server in Ubuntu

Automate Windows and Linux virtual machine creation with Packer

Provision servers into VMWare from Packer virtual machine templates using Terraform

Configure virtual machines using Ansible

Integrate secure credential management into Packer, Ansible and Terraform using Vault

Dynamically create Ansible inventories from terraform plans

Deploy full application stacks with multiple servers and application configurations using Terraform and Ansible

Deploy, setup and manage build processes using Packer and Terraform in Jenkins

Setup and configure the GOGS git server

Each section builds on the last and you’ll significantly grow your comfort level with all things automation using a plethora of different tools and languages. By the time we’re done you’ll be able to take what you’ve learned and apply it to your own scenarios… whether you’re doing this in your day job or wanting to build out an awesome home lab.

I am very passionate about supporting 3 organizations that are aiming to help find cures for health issues that have profoundly impacted those around me throughout my life. As a result a portion of my earnings will go to each of these initiatives (15% of all earnings):

5% to the Alzheimer’s Association

5% to the National Alliance on Mental Illness

5% to the American Cancer Society

Who this course is for:
VMWare administrators looking to grow skillsets in devops and automation
Software developers, engineers and architects interested in integrating with on-prem data center infrastructure provisioning
Linux administrators looking to spend more time on value-add activities
DevOps, SRE and automation engineers and administrators looking to enhance their skillsets
Presales architects focused on devops and automation
Sales engineers focused on devops and automation
Cloud engineers and architects looking to build better hybrid data center integration
Directors and managers looking to push their teams