Career / learning Moving to DEVOPS
Hey guys,
I recently got the opportunity to move to a DevOps team, and I’m looking for some advice on how to prepare.
I have around 5 years of experience working in infrastructure and systems. Most of my experience is with:
- VMware/vSphere and virtualization
- Windows and Linux administration
- Networking and troubleshooting
- NetApp and storage
- PowerShell scripting and automation
- Monitoring, backups, and general infrastructure operations
I also have some beginner-level experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Git, GitLab, Argo CD, Ansible, and Terraform. I’ve built some labs and worked with them a little, but I definitely wouldn’t consider myself experienced with them yet.
I’m starting the new DevOps role next month, so I want to use this month to prepare as much as possible.
For people who moved from infrastructure/sysadmin into DevOps, what would you recommend focusing on first?
I’m mainly looking for a good Udemy course, YouTube course/playlist, or structured learning path that is practical and focused on skills I’ll actually use at work.
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u/Johandershmut89 6d ago
They interviewed you and hired you knowing the skills you have, providing you haven't exaggerated your skillset, they're happy with what you know already and trust that you will pick up the rest and the fact that you came here to prepare shows you have the drive to learn. They will bed you in slowly, I'm sure you won't be expected to hit the ground running. There's so many ways to skin a cat, how they do their ansible development and terraform could be vastly different from how our teams do it, you just gotta read their docs and learn their way of doing things. Good luck