How to Start DevOps in 2025

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Govardhana M K
January 24, 2025

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Along with a use case deep dive, we identify the remote job opportunities, top news, tools, and articles in the TechOps industry.

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🧠 Use Case

  • How to Start DevOps in 2025

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🧠 USE CASE

How to Start DevOps in 2025

The most common request I receive all the time:

I am in role ‘X’, what tools should I learn to move to ‘DevOps’?

Well, most DevOps roadmaps and courses focus on tools, but tools are just a subset of DevOps.

For instance, how many DevOps engineers actually know how a Linux file system is organized?

Is this crucial? Absolutely, 200 % yes.

In fact, most DevOps days are spent working in Linux.

Linux is just an example.

Before learning tools, there is a pre state.

I call it the 'DevOps Day 0' Roadmap.

Linux: File Systems, Package Management, Systemd, Permissions, Logs, Disk and Process Management

Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, VPN, Load Balancers, Firewalls, Network Protocols, Subnetting

Database: SQL vs. NoSQL, ACID Properties, Scalability, Data Modeling

Security: Encryption, Authentication, Authorization, OWASP Top 10, Security Policies, Risk Assessment, Compliance Standards (like GDPR, HIPAA).

Storage: Block Storage, Object Storage, File Storage, NAS, SAN, SSD vs. HDD.

DR: Backup and Restore, Pilot Light, Warm Standby, Multi-site, RTO (Recovery Time Objective), RPO (Recovery Point Objective).

Cache: In-memory Caches (Redis, Memcached), CDN, Cache Invalidation, Write-through vs. Write-back Cache, Cache Hit Ratio.

Well, I can hear you asking, where would I learn these?

For a limited time, I am giving away my Day '0' DevOps Guide covering the concepts highlighted so far.

In fact, there are a few websites to learn DevOps tools for free.

1. Git

2. Programming

3. CI/CD

4. IaC

5. Containers

6. Labs

DevOps is 20% building, 80% optimizing and operating.

Get the 'Day 0' basics right before jumping into tools.

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