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The DevOps Essentials - The Handbook (Udemy.com)

All the basics you need to know - Get started with DevOps

4.5
34,611 reviews

Created by: Anand Rao Nednur

Last updated January 2026

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This is a two-hour primer, not a hands-on class. Anand Rao Nednur walks through DevOps practices, the history, the roles, continuous integration and delivery, and where AWS and Azure fit in. It is 21 lectures in a single section, plus one quiz. The description is upfront that it is a handbook: you learn which tools belong to which phase, but nobody demonstrates them. It suits people who hear Jenkins, Terraform or IaC in meetings and want the vocabulary.

Students like it for exactly that. Reviewers call the explanations clear, the pace good and the course a quick start for a beginner, and one says it made a difference in their job role. Two others liked the animations and the role play option. The complaints are consistent too. Lower-star reviewers call it slow, basic and dull, and want hands-on assignments. One found the AI-generated podcast section a jarring break from the slides, another disliked the accent, and one spotted typos in the text.

With about 94,000 students and a 4.5 rating across more than 34,000 reviews, nearly nine in ten of them four or five stars, it clearly does its job for beginners. It was last updated in January 2026, which is recent for a course built on concepts. Experienced reviewers say it was not a good match for them, so treat it as orientation, then move to a hands-on course on the tools themselves for the actual skills. It is paid, short, and honest about its limits.

Best forNewcomers to IT or cloud who need to follow DevOps talk in meetings, not run the tools themselves.
Skip it ifYou already work with CI/CD and want labs, or you learn by typing commands rather than watching slides.

Pros

  • Explains DevOps terms, roles and history in plain steps that reviewers call clear
  • Only two hours across 21 lectures, short enough to finish in an evening or two
  • Shows how DevOps ties into AWS and Azure and which tools fit each phase
  • Refreshed in January 2026, with animations and a role play exercise reviewers liked

Cons

  • No tool demos or labs, so reviewers who wanted hands-on assignments came away wanting more
  • Slow and basic for anyone already working in DevOps, according to the 3-star reviews
  • Lecture-style delivery felt dull to some, and one reviewer found the AI podcast section jarring
Really a good start for a beginner who need to understand quickly on what DevOps is
Anonymized User, a student

Beginner is accurate: it only asks for basic IT knowledge and assumes no DevOps or cloud background.

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What you will learn

  • Gain a solid Understanding of DevOps Practices
  • Learn about Continuous Integration and Delivery and its role in DevOps
  • DevOps terminology
  • The History and various roles in DevOps
  • At the end of this course students will be able to act as facilitator to the DevOps Functions

Course content

1 section · 21 lectures · 2 hours of video 1 quiz, 1 article

  1. 1Introduction 5 free previews21 lectures · 1 quiz · 2 hours

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • AnyOne who is passionate about learning new trends in technology
  • Any body New to the world of Devops and Cloud

What you need before you start

  • Basic Knowledge of functioning of IT
  • Access to internet in order to research further

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Course Description

DevOps is a buzz word these days. If you are working in cloud environment , then you really cannot get away from this "Buzz Word".

It is paramount that you have a clear understanding of the terminlogies used in the DevOps world. Various jargons used in the DevOps World may be daunting . You will hear about "Continuous Integration", "Build Automation", and "Orchestration" from the Developers .

You may be part of the Scrum calls and you will hear engineers talking about issue reported in tools like  Jenkins, Ansible, terraform , IaC or Chef.

This course is a basic introduction to the DevOps essentials everyone must know. By the end of this course, you will have a working knowledge of usage of DevOps in the IT World. We will cover the various practiecs and tools associated with DevOps. You would also know about the relationship between DevOps & Cloud (AWS and Azure).

If you are new to DevOps and you are searching for a real time course that would give you a kick start into your DevOps Career or If you have been in IT world for quite some time and you want to learn all about DevOps , the your search has ended. This will also act as a quick refresher for any one who  already working in DevOps.

I suggest that you take a look at the preview videos to understand if this course fits in your technical domain and interest areas.

Thank you & I welcome you to this course.

Happy Learning.

Please note that the course is only a Handbook and not a course that will demonstrate the usage of tools involved in the DevOps processes. Yes, you will know what tools are used in each phase but the labs for each tool would be an overkill for the course. - Thanks for understanding
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Instructor Details

Anand Rao Nednur

Meet Anand – a seasoned IT professional with over 20 years of experience and a specialization in Active Directory. Since 2012, Anand has been deeply involved in cloud computing, holding multiple certifications in cloud computing and cybersecurity. His expertise makes him a trusted advisor for organizations looking to transition to and optimize their cloud infrastructure.

With his strong background in information security and data engineering, Anand has guided numerous organizations in building secure, scalable cloud systems.

Passionate about knowledge-sharing, Anand regularly publishes blog articles, YouTube tutorials, and Udemy courses — all designed to make complex cloud and security concepts simple and practical. He is also the author of Adventures in Cyberland: A Guide to Information Security Awareness and also Sparky Big Byte Adventure: Bits, Bots and Computer Secrets: An Illustrated Guide to Computers for Kids , available on Amazon, where he explores cloud technologies in greater depth.

Certifications

Cloud Computing:

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate

Google Cloud Platform – Cloud Architect (GCP)

Microsoft Azure Administration (70-533)

Microsoft Azure Architecture (70-534)

Cybersecurity:

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Reviews

4.5

34,611 ratings on Udemy

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By Divya Keshari on 6/27/2026

the role play option is solid. It gives real env to practice technical communication

By Atulya Kumar on 5/26/2026

the animations and the dynamic use of content in a continued manner really keeps the lessons engaging and interesting. I also liked that AI generated podcast , that's really impressive. Hope to see more lectures like that in future soon.

By Raul Soto Suarez on 5/17/2026

SI, fue una buena lección, refuerza la importancia de trabajar en grupo cumpliendo el objetivo programado.

By Rangel Paolo Cardoso Bomfim on 3/14/2026

Big thanks! With this course I got a clear understanding of DevOps really is and where to apply. It makes a difference in my job role.

By Marco Antonio Melo on 2/18/2026

The course has a great exploration of main DevOps concepts, just some very few parts are a little confusing.

By SHEKHAR HIREMATH on 1/6/2026

Very nice explanation of concepts. From here one can move to the areas of their interest for details

By Andrew Williams on 12/31/2025

It was not a good match for me personally, as I am quite experienced in all of these concepts.

By Lukas Bayer on 12/11/2025

Its slow and basic but it does give a good overview, especially regarding buzzwords in that field.

By Oscar Londono on 11/4/2025

Appreciate the pace and content of the course. Visuals and examples are relevant to the content which helped with absorbing information.

By Paula Roberta Padilha Da Silva Rodrigues on 10/28/2025

It is a complete material and well detailed, easy to understand, using a bunch of examples that help us to visualize every topic and how it works in a real world, Congratulation.

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The DevOps Essentials - The Handbook
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  • Price: $14.99
  • Provider: icon Udemy
  • Updated: icon January 2026
  • Level: Beginner Beginner
  • Language: icon English
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  • Lectures:21 in 1 section
  • Practice:1 quiz
  • Students:94,500
  • Subtitles:27 languages
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