Mastering OpenShift for Enterprise-Grade Container Orchestration
You're under pressure. Deadlines are tightening. The demand for rock-solid, scalable container orchestration in hybrid and multi-cloud environments isn't just growing-it's expected. And if you're not leading with OpenShift expertise, you're falling behind. Legacy deployment models are costing your organisation agility and resilience. Teams are siloed. Rollbacks take hours. Scaling feels like guesswork. The risk of downtime is constant. You know the solution lies in container orchestration-but getting from theory to production-ready, enterprise-grade implementation is where most fail. That’s why we built Mastering OpenShift for Enterprise-Grade Container Orchestration. This is not a generic tutorial. This is a battle-tested, architect-led deep dive designed to take you from uncertain deployment patterns to confident, board-ready OpenShift mastery-delivering full production control in under 6 weeks. Our learners don’t just understand OpenShift-they implement it faster, safer, and with fewer errors. One learner, Sarah T., a senior DevOps architect at a global financial services firm, used these methodologies to reduce deployment failure rates by 78 percent and cut CI/CD pipeline latency by half within a single quarter. Her team now ships updates with zero downtime across 8 regions-all powered by OpenShift. This course is engineered for professionals who need more than theory. You need proven frameworks, auditable configurations, security-hardened clusters, and integration strategies that stand up to enterprise scrutiny. No fluff. No filler. Just real-world, repeatable outcomes. You’ll finish with a production-grade OpenShift implementation blueprint, a fully documented project portfolio, and the confidence to lead large-scale container orchestration initiatives. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details Learn On Your Terms-With Zero Risk
Designed for global enterprise professionals, this course delivers elite OpenShift mastery on a schedule that works for you. No rigid timelines. No live attendance requirements. Everything is structured for maximum control and minimum friction. - Self-paced learning-Start today, progress at your own speed, and complete the course in 4 to 6 weeks with dedicated effort, or stretch it over months as your workload allows.
- Immediate online access-Enroll and gain entry to the full course platform. Your learning journey begins the moment you’re ready.
- On-demand, always available-No session drops, no missed lectures. Access your materials 24/7 from any location, with seamless compatibility across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
- Lifetime access-No expiration. Revisit any module, update your knowledge with new content, and reinforce your expertise whenever needed. Future updates are included at no extra cost.
- Global, mobile-friendly access-Learn while commuting, between meetings, or from your home office. Progress syncs across all devices with a responsive, clean interface optimised for productivity.
Support, Certification, and Credibility You Can Trust
This isn’t a passive experience. You get direct, instructor-backed guidance and career-relevant outcomes proven to accelerate your trajectory. - Direct expert support-Submit questions through the secure learning portal and receive detailed responses from OpenShift-certified architects with 10+ years of enterprise deployment experience.
- Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service-Globally recognised, rigorously structured, and trusted by professionals in 130+ countries. This credential validates your ability to design, deploy, and manage enterprise OpenShift environments and enhances your professional standing.
- Real project integration-Every module concludes with a practical implementation task. By the end, you’ll have built a full-scale OpenShift cluster architecture tailored to enterprise compliance, security, and scalability requirements.
Pricing, Payments, and the Risk-Free Guarantee
We value transparency. There are no hidden fees, no subscription traps, and no surprise costs. What you see is exactly what you get-lifetime access, full curriculum, and certified completion-all for one straightforward investment. - Accepts Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal-Secure, encrypted payments processed instantly.
- 30-day money-back guarantee-If this course doesn’t meet your expectations, you’ll receive a full refund-no questions asked. We’re that confident in the value you’ll receive.
- After enrollment, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Access details to the course platform will follow once your enrollment is fully processed-ensuring secure and proper onboarding.
“Will This Work for Me?”-Your Biggest Concern, Addressed
You might be thinking: *I’m not a Kubernetes expert. My team uses a mix of cloud providers. My environment is highly regulated. Will this still work?* Yes. And here’s why: This program was built for complexity. Whether you're in finance, healthcare, government, or telecom-whether you're working with AWS, Azure, GCP, or on-prem-we teach OpenShift through the lens of real enterprise constraints: compliance mandates, legacy system integration, security audits, and change control. This works even if: you’ve only used basic Docker commands, your organisation hasn’t adopted OpenShift yet, or you’re leading the charge to modernise your stack from scratch. The curriculum walks you step-by-step from foundational principles to advanced enterprise patterns-proven to deliver results regardless of starting point. With clear structure, real project templates, and architect-approved checklists, you’re never guessing. You’re building with confidence, one validated step at a time.
Extensive and Detailed Course Curriculum
Module 1: Foundations of Enterprise Container Orchestration - Understanding the evolution from monoliths to microservices
- Core principles of containerisation and orchestration
- Role of OpenShift in modern enterprise architecture
- Differences between Kubernetes and OpenShift at scale
- Key benefits of enterprise-grade orchestration: reliability, security, scalability
- Common pain points in legacy deployment models
- How OpenShift addresses CI/CD, monitoring, and compliance holistically
- Introduction to Red Hat’s OpenShift ecosystem and support model
- Setting expectations for OpenShift ROI across teams and departments
- Defining success metrics: uptime, deployment frequency, mean time to recovery
Module 2: OpenShift Architecture and Core Components - High-level overview of OpenShift cluster architecture
- Master, worker, and etcd node roles and responsibilities
- Understanding the control plane and data plane separation
- Pods, services, and endpoints: the building blocks
- Namespaces and projects for multi-tenancy and isolation
- Service accounts, roles, and access control basics
- Image streams and container registry integration
- Build configurations and automated image pipelines
- Deployment strategies: rolling, recreate, blue/green
- Health checks: readiness and liveness probes configuration
Module 3: Installation, Setup, and Cluster Management - Planning your OpenShift deployment: cloud vs. on-prem vs. hybrid
- Choosing between OpenShift Container Platform and OKD
- Prerequisites: networking, DNS, load balancing, and storage
- Using the OpenShift Installer (ISO) for automated cluster setup
- Configuring high availability for production environments
- Validating cluster health post-installation
- Cluster lifecycle management: upgrades, patches, maintenance
- Backing up and restoring etcd for disaster recovery
- Monitoring control plane components for stability
- Best practices for cluster naming, tagging, and documentation
Module 4: Networking and Service Mesh in OpenShift - Understanding the OpenShift SDN (Software-Defined Networking)
- Pod-to-pod communication across nodes
- External access: routes, ingress controllers, and host networking
- Configuring TLS termination at the route level
- Network policies for micro-segmentation and zero-trust security
- Integrating AWS VPC or Azure VNets with OpenShift clusters
- Setting up multi-cluster service communication
- Introduction to Istio and Service Mesh integration
- Deploying and managing a service mesh on OpenShift
- Traffic splitting, canary deployments, and observability via service mesh
Module 5: Security and Compliance at Scale - Principle of least privilege in OpenShift role-based access control
- Creating and managing custom Security Context Constraints (SCCs)
- Securing container images with signed registries and vulnerability scanning
- Runtime enforcement with seccomp, AppArmor, and SELinux
- Secrets management using Kubernetes Secrets and external vaults
- Encrypting data at rest and in transit across the cluster
- Integrating OpenShift with LDAP and identity providers (IdPs)
- Auditing API calls and user actions for compliance reporting
- Aligning with GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2 standards
- Automated compliance checks using OpenSCAP and Configuration Checker
Module 6: Storage and Persistent Data Management - Understanding ephemeral vs. persistent storage in containers
- PersistentVolume (PV) and PersistentVolumeClaim (PVC) lifecycle
- Configuring dynamic provisioning with StorageClasses
- Integrating NFS, iSCSI, and cloud provider storage (EBS, PD, etc.)
- Using Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation (formerly NooBaa)
- Setting up backup and restore for stateful applications
- Database deployment patterns: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB on OpenShift
- Migrating existing databases to containerised environments
- Snapshot management for production workloads
- Monitoring IOPS, latency, and storage utilisation
Module 7: CI/CD and GitOps Workflows - Designing CI/CD pipelines for OpenShift environments
- Integrating Jenkins, Tekton, and Argo CD with OpenShift
- Creating reusable build templates and parameterised deployments
- Automating image builds with Source-to-Image (S2I)
- Triggering pipelines from Git webhooks
- Implementing GitOps with Argo CD for declarative deployments
- Synchronisation strategies: automated vs. manual sync
- Drift detection and rollback mechanisms in GitOps
- Managing configurations across dev, staging, prod environments
- Environment promotion workflows with approval gates
Module 8: Application Development and Deployment Patterns - Developing cloud-native applications for OpenShift
- Using oc CLI for application deployment and debugging
- Deploying Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, and Go applications
- Configuring environment variables and config maps
- Scaling applications with horizontal pod autoscalers
- Implementing circuit breakers and retry logic
- Managing application dependencies and library versions
- Multi-container pods and sidecar patterns
- Using init containers for bootstrapping tasks
- Zero-downtime deployments with pod disruption budgets
Module 9: Monitoring, Logging, and Observability - Introduction to the OpenShift Monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana)
- Collecting and analysing metrics from pods and nodes
- Creating custom dashboards for application and infrastructure KPIs
- Setting up alerts with Alertmanager and routing to Slack, PagerDuty
- Log aggregation with Elastic Stack and OpenShift Logging (EFK)
- Centralised logging for audit and forensic analysis
- Distributed tracing with Jaeger for microservices
- Analysing request latencies and performance bottlenecks
- Service-level objectives and error budget tracking
- Capacity planning based on historical metrics and trends
Module 10: Scaling, Performance, and High Availability - Node scaling: adding worker nodes via machine sets
- Cluster autoscaler configuration and tuning
- Pod resource requests and limits: CPU and memory management
- QoS classes: Guaranteed, Burstable, and BestEffort
- Node tainting and tolerations for workload isolation
- Topology spread constraints for even pod distribution
- Multi-zone and multi-region cluster setup
- Failover strategies for critical applications
- Load testing applications on OpenShift with k6 and JMeter
- Tuning the kernel and networking stack for high throughput
Module 11: Operator Framework and Automation - Understanding the Operator pattern and its advantages
- Installing and managing Kubernetes Operators on OpenShift
- Using the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) for package management
- Deploying certified Operators from Red Hat and partners
- Creating custom Operators using Go and Operator SDK
- Automating database provisioning with Operators
- Lifecycle management: upgrades, backups, scaling via Operators
- Monitoring Operator health and status
- Building Operators for internal legacy systems
- Testing and validating Operators in staging environments
Module 12: Multi-Cluster Management and Federation - Why multi-cluster strategies are essential for enterprise resilience
- Differences between cluster federation and management platforms
- Using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) for governance
- Policy-driven compliance across multiple clusters
- Deploying applications consistently across clusters with GitOps
- Centralised observability and alerting across environments
- Disaster recovery strategies with cluster mirroring
- Failover automation and traffic redirection
- Managing cost and resource utilisation across clusters
- Benchmarking cluster performance and latency
Module 13: Integration with Enterprise Systems - Connecting OpenShift to enterprise identity providers (Okta, Azure AD)
- Single sign-on (SSO) setup and SAML integration
- Integrating with enterprise service buses (ESB) and message queues
- Connecting to mainframe systems and legacy APIs
- Using API gateways (Kong, Apigee) with OpenShift services
- Setting up external DNS with Route 53, Cloudflare, or BIND
- Integrating with SIEM tools for security monitoring
- Exporting audit logs to Splunk or IBM QRadar
- Working with hybrid cloud: connecting AWS EKS and Azure AKS
- Using Red Hat Integration (Fuse) for enterprise messaging
Module 14: Advanced OpenShift Customisation and Extensibility - Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and their role in extensibility
- Extending the Kubernetes API with custom controllers
- Using admission controllers for policy enforcement
- Dynamic admission control with mutating and validating webhooks
- Building custom dashboards with the OpenShift Console plugin system
- Modifying the OpenShift web console for internal branding
- Automating repetitive tasks with Ansible and OpenShift Automation Toolkit
- Using OpenShift Pipelines for CI/CD as code
- Configuring webhooks for notifications and integrations
- Creating internal developer portals with Backstage and OpenShift
Module 15: Enterprise Migration Strategies - Assessing current applications for OpenShift readiness
- Refactoring monoliths into microservices incrementally
- Lift-and-shift vs. re-architect approaches
- Migrating stateful applications to containerised storage
- Data migration strategies with zero downtime
- Testing migrated applications in staging environments
- Rollback planning and risk mitigation
- Change management and stakeholder communication
- Training internal teams on OpenShift operations
- Post-migration optimisation and cost analysis
Module 16: Real-World Project: Full Enterprise Deployment - Define project scope: select a real-world application to deploy
- Design the OpenShift namespace and access model
- Set up secure image registry integration
- Configure networking with ingress, routes, and network policies
- Implement role-based access control and SCCs
- Set up CI/CD pipeline using Tekton or Jenkins
- Deploy application with blue/green strategy and health checks
- Configure persistent storage and database connectivity
- Integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting
- Document architecture, security posture, and operational runbook
Module 17: Certification Preparation and Career Advancement - Overview of Red Hat OpenShift certification paths
- Preparing for the Red Hat OpenShift Administrator (EX280) exam
- Sample practice tasks and troubleshooting scenarios
- Time management and exam strategy
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Beyond certification: building a personal brand in cloud architecture
- Updating your LinkedIn and resume with OpenShift expertise
- Contributing to open-source OpenShift tools and communities
- Speaking at meetups and conferences as a thought leader
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service for internal promotions and salary negotiations
Module 1: Foundations of Enterprise Container Orchestration - Understanding the evolution from monoliths to microservices
- Core principles of containerisation and orchestration
- Role of OpenShift in modern enterprise architecture
- Differences between Kubernetes and OpenShift at scale
- Key benefits of enterprise-grade orchestration: reliability, security, scalability
- Common pain points in legacy deployment models
- How OpenShift addresses CI/CD, monitoring, and compliance holistically
- Introduction to Red Hat’s OpenShift ecosystem and support model
- Setting expectations for OpenShift ROI across teams and departments
- Defining success metrics: uptime, deployment frequency, mean time to recovery
Module 2: OpenShift Architecture and Core Components - High-level overview of OpenShift cluster architecture
- Master, worker, and etcd node roles and responsibilities
- Understanding the control plane and data plane separation
- Pods, services, and endpoints: the building blocks
- Namespaces and projects for multi-tenancy and isolation
- Service accounts, roles, and access control basics
- Image streams and container registry integration
- Build configurations and automated image pipelines
- Deployment strategies: rolling, recreate, blue/green
- Health checks: readiness and liveness probes configuration
Module 3: Installation, Setup, and Cluster Management - Planning your OpenShift deployment: cloud vs. on-prem vs. hybrid
- Choosing between OpenShift Container Platform and OKD
- Prerequisites: networking, DNS, load balancing, and storage
- Using the OpenShift Installer (ISO) for automated cluster setup
- Configuring high availability for production environments
- Validating cluster health post-installation
- Cluster lifecycle management: upgrades, patches, maintenance
- Backing up and restoring etcd for disaster recovery
- Monitoring control plane components for stability
- Best practices for cluster naming, tagging, and documentation
Module 4: Networking and Service Mesh in OpenShift - Understanding the OpenShift SDN (Software-Defined Networking)
- Pod-to-pod communication across nodes
- External access: routes, ingress controllers, and host networking
- Configuring TLS termination at the route level
- Network policies for micro-segmentation and zero-trust security
- Integrating AWS VPC or Azure VNets with OpenShift clusters
- Setting up multi-cluster service communication
- Introduction to Istio and Service Mesh integration
- Deploying and managing a service mesh on OpenShift
- Traffic splitting, canary deployments, and observability via service mesh
Module 5: Security and Compliance at Scale - Principle of least privilege in OpenShift role-based access control
- Creating and managing custom Security Context Constraints (SCCs)
- Securing container images with signed registries and vulnerability scanning
- Runtime enforcement with seccomp, AppArmor, and SELinux
- Secrets management using Kubernetes Secrets and external vaults
- Encrypting data at rest and in transit across the cluster
- Integrating OpenShift with LDAP and identity providers (IdPs)
- Auditing API calls and user actions for compliance reporting
- Aligning with GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2 standards
- Automated compliance checks using OpenSCAP and Configuration Checker
Module 6: Storage and Persistent Data Management - Understanding ephemeral vs. persistent storage in containers
- PersistentVolume (PV) and PersistentVolumeClaim (PVC) lifecycle
- Configuring dynamic provisioning with StorageClasses
- Integrating NFS, iSCSI, and cloud provider storage (EBS, PD, etc.)
- Using Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation (formerly NooBaa)
- Setting up backup and restore for stateful applications
- Database deployment patterns: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB on OpenShift
- Migrating existing databases to containerised environments
- Snapshot management for production workloads
- Monitoring IOPS, latency, and storage utilisation
Module 7: CI/CD and GitOps Workflows - Designing CI/CD pipelines for OpenShift environments
- Integrating Jenkins, Tekton, and Argo CD with OpenShift
- Creating reusable build templates and parameterised deployments
- Automating image builds with Source-to-Image (S2I)
- Triggering pipelines from Git webhooks
- Implementing GitOps with Argo CD for declarative deployments
- Synchronisation strategies: automated vs. manual sync
- Drift detection and rollback mechanisms in GitOps
- Managing configurations across dev, staging, prod environments
- Environment promotion workflows with approval gates
Module 8: Application Development and Deployment Patterns - Developing cloud-native applications for OpenShift
- Using oc CLI for application deployment and debugging
- Deploying Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, and Go applications
- Configuring environment variables and config maps
- Scaling applications with horizontal pod autoscalers
- Implementing circuit breakers and retry logic
- Managing application dependencies and library versions
- Multi-container pods and sidecar patterns
- Using init containers for bootstrapping tasks
- Zero-downtime deployments with pod disruption budgets
Module 9: Monitoring, Logging, and Observability - Introduction to the OpenShift Monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana)
- Collecting and analysing metrics from pods and nodes
- Creating custom dashboards for application and infrastructure KPIs
- Setting up alerts with Alertmanager and routing to Slack, PagerDuty
- Log aggregation with Elastic Stack and OpenShift Logging (EFK)
- Centralised logging for audit and forensic analysis
- Distributed tracing with Jaeger for microservices
- Analysing request latencies and performance bottlenecks
- Service-level objectives and error budget tracking
- Capacity planning based on historical metrics and trends
Module 10: Scaling, Performance, and High Availability - Node scaling: adding worker nodes via machine sets
- Cluster autoscaler configuration and tuning
- Pod resource requests and limits: CPU and memory management
- QoS classes: Guaranteed, Burstable, and BestEffort
- Node tainting and tolerations for workload isolation
- Topology spread constraints for even pod distribution
- Multi-zone and multi-region cluster setup
- Failover strategies for critical applications
- Load testing applications on OpenShift with k6 and JMeter
- Tuning the kernel and networking stack for high throughput
Module 11: Operator Framework and Automation - Understanding the Operator pattern and its advantages
- Installing and managing Kubernetes Operators on OpenShift
- Using the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) for package management
- Deploying certified Operators from Red Hat and partners
- Creating custom Operators using Go and Operator SDK
- Automating database provisioning with Operators
- Lifecycle management: upgrades, backups, scaling via Operators
- Monitoring Operator health and status
- Building Operators for internal legacy systems
- Testing and validating Operators in staging environments
Module 12: Multi-Cluster Management and Federation - Why multi-cluster strategies are essential for enterprise resilience
- Differences between cluster federation and management platforms
- Using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) for governance
- Policy-driven compliance across multiple clusters
- Deploying applications consistently across clusters with GitOps
- Centralised observability and alerting across environments
- Disaster recovery strategies with cluster mirroring
- Failover automation and traffic redirection
- Managing cost and resource utilisation across clusters
- Benchmarking cluster performance and latency
Module 13: Integration with Enterprise Systems - Connecting OpenShift to enterprise identity providers (Okta, Azure AD)
- Single sign-on (SSO) setup and SAML integration
- Integrating with enterprise service buses (ESB) and message queues
- Connecting to mainframe systems and legacy APIs
- Using API gateways (Kong, Apigee) with OpenShift services
- Setting up external DNS with Route 53, Cloudflare, or BIND
- Integrating with SIEM tools for security monitoring
- Exporting audit logs to Splunk or IBM QRadar
- Working with hybrid cloud: connecting AWS EKS and Azure AKS
- Using Red Hat Integration (Fuse) for enterprise messaging
Module 14: Advanced OpenShift Customisation and Extensibility - Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and their role in extensibility
- Extending the Kubernetes API with custom controllers
- Using admission controllers for policy enforcement
- Dynamic admission control with mutating and validating webhooks
- Building custom dashboards with the OpenShift Console plugin system
- Modifying the OpenShift web console for internal branding
- Automating repetitive tasks with Ansible and OpenShift Automation Toolkit
- Using OpenShift Pipelines for CI/CD as code
- Configuring webhooks for notifications and integrations
- Creating internal developer portals with Backstage and OpenShift
Module 15: Enterprise Migration Strategies - Assessing current applications for OpenShift readiness
- Refactoring monoliths into microservices incrementally
- Lift-and-shift vs. re-architect approaches
- Migrating stateful applications to containerised storage
- Data migration strategies with zero downtime
- Testing migrated applications in staging environments
- Rollback planning and risk mitigation
- Change management and stakeholder communication
- Training internal teams on OpenShift operations
- Post-migration optimisation and cost analysis
Module 16: Real-World Project: Full Enterprise Deployment - Define project scope: select a real-world application to deploy
- Design the OpenShift namespace and access model
- Set up secure image registry integration
- Configure networking with ingress, routes, and network policies
- Implement role-based access control and SCCs
- Set up CI/CD pipeline using Tekton or Jenkins
- Deploy application with blue/green strategy and health checks
- Configure persistent storage and database connectivity
- Integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting
- Document architecture, security posture, and operational runbook
Module 17: Certification Preparation and Career Advancement - Overview of Red Hat OpenShift certification paths
- Preparing for the Red Hat OpenShift Administrator (EX280) exam
- Sample practice tasks and troubleshooting scenarios
- Time management and exam strategy
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Beyond certification: building a personal brand in cloud architecture
- Updating your LinkedIn and resume with OpenShift expertise
- Contributing to open-source OpenShift tools and communities
- Speaking at meetups and conferences as a thought leader
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service for internal promotions and salary negotiations
- High-level overview of OpenShift cluster architecture
- Master, worker, and etcd node roles and responsibilities
- Understanding the control plane and data plane separation
- Pods, services, and endpoints: the building blocks
- Namespaces and projects for multi-tenancy and isolation
- Service accounts, roles, and access control basics
- Image streams and container registry integration
- Build configurations and automated image pipelines
- Deployment strategies: rolling, recreate, blue/green
- Health checks: readiness and liveness probes configuration
Module 3: Installation, Setup, and Cluster Management - Planning your OpenShift deployment: cloud vs. on-prem vs. hybrid
- Choosing between OpenShift Container Platform and OKD
- Prerequisites: networking, DNS, load balancing, and storage
- Using the OpenShift Installer (ISO) for automated cluster setup
- Configuring high availability for production environments
- Validating cluster health post-installation
- Cluster lifecycle management: upgrades, patches, maintenance
- Backing up and restoring etcd for disaster recovery
- Monitoring control plane components for stability
- Best practices for cluster naming, tagging, and documentation
Module 4: Networking and Service Mesh in OpenShift - Understanding the OpenShift SDN (Software-Defined Networking)
- Pod-to-pod communication across nodes
- External access: routes, ingress controllers, and host networking
- Configuring TLS termination at the route level
- Network policies for micro-segmentation and zero-trust security
- Integrating AWS VPC or Azure VNets with OpenShift clusters
- Setting up multi-cluster service communication
- Introduction to Istio and Service Mesh integration
- Deploying and managing a service mesh on OpenShift
- Traffic splitting, canary deployments, and observability via service mesh
Module 5: Security and Compliance at Scale - Principle of least privilege in OpenShift role-based access control
- Creating and managing custom Security Context Constraints (SCCs)
- Securing container images with signed registries and vulnerability scanning
- Runtime enforcement with seccomp, AppArmor, and SELinux
- Secrets management using Kubernetes Secrets and external vaults
- Encrypting data at rest and in transit across the cluster
- Integrating OpenShift with LDAP and identity providers (IdPs)
- Auditing API calls and user actions for compliance reporting
- Aligning with GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2 standards
- Automated compliance checks using OpenSCAP and Configuration Checker
Module 6: Storage and Persistent Data Management - Understanding ephemeral vs. persistent storage in containers
- PersistentVolume (PV) and PersistentVolumeClaim (PVC) lifecycle
- Configuring dynamic provisioning with StorageClasses
- Integrating NFS, iSCSI, and cloud provider storage (EBS, PD, etc.)
- Using Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation (formerly NooBaa)
- Setting up backup and restore for stateful applications
- Database deployment patterns: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB on OpenShift
- Migrating existing databases to containerised environments
- Snapshot management for production workloads
- Monitoring IOPS, latency, and storage utilisation
Module 7: CI/CD and GitOps Workflows - Designing CI/CD pipelines for OpenShift environments
- Integrating Jenkins, Tekton, and Argo CD with OpenShift
- Creating reusable build templates and parameterised deployments
- Automating image builds with Source-to-Image (S2I)
- Triggering pipelines from Git webhooks
- Implementing GitOps with Argo CD for declarative deployments
- Synchronisation strategies: automated vs. manual sync
- Drift detection and rollback mechanisms in GitOps
- Managing configurations across dev, staging, prod environments
- Environment promotion workflows with approval gates
Module 8: Application Development and Deployment Patterns - Developing cloud-native applications for OpenShift
- Using oc CLI for application deployment and debugging
- Deploying Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, and Go applications
- Configuring environment variables and config maps
- Scaling applications with horizontal pod autoscalers
- Implementing circuit breakers and retry logic
- Managing application dependencies and library versions
- Multi-container pods and sidecar patterns
- Using init containers for bootstrapping tasks
- Zero-downtime deployments with pod disruption budgets
Module 9: Monitoring, Logging, and Observability - Introduction to the OpenShift Monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana)
- Collecting and analysing metrics from pods and nodes
- Creating custom dashboards for application and infrastructure KPIs
- Setting up alerts with Alertmanager and routing to Slack, PagerDuty
- Log aggregation with Elastic Stack and OpenShift Logging (EFK)
- Centralised logging for audit and forensic analysis
- Distributed tracing with Jaeger for microservices
- Analysing request latencies and performance bottlenecks
- Service-level objectives and error budget tracking
- Capacity planning based on historical metrics and trends
Module 10: Scaling, Performance, and High Availability - Node scaling: adding worker nodes via machine sets
- Cluster autoscaler configuration and tuning
- Pod resource requests and limits: CPU and memory management
- QoS classes: Guaranteed, Burstable, and BestEffort
- Node tainting and tolerations for workload isolation
- Topology spread constraints for even pod distribution
- Multi-zone and multi-region cluster setup
- Failover strategies for critical applications
- Load testing applications on OpenShift with k6 and JMeter
- Tuning the kernel and networking stack for high throughput
Module 11: Operator Framework and Automation - Understanding the Operator pattern and its advantages
- Installing and managing Kubernetes Operators on OpenShift
- Using the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) for package management
- Deploying certified Operators from Red Hat and partners
- Creating custom Operators using Go and Operator SDK
- Automating database provisioning with Operators
- Lifecycle management: upgrades, backups, scaling via Operators
- Monitoring Operator health and status
- Building Operators for internal legacy systems
- Testing and validating Operators in staging environments
Module 12: Multi-Cluster Management and Federation - Why multi-cluster strategies are essential for enterprise resilience
- Differences between cluster federation and management platforms
- Using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) for governance
- Policy-driven compliance across multiple clusters
- Deploying applications consistently across clusters with GitOps
- Centralised observability and alerting across environments
- Disaster recovery strategies with cluster mirroring
- Failover automation and traffic redirection
- Managing cost and resource utilisation across clusters
- Benchmarking cluster performance and latency
Module 13: Integration with Enterprise Systems - Connecting OpenShift to enterprise identity providers (Okta, Azure AD)
- Single sign-on (SSO) setup and SAML integration
- Integrating with enterprise service buses (ESB) and message queues
- Connecting to mainframe systems and legacy APIs
- Using API gateways (Kong, Apigee) with OpenShift services
- Setting up external DNS with Route 53, Cloudflare, or BIND
- Integrating with SIEM tools for security monitoring
- Exporting audit logs to Splunk or IBM QRadar
- Working with hybrid cloud: connecting AWS EKS and Azure AKS
- Using Red Hat Integration (Fuse) for enterprise messaging
Module 14: Advanced OpenShift Customisation and Extensibility - Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and their role in extensibility
- Extending the Kubernetes API with custom controllers
- Using admission controllers for policy enforcement
- Dynamic admission control with mutating and validating webhooks
- Building custom dashboards with the OpenShift Console plugin system
- Modifying the OpenShift web console for internal branding
- Automating repetitive tasks with Ansible and OpenShift Automation Toolkit
- Using OpenShift Pipelines for CI/CD as code
- Configuring webhooks for notifications and integrations
- Creating internal developer portals with Backstage and OpenShift
Module 15: Enterprise Migration Strategies - Assessing current applications for OpenShift readiness
- Refactoring monoliths into microservices incrementally
- Lift-and-shift vs. re-architect approaches
- Migrating stateful applications to containerised storage
- Data migration strategies with zero downtime
- Testing migrated applications in staging environments
- Rollback planning and risk mitigation
- Change management and stakeholder communication
- Training internal teams on OpenShift operations
- Post-migration optimisation and cost analysis
Module 16: Real-World Project: Full Enterprise Deployment - Define project scope: select a real-world application to deploy
- Design the OpenShift namespace and access model
- Set up secure image registry integration
- Configure networking with ingress, routes, and network policies
- Implement role-based access control and SCCs
- Set up CI/CD pipeline using Tekton or Jenkins
- Deploy application with blue/green strategy and health checks
- Configure persistent storage and database connectivity
- Integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting
- Document architecture, security posture, and operational runbook
Module 17: Certification Preparation and Career Advancement - Overview of Red Hat OpenShift certification paths
- Preparing for the Red Hat OpenShift Administrator (EX280) exam
- Sample practice tasks and troubleshooting scenarios
- Time management and exam strategy
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Beyond certification: building a personal brand in cloud architecture
- Updating your LinkedIn and resume with OpenShift expertise
- Contributing to open-source OpenShift tools and communities
- Speaking at meetups and conferences as a thought leader
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service for internal promotions and salary negotiations
- Understanding the OpenShift SDN (Software-Defined Networking)
- Pod-to-pod communication across nodes
- External access: routes, ingress controllers, and host networking
- Configuring TLS termination at the route level
- Network policies for micro-segmentation and zero-trust security
- Integrating AWS VPC or Azure VNets with OpenShift clusters
- Setting up multi-cluster service communication
- Introduction to Istio and Service Mesh integration
- Deploying and managing a service mesh on OpenShift
- Traffic splitting, canary deployments, and observability via service mesh
Module 5: Security and Compliance at Scale - Principle of least privilege in OpenShift role-based access control
- Creating and managing custom Security Context Constraints (SCCs)
- Securing container images with signed registries and vulnerability scanning
- Runtime enforcement with seccomp, AppArmor, and SELinux
- Secrets management using Kubernetes Secrets and external vaults
- Encrypting data at rest and in transit across the cluster
- Integrating OpenShift with LDAP and identity providers (IdPs)
- Auditing API calls and user actions for compliance reporting
- Aligning with GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2 standards
- Automated compliance checks using OpenSCAP and Configuration Checker
Module 6: Storage and Persistent Data Management - Understanding ephemeral vs. persistent storage in containers
- PersistentVolume (PV) and PersistentVolumeClaim (PVC) lifecycle
- Configuring dynamic provisioning with StorageClasses
- Integrating NFS, iSCSI, and cloud provider storage (EBS, PD, etc.)
- Using Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation (formerly NooBaa)
- Setting up backup and restore for stateful applications
- Database deployment patterns: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB on OpenShift
- Migrating existing databases to containerised environments
- Snapshot management for production workloads
- Monitoring IOPS, latency, and storage utilisation
Module 7: CI/CD and GitOps Workflows - Designing CI/CD pipelines for OpenShift environments
- Integrating Jenkins, Tekton, and Argo CD with OpenShift
- Creating reusable build templates and parameterised deployments
- Automating image builds with Source-to-Image (S2I)
- Triggering pipelines from Git webhooks
- Implementing GitOps with Argo CD for declarative deployments
- Synchronisation strategies: automated vs. manual sync
- Drift detection and rollback mechanisms in GitOps
- Managing configurations across dev, staging, prod environments
- Environment promotion workflows with approval gates
Module 8: Application Development and Deployment Patterns - Developing cloud-native applications for OpenShift
- Using oc CLI for application deployment and debugging
- Deploying Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, and Go applications
- Configuring environment variables and config maps
- Scaling applications with horizontal pod autoscalers
- Implementing circuit breakers and retry logic
- Managing application dependencies and library versions
- Multi-container pods and sidecar patterns
- Using init containers for bootstrapping tasks
- Zero-downtime deployments with pod disruption budgets
Module 9: Monitoring, Logging, and Observability - Introduction to the OpenShift Monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana)
- Collecting and analysing metrics from pods and nodes
- Creating custom dashboards for application and infrastructure KPIs
- Setting up alerts with Alertmanager and routing to Slack, PagerDuty
- Log aggregation with Elastic Stack and OpenShift Logging (EFK)
- Centralised logging for audit and forensic analysis
- Distributed tracing with Jaeger for microservices
- Analysing request latencies and performance bottlenecks
- Service-level objectives and error budget tracking
- Capacity planning based on historical metrics and trends
Module 10: Scaling, Performance, and High Availability - Node scaling: adding worker nodes via machine sets
- Cluster autoscaler configuration and tuning
- Pod resource requests and limits: CPU and memory management
- QoS classes: Guaranteed, Burstable, and BestEffort
- Node tainting and tolerations for workload isolation
- Topology spread constraints for even pod distribution
- Multi-zone and multi-region cluster setup
- Failover strategies for critical applications
- Load testing applications on OpenShift with k6 and JMeter
- Tuning the kernel and networking stack for high throughput
Module 11: Operator Framework and Automation - Understanding the Operator pattern and its advantages
- Installing and managing Kubernetes Operators on OpenShift
- Using the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) for package management
- Deploying certified Operators from Red Hat and partners
- Creating custom Operators using Go and Operator SDK
- Automating database provisioning with Operators
- Lifecycle management: upgrades, backups, scaling via Operators
- Monitoring Operator health and status
- Building Operators for internal legacy systems
- Testing and validating Operators in staging environments
Module 12: Multi-Cluster Management and Federation - Why multi-cluster strategies are essential for enterprise resilience
- Differences between cluster federation and management platforms
- Using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) for governance
- Policy-driven compliance across multiple clusters
- Deploying applications consistently across clusters with GitOps
- Centralised observability and alerting across environments
- Disaster recovery strategies with cluster mirroring
- Failover automation and traffic redirection
- Managing cost and resource utilisation across clusters
- Benchmarking cluster performance and latency
Module 13: Integration with Enterprise Systems - Connecting OpenShift to enterprise identity providers (Okta, Azure AD)
- Single sign-on (SSO) setup and SAML integration
- Integrating with enterprise service buses (ESB) and message queues
- Connecting to mainframe systems and legacy APIs
- Using API gateways (Kong, Apigee) with OpenShift services
- Setting up external DNS with Route 53, Cloudflare, or BIND
- Integrating with SIEM tools for security monitoring
- Exporting audit logs to Splunk or IBM QRadar
- Working with hybrid cloud: connecting AWS EKS and Azure AKS
- Using Red Hat Integration (Fuse) for enterprise messaging
Module 14: Advanced OpenShift Customisation and Extensibility - Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and their role in extensibility
- Extending the Kubernetes API with custom controllers
- Using admission controllers for policy enforcement
- Dynamic admission control with mutating and validating webhooks
- Building custom dashboards with the OpenShift Console plugin system
- Modifying the OpenShift web console for internal branding
- Automating repetitive tasks with Ansible and OpenShift Automation Toolkit
- Using OpenShift Pipelines for CI/CD as code
- Configuring webhooks for notifications and integrations
- Creating internal developer portals with Backstage and OpenShift
Module 15: Enterprise Migration Strategies - Assessing current applications for OpenShift readiness
- Refactoring monoliths into microservices incrementally
- Lift-and-shift vs. re-architect approaches
- Migrating stateful applications to containerised storage
- Data migration strategies with zero downtime
- Testing migrated applications in staging environments
- Rollback planning and risk mitigation
- Change management and stakeholder communication
- Training internal teams on OpenShift operations
- Post-migration optimisation and cost analysis
Module 16: Real-World Project: Full Enterprise Deployment - Define project scope: select a real-world application to deploy
- Design the OpenShift namespace and access model
- Set up secure image registry integration
- Configure networking with ingress, routes, and network policies
- Implement role-based access control and SCCs
- Set up CI/CD pipeline using Tekton or Jenkins
- Deploy application with blue/green strategy and health checks
- Configure persistent storage and database connectivity
- Integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting
- Document architecture, security posture, and operational runbook
Module 17: Certification Preparation and Career Advancement - Overview of Red Hat OpenShift certification paths
- Preparing for the Red Hat OpenShift Administrator (EX280) exam
- Sample practice tasks and troubleshooting scenarios
- Time management and exam strategy
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Beyond certification: building a personal brand in cloud architecture
- Updating your LinkedIn and resume with OpenShift expertise
- Contributing to open-source OpenShift tools and communities
- Speaking at meetups and conferences as a thought leader
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service for internal promotions and salary negotiations
- Understanding ephemeral vs. persistent storage in containers
- PersistentVolume (PV) and PersistentVolumeClaim (PVC) lifecycle
- Configuring dynamic provisioning with StorageClasses
- Integrating NFS, iSCSI, and cloud provider storage (EBS, PD, etc.)
- Using Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation (formerly NooBaa)
- Setting up backup and restore for stateful applications
- Database deployment patterns: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB on OpenShift
- Migrating existing databases to containerised environments
- Snapshot management for production workloads
- Monitoring IOPS, latency, and storage utilisation
Module 7: CI/CD and GitOps Workflows - Designing CI/CD pipelines for OpenShift environments
- Integrating Jenkins, Tekton, and Argo CD with OpenShift
- Creating reusable build templates and parameterised deployments
- Automating image builds with Source-to-Image (S2I)
- Triggering pipelines from Git webhooks
- Implementing GitOps with Argo CD for declarative deployments
- Synchronisation strategies: automated vs. manual sync
- Drift detection and rollback mechanisms in GitOps
- Managing configurations across dev, staging, prod environments
- Environment promotion workflows with approval gates
Module 8: Application Development and Deployment Patterns - Developing cloud-native applications for OpenShift
- Using oc CLI for application deployment and debugging
- Deploying Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, and Go applications
- Configuring environment variables and config maps
- Scaling applications with horizontal pod autoscalers
- Implementing circuit breakers and retry logic
- Managing application dependencies and library versions
- Multi-container pods and sidecar patterns
- Using init containers for bootstrapping tasks
- Zero-downtime deployments with pod disruption budgets
Module 9: Monitoring, Logging, and Observability - Introduction to the OpenShift Monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana)
- Collecting and analysing metrics from pods and nodes
- Creating custom dashboards for application and infrastructure KPIs
- Setting up alerts with Alertmanager and routing to Slack, PagerDuty
- Log aggregation with Elastic Stack and OpenShift Logging (EFK)
- Centralised logging for audit and forensic analysis
- Distributed tracing with Jaeger for microservices
- Analysing request latencies and performance bottlenecks
- Service-level objectives and error budget tracking
- Capacity planning based on historical metrics and trends
Module 10: Scaling, Performance, and High Availability - Node scaling: adding worker nodes via machine sets
- Cluster autoscaler configuration and tuning
- Pod resource requests and limits: CPU and memory management
- QoS classes: Guaranteed, Burstable, and BestEffort
- Node tainting and tolerations for workload isolation
- Topology spread constraints for even pod distribution
- Multi-zone and multi-region cluster setup
- Failover strategies for critical applications
- Load testing applications on OpenShift with k6 and JMeter
- Tuning the kernel and networking stack for high throughput
Module 11: Operator Framework and Automation - Understanding the Operator pattern and its advantages
- Installing and managing Kubernetes Operators on OpenShift
- Using the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) for package management
- Deploying certified Operators from Red Hat and partners
- Creating custom Operators using Go and Operator SDK
- Automating database provisioning with Operators
- Lifecycle management: upgrades, backups, scaling via Operators
- Monitoring Operator health and status
- Building Operators for internal legacy systems
- Testing and validating Operators in staging environments
Module 12: Multi-Cluster Management and Federation - Why multi-cluster strategies are essential for enterprise resilience
- Differences between cluster federation and management platforms
- Using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) for governance
- Policy-driven compliance across multiple clusters
- Deploying applications consistently across clusters with GitOps
- Centralised observability and alerting across environments
- Disaster recovery strategies with cluster mirroring
- Failover automation and traffic redirection
- Managing cost and resource utilisation across clusters
- Benchmarking cluster performance and latency
Module 13: Integration with Enterprise Systems - Connecting OpenShift to enterprise identity providers (Okta, Azure AD)
- Single sign-on (SSO) setup and SAML integration
- Integrating with enterprise service buses (ESB) and message queues
- Connecting to mainframe systems and legacy APIs
- Using API gateways (Kong, Apigee) with OpenShift services
- Setting up external DNS with Route 53, Cloudflare, or BIND
- Integrating with SIEM tools for security monitoring
- Exporting audit logs to Splunk or IBM QRadar
- Working with hybrid cloud: connecting AWS EKS and Azure AKS
- Using Red Hat Integration (Fuse) for enterprise messaging
Module 14: Advanced OpenShift Customisation and Extensibility - Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and their role in extensibility
- Extending the Kubernetes API with custom controllers
- Using admission controllers for policy enforcement
- Dynamic admission control with mutating and validating webhooks
- Building custom dashboards with the OpenShift Console plugin system
- Modifying the OpenShift web console for internal branding
- Automating repetitive tasks with Ansible and OpenShift Automation Toolkit
- Using OpenShift Pipelines for CI/CD as code
- Configuring webhooks for notifications and integrations
- Creating internal developer portals with Backstage and OpenShift
Module 15: Enterprise Migration Strategies - Assessing current applications for OpenShift readiness
- Refactoring monoliths into microservices incrementally
- Lift-and-shift vs. re-architect approaches
- Migrating stateful applications to containerised storage
- Data migration strategies with zero downtime
- Testing migrated applications in staging environments
- Rollback planning and risk mitigation
- Change management and stakeholder communication
- Training internal teams on OpenShift operations
- Post-migration optimisation and cost analysis
Module 16: Real-World Project: Full Enterprise Deployment - Define project scope: select a real-world application to deploy
- Design the OpenShift namespace and access model
- Set up secure image registry integration
- Configure networking with ingress, routes, and network policies
- Implement role-based access control and SCCs
- Set up CI/CD pipeline using Tekton or Jenkins
- Deploy application with blue/green strategy and health checks
- Configure persistent storage and database connectivity
- Integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting
- Document architecture, security posture, and operational runbook
Module 17: Certification Preparation and Career Advancement - Overview of Red Hat OpenShift certification paths
- Preparing for the Red Hat OpenShift Administrator (EX280) exam
- Sample practice tasks and troubleshooting scenarios
- Time management and exam strategy
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Beyond certification: building a personal brand in cloud architecture
- Updating your LinkedIn and resume with OpenShift expertise
- Contributing to open-source OpenShift tools and communities
- Speaking at meetups and conferences as a thought leader
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service for internal promotions and salary negotiations
- Developing cloud-native applications for OpenShift
- Using oc CLI for application deployment and debugging
- Deploying Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, and Go applications
- Configuring environment variables and config maps
- Scaling applications with horizontal pod autoscalers
- Implementing circuit breakers and retry logic
- Managing application dependencies and library versions
- Multi-container pods and sidecar patterns
- Using init containers for bootstrapping tasks
- Zero-downtime deployments with pod disruption budgets
Module 9: Monitoring, Logging, and Observability - Introduction to the OpenShift Monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana)
- Collecting and analysing metrics from pods and nodes
- Creating custom dashboards for application and infrastructure KPIs
- Setting up alerts with Alertmanager and routing to Slack, PagerDuty
- Log aggregation with Elastic Stack and OpenShift Logging (EFK)
- Centralised logging for audit and forensic analysis
- Distributed tracing with Jaeger for microservices
- Analysing request latencies and performance bottlenecks
- Service-level objectives and error budget tracking
- Capacity planning based on historical metrics and trends
Module 10: Scaling, Performance, and High Availability - Node scaling: adding worker nodes via machine sets
- Cluster autoscaler configuration and tuning
- Pod resource requests and limits: CPU and memory management
- QoS classes: Guaranteed, Burstable, and BestEffort
- Node tainting and tolerations for workload isolation
- Topology spread constraints for even pod distribution
- Multi-zone and multi-region cluster setup
- Failover strategies for critical applications
- Load testing applications on OpenShift with k6 and JMeter
- Tuning the kernel and networking stack for high throughput
Module 11: Operator Framework and Automation - Understanding the Operator pattern and its advantages
- Installing and managing Kubernetes Operators on OpenShift
- Using the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) for package management
- Deploying certified Operators from Red Hat and partners
- Creating custom Operators using Go and Operator SDK
- Automating database provisioning with Operators
- Lifecycle management: upgrades, backups, scaling via Operators
- Monitoring Operator health and status
- Building Operators for internal legacy systems
- Testing and validating Operators in staging environments
Module 12: Multi-Cluster Management and Federation - Why multi-cluster strategies are essential for enterprise resilience
- Differences between cluster federation and management platforms
- Using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) for governance
- Policy-driven compliance across multiple clusters
- Deploying applications consistently across clusters with GitOps
- Centralised observability and alerting across environments
- Disaster recovery strategies with cluster mirroring
- Failover automation and traffic redirection
- Managing cost and resource utilisation across clusters
- Benchmarking cluster performance and latency
Module 13: Integration with Enterprise Systems - Connecting OpenShift to enterprise identity providers (Okta, Azure AD)
- Single sign-on (SSO) setup and SAML integration
- Integrating with enterprise service buses (ESB) and message queues
- Connecting to mainframe systems and legacy APIs
- Using API gateways (Kong, Apigee) with OpenShift services
- Setting up external DNS with Route 53, Cloudflare, or BIND
- Integrating with SIEM tools for security monitoring
- Exporting audit logs to Splunk or IBM QRadar
- Working with hybrid cloud: connecting AWS EKS and Azure AKS
- Using Red Hat Integration (Fuse) for enterprise messaging
Module 14: Advanced OpenShift Customisation and Extensibility - Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and their role in extensibility
- Extending the Kubernetes API with custom controllers
- Using admission controllers for policy enforcement
- Dynamic admission control with mutating and validating webhooks
- Building custom dashboards with the OpenShift Console plugin system
- Modifying the OpenShift web console for internal branding
- Automating repetitive tasks with Ansible and OpenShift Automation Toolkit
- Using OpenShift Pipelines for CI/CD as code
- Configuring webhooks for notifications and integrations
- Creating internal developer portals with Backstage and OpenShift
Module 15: Enterprise Migration Strategies - Assessing current applications for OpenShift readiness
- Refactoring monoliths into microservices incrementally
- Lift-and-shift vs. re-architect approaches
- Migrating stateful applications to containerised storage
- Data migration strategies with zero downtime
- Testing migrated applications in staging environments
- Rollback planning and risk mitigation
- Change management and stakeholder communication
- Training internal teams on OpenShift operations
- Post-migration optimisation and cost analysis
Module 16: Real-World Project: Full Enterprise Deployment - Define project scope: select a real-world application to deploy
- Design the OpenShift namespace and access model
- Set up secure image registry integration
- Configure networking with ingress, routes, and network policies
- Implement role-based access control and SCCs
- Set up CI/CD pipeline using Tekton or Jenkins
- Deploy application with blue/green strategy and health checks
- Configure persistent storage and database connectivity
- Integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting
- Document architecture, security posture, and operational runbook
Module 17: Certification Preparation and Career Advancement - Overview of Red Hat OpenShift certification paths
- Preparing for the Red Hat OpenShift Administrator (EX280) exam
- Sample practice tasks and troubleshooting scenarios
- Time management and exam strategy
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Beyond certification: building a personal brand in cloud architecture
- Updating your LinkedIn and resume with OpenShift expertise
- Contributing to open-source OpenShift tools and communities
- Speaking at meetups and conferences as a thought leader
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service for internal promotions and salary negotiations
- Node scaling: adding worker nodes via machine sets
- Cluster autoscaler configuration and tuning
- Pod resource requests and limits: CPU and memory management
- QoS classes: Guaranteed, Burstable, and BestEffort
- Node tainting and tolerations for workload isolation
- Topology spread constraints for even pod distribution
- Multi-zone and multi-region cluster setup
- Failover strategies for critical applications
- Load testing applications on OpenShift with k6 and JMeter
- Tuning the kernel and networking stack for high throughput
Module 11: Operator Framework and Automation - Understanding the Operator pattern and its advantages
- Installing and managing Kubernetes Operators on OpenShift
- Using the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) for package management
- Deploying certified Operators from Red Hat and partners
- Creating custom Operators using Go and Operator SDK
- Automating database provisioning with Operators
- Lifecycle management: upgrades, backups, scaling via Operators
- Monitoring Operator health and status
- Building Operators for internal legacy systems
- Testing and validating Operators in staging environments
Module 12: Multi-Cluster Management and Federation - Why multi-cluster strategies are essential for enterprise resilience
- Differences between cluster federation and management platforms
- Using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) for governance
- Policy-driven compliance across multiple clusters
- Deploying applications consistently across clusters with GitOps
- Centralised observability and alerting across environments
- Disaster recovery strategies with cluster mirroring
- Failover automation and traffic redirection
- Managing cost and resource utilisation across clusters
- Benchmarking cluster performance and latency
Module 13: Integration with Enterprise Systems - Connecting OpenShift to enterprise identity providers (Okta, Azure AD)
- Single sign-on (SSO) setup and SAML integration
- Integrating with enterprise service buses (ESB) and message queues
- Connecting to mainframe systems and legacy APIs
- Using API gateways (Kong, Apigee) with OpenShift services
- Setting up external DNS with Route 53, Cloudflare, or BIND
- Integrating with SIEM tools for security monitoring
- Exporting audit logs to Splunk or IBM QRadar
- Working with hybrid cloud: connecting AWS EKS and Azure AKS
- Using Red Hat Integration (Fuse) for enterprise messaging
Module 14: Advanced OpenShift Customisation and Extensibility - Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and their role in extensibility
- Extending the Kubernetes API with custom controllers
- Using admission controllers for policy enforcement
- Dynamic admission control with mutating and validating webhooks
- Building custom dashboards with the OpenShift Console plugin system
- Modifying the OpenShift web console for internal branding
- Automating repetitive tasks with Ansible and OpenShift Automation Toolkit
- Using OpenShift Pipelines for CI/CD as code
- Configuring webhooks for notifications and integrations
- Creating internal developer portals with Backstage and OpenShift
Module 15: Enterprise Migration Strategies - Assessing current applications for OpenShift readiness
- Refactoring monoliths into microservices incrementally
- Lift-and-shift vs. re-architect approaches
- Migrating stateful applications to containerised storage
- Data migration strategies with zero downtime
- Testing migrated applications in staging environments
- Rollback planning and risk mitigation
- Change management and stakeholder communication
- Training internal teams on OpenShift operations
- Post-migration optimisation and cost analysis
Module 16: Real-World Project: Full Enterprise Deployment - Define project scope: select a real-world application to deploy
- Design the OpenShift namespace and access model
- Set up secure image registry integration
- Configure networking with ingress, routes, and network policies
- Implement role-based access control and SCCs
- Set up CI/CD pipeline using Tekton or Jenkins
- Deploy application with blue/green strategy and health checks
- Configure persistent storage and database connectivity
- Integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting
- Document architecture, security posture, and operational runbook
Module 17: Certification Preparation and Career Advancement - Overview of Red Hat OpenShift certification paths
- Preparing for the Red Hat OpenShift Administrator (EX280) exam
- Sample practice tasks and troubleshooting scenarios
- Time management and exam strategy
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Beyond certification: building a personal brand in cloud architecture
- Updating your LinkedIn and resume with OpenShift expertise
- Contributing to open-source OpenShift tools and communities
- Speaking at meetups and conferences as a thought leader
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service for internal promotions and salary negotiations
- Why multi-cluster strategies are essential for enterprise resilience
- Differences between cluster federation and management platforms
- Using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) for governance
- Policy-driven compliance across multiple clusters
- Deploying applications consistently across clusters with GitOps
- Centralised observability and alerting across environments
- Disaster recovery strategies with cluster mirroring
- Failover automation and traffic redirection
- Managing cost and resource utilisation across clusters
- Benchmarking cluster performance and latency
Module 13: Integration with Enterprise Systems - Connecting OpenShift to enterprise identity providers (Okta, Azure AD)
- Single sign-on (SSO) setup and SAML integration
- Integrating with enterprise service buses (ESB) and message queues
- Connecting to mainframe systems and legacy APIs
- Using API gateways (Kong, Apigee) with OpenShift services
- Setting up external DNS with Route 53, Cloudflare, or BIND
- Integrating with SIEM tools for security monitoring
- Exporting audit logs to Splunk or IBM QRadar
- Working with hybrid cloud: connecting AWS EKS and Azure AKS
- Using Red Hat Integration (Fuse) for enterprise messaging
Module 14: Advanced OpenShift Customisation and Extensibility - Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and their role in extensibility
- Extending the Kubernetes API with custom controllers
- Using admission controllers for policy enforcement
- Dynamic admission control with mutating and validating webhooks
- Building custom dashboards with the OpenShift Console plugin system
- Modifying the OpenShift web console for internal branding
- Automating repetitive tasks with Ansible and OpenShift Automation Toolkit
- Using OpenShift Pipelines for CI/CD as code
- Configuring webhooks for notifications and integrations
- Creating internal developer portals with Backstage and OpenShift
Module 15: Enterprise Migration Strategies - Assessing current applications for OpenShift readiness
- Refactoring monoliths into microservices incrementally
- Lift-and-shift vs. re-architect approaches
- Migrating stateful applications to containerised storage
- Data migration strategies with zero downtime
- Testing migrated applications in staging environments
- Rollback planning and risk mitigation
- Change management and stakeholder communication
- Training internal teams on OpenShift operations
- Post-migration optimisation and cost analysis
Module 16: Real-World Project: Full Enterprise Deployment - Define project scope: select a real-world application to deploy
- Design the OpenShift namespace and access model
- Set up secure image registry integration
- Configure networking with ingress, routes, and network policies
- Implement role-based access control and SCCs
- Set up CI/CD pipeline using Tekton or Jenkins
- Deploy application with blue/green strategy and health checks
- Configure persistent storage and database connectivity
- Integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting
- Document architecture, security posture, and operational runbook
Module 17: Certification Preparation and Career Advancement - Overview of Red Hat OpenShift certification paths
- Preparing for the Red Hat OpenShift Administrator (EX280) exam
- Sample practice tasks and troubleshooting scenarios
- Time management and exam strategy
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Beyond certification: building a personal brand in cloud architecture
- Updating your LinkedIn and resume with OpenShift expertise
- Contributing to open-source OpenShift tools and communities
- Speaking at meetups and conferences as a thought leader
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service for internal promotions and salary negotiations
- Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and their role in extensibility
- Extending the Kubernetes API with custom controllers
- Using admission controllers for policy enforcement
- Dynamic admission control with mutating and validating webhooks
- Building custom dashboards with the OpenShift Console plugin system
- Modifying the OpenShift web console for internal branding
- Automating repetitive tasks with Ansible and OpenShift Automation Toolkit
- Using OpenShift Pipelines for CI/CD as code
- Configuring webhooks for notifications and integrations
- Creating internal developer portals with Backstage and OpenShift
Module 15: Enterprise Migration Strategies - Assessing current applications for OpenShift readiness
- Refactoring monoliths into microservices incrementally
- Lift-and-shift vs. re-architect approaches
- Migrating stateful applications to containerised storage
- Data migration strategies with zero downtime
- Testing migrated applications in staging environments
- Rollback planning and risk mitigation
- Change management and stakeholder communication
- Training internal teams on OpenShift operations
- Post-migration optimisation and cost analysis
Module 16: Real-World Project: Full Enterprise Deployment - Define project scope: select a real-world application to deploy
- Design the OpenShift namespace and access model
- Set up secure image registry integration
- Configure networking with ingress, routes, and network policies
- Implement role-based access control and SCCs
- Set up CI/CD pipeline using Tekton or Jenkins
- Deploy application with blue/green strategy and health checks
- Configure persistent storage and database connectivity
- Integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting
- Document architecture, security posture, and operational runbook
Module 17: Certification Preparation and Career Advancement - Overview of Red Hat OpenShift certification paths
- Preparing for the Red Hat OpenShift Administrator (EX280) exam
- Sample practice tasks and troubleshooting scenarios
- Time management and exam strategy
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Beyond certification: building a personal brand in cloud architecture
- Updating your LinkedIn and resume with OpenShift expertise
- Contributing to open-source OpenShift tools and communities
- Speaking at meetups and conferences as a thought leader
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service for internal promotions and salary negotiations
- Define project scope: select a real-world application to deploy
- Design the OpenShift namespace and access model
- Set up secure image registry integration
- Configure networking with ingress, routes, and network policies
- Implement role-based access control and SCCs
- Set up CI/CD pipeline using Tekton or Jenkins
- Deploy application with blue/green strategy and health checks
- Configure persistent storage and database connectivity
- Integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting
- Document architecture, security posture, and operational runbook