DevOps Learning Paths #

Use these learning paths when you want a sequence instead of a topic map. Each path starts with the most useful first article and then links to the guide that should come next.

Beginner DevOps path #

1. Introduction to DevOps
2. DevOps Roadmap
3. Programming Languages & Stacks
4. DevOps Best Practices

CI/CD builder path #

1. CI/CD Tools
2. GitHub Actions
3. CI/CD Security Best Practices
4. DevSecOps

Kubernetes and cloud-native path #

1. Containerization & Orchestration
2. Kubernetes Basics
3. Kubernetes Networking
4. Kubernetes Deep Dive: Minikube to AKS/EKS
5. EKS vs AKS vs GKE

SRE and production operations path #

1. Monitoring & Logging
2. SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs
3. Operational Resilience
4. Incident Response in DevOps Environments
5. RPO and RTO

DevSecOps path #

1. Security & Compliance
2. DevSecOps
3. CI/CD Security Best Practices
4. Kubernetes Security

Cloud and platform engineering path #

1. Cloud Providers
2. Infrastructure as Code
3. GitOps
4. Platform Engineering

Practical checklist #

• Pick one path and finish its first two guides before branching out.
• Build a small project after each path milestone.
• Add monitoring, security, and rollback practices before calling a path complete.
• Use DevOps Roadmap when you are unsure which path to choose next.

Related topics #

• DevOps Roadmap — A staged map across all paths.
• DevOps Best Practices — Production standards to apply to every path.
• Resources — Supporting references and tools.

Next recommended article #

Read DevOps Roadmap next if you want one end-to-end sequence from fundamentals to advanced practice.