Cloud Ops Engineer — Automation Path

Latest release: August 17, 2024
Windows Administration · Computers · Linux & UNIX Administration
Series
3
Books

About this ebook series

BUNDLE OBJECTIVE

This bundle enables Cloud and DevOps professionals to automate infrastructure, system administration, and configuration workflows across Linux and Windows environments at scale. Learners progress from Ansible-based configuration automation, to advanced scripting with PowerShell, and finally to infrastructure state management and remote execution using SaltStack. The result is a cloud-ready automation engineer capable of designing reproducible, secure, scalable automation pipelines that reduce manual work and operational overhead.


KEY FEATURES

Hands-on automation using Ansible playbooks.

PowerShell scripting for scalable Windows ops.

Infrastructure state management with SaltStack.

Real-world enterprise workflows and labs.

Cross-platform automation and orchestration.


DESCRIPTION

The Cloud Ops Engineer — Automation Path is a practical, workflow-focused training bundle designed to help IT and DevOps professionals streamline operations and automate infrastructure at scale.


Practical Ansible Automation Handbook lays the foundation with declarative configuration management, orchestration, and provisioning using Ansible. You’ll automate Linux and Windows systems, integrate AWS and Kubernetes, and work with Ansible Automation Platform for enterprise environments.


Ultimate PowerShell Automation for System Administration develops your ability to perform advanced scripting and administrative automation in Windows environments. You’ll build functions, manage remoting, secure execution policies, automate task scheduling, and operate multi-system administration at scale.


Automation with SaltStack ties automation workflows together using SaltStack’s high-performance remote execution and state engine. You will design state files, manage masters and minions, orchestrate deployments, apply configurations, and maintain consistent, repeatable infrastructure automation.


Together, these books equip you to design efficient, secure, automated operational workflows across diverse clouds and data centers.


WHAT WILL YOU LEARN

Write and optimize Ansible playbooks for provisioning and configuration.

Automate Linux and Windows workflows consistently and reproducibly.

Use PowerShell to perform advanced scripting and remote operations.

Apply configuration states and event-driven automation with SaltStack.

Manage cloud resources and container environments programmatically.

Standardize system setup, patching, deployment, and updates.

Build automation pipelines to reduce downtime and human error.

Implement secure, auditable, enterprise automation practices.


WHO THIS BUNDLE IS FOR

Cloud Engineers, DevOps Engineers, SysAdmins, Infrastructure Engineers, SREs, IT Operations professionals, and advanced learners aiming to scale automation in enterprise or cloud environments. Basic understanding of operating systems and scripting recommended.

BUNDLE OBJECTIVE This bundle enables Cloud and DevOps professionals to automate infrastructure, system administration, and configuration workflows across Linux and Windows environments at scale. Learners progress from Ansible-based configuration automation, to advanced scripting with PowerShell, ...