Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Foundation - eLearning (exam included)

750,00 EUR

  • 25 hours
eLearning

Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) take on key operations roles, assisting development teams while boosting productivity and efficiency. This course explores how SREs enhance system stability, predictability, and scalability, while monitoring critical metrics to drive continuous improvements. Start your SRE training today!

Key Features

Language

Course and material are available in English

Level

Beginner - Intermediate level

Access

180 days access to the self-paced study eLearning platform 24/7

16 hours total video content

with 25 hours study time recommended

Practice

Quizzes and exam practice

Exam Included

1 official exam voucher (Foundation)

Certificate

Certification of course completion

Provided by GEL

Accredited by PeopleCert

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Course Timeline

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  1. SRE Principles & Practices

    Foundation Module 1

    This module provides an introduction to site reliability engineering (SRE) as a field, highlighting its distinctions from DevOps. Delve into the core principles and methodologies of SRE in this comprehensive overview.


  2. Service Level Objectives & Error Budgets

    Foundation Module 2

    This module explores service level objectives (SLOs), service levels, error budgets, and policies governing error budgets.


  3. Reducing Toil

    Foundation Module 3

    This module introduces the concept of 'toil', discusses its implications as a challenge, and explores effective strategies for its management.


  4. Monitoring & Service Level Indicators

    Foundation Module 4

    This module centers on service level indicators (SLIs), emphasizing observability and monitoring practices.


  5. SRE Tools & Automation

    Foundation Module 5

    This module examines the concept of 'automation' as defined by both SRE and DevOps. It delves into various categories of automation and their organizational structure, in addition to highlighting popular automation tools.


  6. Anti-Fragility & Learning from Failure

    Foundation Module 6

    This module explores the SRE principle of deriving insights from failures and its correlation with anti-fragility and chaos engineering practices.


  7. Organizational Impact of SRE

    Foundation Module 7

    This module investigates the organizational management of SRE. It discusses the initial implementation of SRE, the reasons behind the widespread adoption of SRE by businesses, strategies for integrating SRE, effective incident response practices, and the importance of blameless post-mortems. Additionally, it explores the scalability of SRE implementation.


  8. SRE, Other Frameworks, Trends

    Foundation Module 8

    This module delves into the integration of SRE with prominent frameworks such as IT4IT, Agile, and ITIL 4. It also explores the evolution of SRE and its future trajectory.


Learning Outcomes

After finishing this course, you will know:

core principles

Understanding the core principles and methodologies of site reliability engineering for enhancing development and operational functions

scale

Leveraging SRE to enable organizations to scale services efficiently and cost-effectively

structures

Realigning organizational structures to embrace site reliability engineering practices effectively

(SLOs)

Establishing, monitoring, and achieving service level objectives (SLOs) for improved performance

relationship

Exploring the relationship between SRE, DevOps, and other frameworks

evolution

Exploring the evolution of SRE and its future trajectory

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Target Audience

Prerequisites: No prerequisites are necessary for taking the exam.

This course does not have any mandatory requirements for enrollment. Nonetheless, having prior familiarity with SRE and DevOps concepts can be advantageous for a better understanding of the course material.



Professionals in software engineering

DevOps practitioners and Site Reliability Engineers

DevOps Engineers

Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)

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Exam details

SRE Foundation (SREF) exam

  • This exam comprises 40 multiple-choice questions
  • Candidates have 60 minutes to finish the exam
  • It is an open-book exam, allowing the use of provided materials only
  • To pass, candidates need to achieve a minimum score of 65%: at least 26 out of 40 questions must be answered correctly
  • The exam can be taken either online or in person under invigilation

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Licensing and accreditation

The Site Reliability Engineering course is provided by GEL, an ATO of PeopleCert. SRE is a registered trademark of PeopleCert. Used under license from PeopleCert. All rights reserved. AVC promotes this course on behalf of GEL.

Equity Policy

PeopleCert provides a Special Considerations Policy for exam accommodations. Candidates requiring accommodations should refer to the PeopleCert terms and policies at PeopleCert Special Considerations Policy.

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