DevOps Learning Roadmap 2027

Embrace the future with Platform Engineering, AI-driven Operations, and Cost Optimization.

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Phase Domain Technologies & Tools Objective
1. Immutable Foundation Programming & Cloud Native
  • Languages: Go, Python
  • Linux & Networking: Solid
  • Containers & K8s: Docker, Kubernetes
 Master the essential core tools of the cloud-native environment.
2. Comprehensive Automation IaC & GitOps
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
  • IaC: Terraform, OpenTofu
  • GitOps: Argo CD, Flux
 Manage the entire application and infrastructure lifecycle using only code and Git.
3. Platform Engineering
 Building IDPs
  • Developer Portal: Backstage
  • Automation: Crossplane
 Build an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) to accelerate the development team.
Service Connectivity
  • Service Mesh: Istio, Linkerd
  • API Gateway: Kong, Traefik
 Provide self-service connectivity, security, and observability for services.
4. Proactive Security DevSecOps & Supply Chain
  • Vulnerability Scanning: Trivy, Grype
  • Supply Chain: Sigstore, SLSA
  • Policy: OPA, Kyverno
 Secure the software supply chain and apply automated security policies.
5. Intelligent Operations AIOps & Observability
  • Observability: OpenTelemetry
  • AI-assisted: Copilot, LLMs for Ops
 Use AI to analyze monitoring data, predict failures, and automate remediation.
6. Cost & Performance Optimization FinOps & GreenOps
  • FinOps: OpenCost, Kubecost
  • GreenOps: Kepler
  • Wasm: WebAssembly
 Effectively manage cloud costs and optimize infrastructure to reduce environmental impact.

Mindset for 2027

1. Product Mindset

Treat the platform you build as a product, with the end-users being the developers in your company.

2. AI as a Colleague

Learn to collaborate with AI to write code, debug, and manage systems. It's no longer just a tool but a partner.

3. Cost Optimization by Default

Every technical decision must consider the cost factor (FinOps). Understanding cloud financials is mandatory.

4. Sustainable Development

Optimizing resources is not just about saving money but also about minimizing the infrastructure's carbon footprint (GreenOps).