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Chetan Tekam
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Building My DevOps Skills in Public: A Structured, Agile-Inspired Blog

Purpose

This blog is a personal learning blog where I document my journey of building DevOps skills in a structured and intentional way.

The goal is not to teach everything but to learn effectively, share progress, and create a clear path from fundamentals to real-world DevOps practice.

This is learning in public, with structure.


Learning Philosophy

The structure of this blog is inspired by Agile and Lean methodologies.

Instead of trying to learn everything at once, I focus on:

  • small, incremental improvements
  • fast feedback loops
  • continuous refinement
  • learning driven by real outcomes, not theory

Each topic is treated as an iteration, not a final destination.


Scope & Filtering Principle

This blog follows a strict filtering rule:

If a topic does not directly support DevOps work, it is skipped or delayed.

The focus is on what is actually required to:

  • run and operate services
  • debug failures
  • automate workflows
  • support CI/CD and cloud environments

Deep theory, legacy practices, and low-impact details are intentionally excluded.


Series Structure

Each post in this blog follows a consistent pattern:

  • Objective – what problem this topic should help solve
  • Minimum required concepts – only what’s necessary
  • Practical usage – how it shows up in real DevOps work
  • Checkpoint – what I should be able to do before moving on

This keeps learning focused, measurable, and repeatable.


Progress & Iteration Model

Progress is tracked through:

  • clear milestones
  • checkpoints instead of completion
  • revisiting topics when gaps appear

Earlier topics may be refined as new tools and contexts (Docker, Cloud, CI/CD) are introduced.

Learning is iterative, not linear.


Audience Alignment

This blog is for:

  • developers moving toward DevOps
  • engineers who value practical learning
  • anyone interested in structured, outcome-driven skill building

This blog is not:

  • a full Linux or DevOps tutorial
  • a certification guide
  • a deep-theory reference

I’m sharing a journey, not claiming mastery.


What Comes Next and upcoming

The next posts will start with foundational DevOps dependencies and build forward step by step.

Each series begins with defining what is necessary — and intentionally stopping there.


DevOps Series Dashboard

This dashboard shows the current and upcoming DevOps tools I’m focusing on.
It reflects an Agile learning flow — focus shifts, nothing is “finished”.

Order Tool / Area Status
1 Linux Active
2 Scripting Upcoming
3 Git Upcoming
4 Docker Upcoming
5 Cloud Upcoming
6 CI/CD Pipelines Upcoming
7 Terraform Upcoming
8 Monitoring & Logs Upcoming

To check my live snapshot of my DevOps learning roadmap, click here.


DevOps is not about knowing everything.

It’s about knowing what matters — and improving continuously.

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