Introduction DevOps has transformed how modern organizations build, test, deploy, secure, and operate software. Instead of treating development and operations as separate functions, DevOps brings people, processes, automation, infrastructure, security, and monitoring together to create faster and more reliable software delivery. For professionals entering or advancing in this field, a DevOps Certified Professional program can provide a structured way to develop practical knowledge across multiple areas of DevOps engineering. The current DevOps Certified Professional (DCP) program from DevOpsSchool is positioned as a hands-on, end-to-end certification covering technologies and practices ranging from Linux and Bash to cloud platforms, containers, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, Kubernetes, GitOps, security, observability, data platforms, and AIOps. The current program describes a five-week, 100+ hour learning experience with assignments and capstones, followed by a three-hour onli...