
Corporate GitLab CI-CD Training Course
Edstellar's GitLab CI-CD instructor-led training course enhances the skills of development teams, quality assurance teams, and release engineers. It equips them with the knowledge to utilize GitLab's CI/CD pipelines effectively. Upskill and enable your teams to automate and optimize the software development lifecycle.

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Drive Team Excellence with GitLab CI-CD Corporate Training
Empower your teams with expert-led on-site/in-house or virtual/online GitLab CI-CD Training through Edstellar, a premier GitLab CI-CD training company for organizations globally. Our customized training program equips your employees with the skills, knowledge, and cutting-edge tools needed for success. Designed to meet your specific training needs, this GitLab CI-CD group training program ensures your team is primed to drive your business goals. Transform your workforce into a beacon of productivity and efficiency.
The primary aim of CI is to detect and fix integration issues earlier in the development cycle, thereby improving software quality and reducing the time taken to validate and release new software updates. The CD approach enables a more agile deployment process and ensures end-users can quickly benefit from new features, bug fixes, and updates. GitLab CI/CD pipelines are highly customizable, supporting complex workflows tailored to different project needs.
The GitLab CI-CD instructor-led training course focuses on setting up basic CI/CD pipelines, understanding pipeline architecture, and working with GitLab runners. It includes practical applications like deploying applications to Docker Container registries and utilizing GitLab's security scanners. Our virtual/onsite GitLab CI-CD training course equips professionals with the skills to stay at the forefront of software development and DevOps trends.
Key Skills Employees Gain from GitLab CI-CD Training
GitLab CI-CD skills corporate training will enable teams to effectively apply their learnings at work.
- Security ScanningSecurity Scanning is the process of identifying vulnerabilities in systems and networks. this skill is important for cybersecurity roles to proactively protect against threats.
- Pipeline ConfigurationPipeline Configuration is the process of setting up and managing automated workflows for data processing and deployment. This skill is important for DevOps and data engineering roles, as it ensures efficient, reliable, and scalable software delivery.
- Performance AnalysisPerformance Analysis involves assessing and interpreting data to evaluate efficiency and effectiveness. This skill is important for roles in management, sports, and finance, as it drives informed decision-making and enhances productivity.
- Automated TestingAutomated Testing is the use of software tools to execute tests automatically, ensuring code quality and functionality. This skill is important for developers and QA engineers as it enhances efficiency, reduces errors, and accelerates the release cycle.
- Advanced OptimizationAdvanced Optimization is the process of enhancing systems or processes for maximum efficiency and performance. this skill is important for roles in data analysis, engineering, and operations, as it drives cost reduction, improves productivity, and enhances decision-making.
- Cloud IntegrationCloud Integration is the process of connecting various cloud services and applications to streamline data flow and enhance functionality. This skill is important for IT professionals, as it enables seamless collaboration, improves efficiency, and supports scalable solutions in modern business environments.
Key Learning Outcomes of GitLab CI-CD Training Workshop for Employees
Edstellar’s GitLab CI-CD training for employees will not only help your teams to acquire fundamental skills but also attain invaluable learning outcomes, enhancing their proficiency and enabling application of knowledge in a professional environment. By completing our GitLab CI-CD workshop, teams will to master essential GitLab CI-CD and also focus on introducing key concepts and principles related to GitLab CI-CD at work.
Employees who complete GitLab CI-CD training will be able to:
- Evaluate security vulnerabilities and implement security scanning within the CI/CD pipelines
- Configure complex CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, tailoring them to specific project requirements
- Analyze the performance and efficiency of existing pipelines to identify areas for improvement
- Create and manage automated tests within the CI/CD process, ensuring code quality and reliability
- Apply advanced features of GitLab CI/CD to optimize software development and deployment processes
- Integrate GitLab CI/CD with various cloud platforms and containerization tools for streamlined deployment
- Demonstrate proficiency in using GitLab Runners and effectively manage their deployment in diverse environments
- Design effective strategies for continuous integration and continuous deployment, aligning them with organizational goals and practices
Key Benefits of the GitLab CI-CD Group Training
Attending our GitLab CI-CD classes tailored for corporations offers numerous advantages. Through our GitLab CI-CD group training classes, participants will gain confidence and comprehensive insights, enhance their skills, and gain a deeper understanding of GitLab CI-CD.
- The training enables organizations to deploy features and updates more effectively
- Training in GitLab CI-CD helps teams automate and streamline their development processes
- GitLab CI-CD training can lead to significant cost savings in software development and deployment
- Understanding GitLab CI-CD promotes better collaboration among developers, testers, and operations teams
- Training helps organizations to reduce the likelihood of errors and bugs making it to the production environment
- Teams trained in GitLab CI-CD can efficiently manage and scale their development processes as the organization grows or as project requirements change
Topics and Outline of GitLab CI-CD Training
Our virtual and on-premise GitLab CI-CD training curriculum is divided into multiple modules designed by industry experts. This GitLab CI-CD training for organizations provides an interactive learning experience focused on the dynamic demands of the field, making it relevant and practical.
- What is GitLab
- Introduction to GitLab
- GitLab features and benefits
- GitLab as a DevOps platform
- Today's software delivery landscape
- Challenges of traditional software delivery
- Agile and DevOps methodologies
- CI/CD as a key component of DevOps
- GitLab workflow & example
- GitLab's unified development platform
- GitLab project lifecycle
- Example of a GitLab workflow
- What is CI/CD
- Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) concepts
- Benefits of CI/CD
- CI/CD pipeline stages
- GitLab's CI/CD workflow
- GitLab's built-in CI/CD capabilities
- GitLab pipeline configuration
- Triggering CI/CD pipelines
- Why use CI/CD
- Improved software quality
- Faster release cycles
- Reduced risk of deployment failures
- Dogfooding: building GitLab with GitLab
- GitLab's commitment to dogfooding
- Benefits of dogfooding
- How GitLab uses CI/CD to build itself
- Demo/Lab: review a sample CI/CD section
- Hands-on exploration of a sample CI/CD configuration file
- Understanding the different stages and jobs in the pipeline
- Analyzing the use of variables and triggers
- Configuration file & GitLab runners
- Introduction to the .gitlab-ci.yml configuration file
- Role of GitLab Runners in executing pipeline jobs
- Interaction between the configuration file and Runners
- Runner architecture
- Overview of the GitLab Runner architecture
- Components of a GitLab Runner
- Deploying and managing Runners
- Runner characteristics & types
- Different types of GitLab Runners
- Choosing the appropriate Runner type for a project
- Scalability of GitLab Runners
- Runner options
- Configuring runner options for specific needs
- Runner tagging and labeling
- Resource constraints and limitations
- Runner executors
- Understanding runner executors and their role in pipeline jobs
- Common executor types and their compatibility
- Configuring and managing runner executors
- Demo/Lab: register a GitLab Runner for a simple pipeline
- Hands-on experience with registering and configuring a GitLab Runner
- Setting up the Runner to execute a simple pipeline job
- Verifying the Runner's successful registration and connection
- Anatomy of a CI/CD pipeline
- Breakdown of a CI/CD pipeline into stages and jobs
- Understanding the flow of data and artifacts through the pipeline
- Interdependencies between stages and jobs
- Basic pipeline builds
- Creating a simple CI/CD pipeline for a basic project
- Defining stages and jobs using the .gitlab-ci.yml file
- Running and monitoring the pipeline
- Directed acyclic graph pipelines
- Introducing Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) pipelines
- Structuring pipelines with multiple branches and dependencies
- Benefits of using DAG pipelines
- Child & parent pipelines
- Concept of child and parent pipelines in GitLab CI/CD
- Decoupling pipeline stages using child pipelines
- Reusing pipeline jobs across multiple parent pipelines
- GitLab pipeline graph
- Visual representation of CI/CD pipelines using the GitLab Pipeline Graph
- Understanding the pipeline flow and dependencies from the graph
- Identifying potential bottlenecks and optimization opportunities
- Basic keywords: definitions & examples
- Introduction to essential keywords used in CI/CD pipeline configuration
- Understanding the purpose and syntax of each keyword
- Examples of using keywords to define pipeline stages, jobs, and dependencies
- .gitlab-ci.yml example
- In-depth analysis of a real-world .gitlab-ci.yml file
- Understanding the structure and organization of the configuration file
- Recognizing the use of keywords and pipeline elements
- Demo/Lab: create a basic CI/CD configuration
- Hands-on experience with creating a basic CI/CD configuration file
- Defining stages and jobs for a simple project
- Including scripts and commands for specific pipeline tasks
- Demo/Lab: display environment variables in a pipeline
- Understanding the concept of environment variables in CI/CD pipelines
- Accessing and displaying environment variables within
- Advanced keywords
- Exploring advanced keywords for more complex pipeline configurations
- Utilizing conditional execution and loops in pipelines
- Handling errors and failures gracefully
- Writing maintainable CI/CD configuration files
- Principles of writing maintainable and reusable CI/CD configuration files
- Techniques for organizing and commenting the configuration file
- Leveraging GitLab's features for managing and versioning configuration files
- Variable scope & priority
- Understanding the different scopes of variables in GitLab CI/CD
- Variable precedence and priority rules
- Overriding and setting variable values effectively
- Lab: variable hierarchy
- Hands-on practice with variable scoping and priority
- Defining variables at different levels (project, job, and stage)
- Observing the impact of variable precedence on pipeline execution
- Lab: job policy pattern
- Hands-on experience with implementing job policy patterns
- Using rules and conditions to control job execution
- Enforcing job requirements and constraints
- Microlearning game: pipeline review
- Interactive review of CI/CD pipeline concepts and strategies
- Analyzing and optimizing pipeline configurations for different scenarios
- Identifying potential issues and areas for improvement
- Lab: using artifacts
- Hands-on experience with managing artifacts in CI/CD pipelines
- Creating, caching, and sharing artifacts between pipeline stages
- Optimizing artifact storage and usage
- What are package & container registries?
- Introduction to package and container registries in the CI/CD workflow
- Role of registries in storing and managing software artifacts
- Integrating registries with GitLab CI/CD
- Lab: GitLab docker registry
- Hands-on practice with GitLab's integrated Docker registry
- Pushing and pulling Docker images to the registry
- Utilizing the registry for automated deployments
Who Can Take the GitLab CI-CD Training Course
The GitLab CI-CD training program can also be taken by professionals at various levels in the organization.
- DevOps Engineers
- Software Developers
- QA Engineers
- System Administrators
- DevOps Managers
- Release Engineers
- Automation Engineers
- CI/CD Engineers
- Release Managers
- Infrastructure Engineers
- Software Engineers
- IT Managers
Prerequisites for GitLab CI-CD Training
The GitLab CI-CD training can be taken by professionals with a basic understanding of Git and GitLab.
Corporate Group Training Delivery Modes
for GitLab CI-CD Training
At Edstellar, we understand the importance of impactful and engaging training for employees. As a leading GitLab CI-CD training provider, we ensure the training is more interactive by offering Face-to-Face onsite/in-house or virtual/online sessions for companies. This approach has proven to be effective, outcome-oriented, and produces a well-rounded training experience for your teams.
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Edstellar's GitLab CI-CD virtual/online training sessions bring expert-led, high-quality training to your teams anywhere, ensuring consistency and seamless integration into their schedules.
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Edstellar's GitLab CI-CD inhouse training delivers immersive and insightful learning experiences right in the comfort of your office.
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Edstellar's GitLab CI-CD offsite group training offer a unique opportunity for teams to immerse themselves in focused and dynamic learning environments away from their usual workplace distractions.
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Edstellar: Your Go-to GitLab CI-CD Training Company
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Industry-Relevant Curriculum
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Get Your Team Members Recognized with Edstellar’s Course Certificate
Upon successful completion of the GitLab CI-CD training course offered by Edstellar, employees receive a course completion certificate, symbolizing their dedication to ongoing learning and professional development.
This certificate validates the employee's acquired skills and is a powerful motivator, inspiring them to enhance their expertise further and contribute effectively to organizational success.


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