Before learning tools like Docker, AWS, or Kubernetes, you must understand one thing clearly: DevOps is NOT a tool.
DevOps is a way of thinking. It is a culture. It is responsibility.
Many people fail in DevOps because they jump directly into tools without understanding the real problem DevOps was created to solve.
Earlier, companies worked like this:
This created huge problems:
No one took full responsibility. Everyone blamed someone else.
DevOps = Development + Operations
But this does NOT mean one person does everything blindly.
DevOps means:
A DevOps engineer thinks about:
DevOps engineers do not just “run commands”.
They protect:
One wrong DevOps decision can:
That is why DevOps is about thinking carefully, not copying tutorials.
A real DevOps engineer may:
Sometimes, DevOps work is calm. Sometimes, it is stressful. But it is always meaningful.
DevOps is NOT:
DevOps is understanding:
That is why this roadmap starts slow and deep.
If you stay patient, you can build a strong DevOps foundation from this series.
In the next part, we will start with the most important DevOps skill: Linux fundamentals.
Without Linux, DevOps does not exist.
Next Part → Linux Fundamentals for DevOps