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From Oracle DBA to DevOps DBA

DevOps for Oracle DBAs on OCI

A 49-hour program to automate DBA work with shell, Ansible and Terraform, deploy on OKE, build CI/CD pipelines in OCI DevOps and ship database changes with rollback, finishing with a 5-hour capstone.

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49
Hours
17
Modules
12
Hands-On Labs
1
Capstone Project

12 Hands-On Labs

From shell scripts to full pipelines

Database CI/CD

Schema changes with rollback

Containers & OKE

Docker, OCIR, Kubernetes, Helm

5-Hour Capstone

Build, secure, monitor and demo

The DevOps Way

Run Database Work Like Code

Put DBA work into a repository and a pipeline, so every change is repeatable, validated and reversible.

Code

Scripts & schema in Git

Provision

Terraform & Resource Manager

Pipeline

Build & deploy in OCI DevOps

DB Change

SQLcl & Liquibase, with rollback

Observe

Metrics, logs & alarms

Manual DBA Work DevOps DBA
Provisioning Console clicks and runbooks Terraform and Resource Manager stacks
Schema changes Scripts run by hand SQLcl and Liquibase in a pipeline, with rollback
Routine tasks Repeated server by server Ansible playbooks, OCI CLI and Functions
Secrets Kept in scripts and config files OCI Vault keys and secrets
Monitoring Checked after something breaks Alarms on database and pipeline events

Why ExaGuru

DevOps taught from a DBA's point of view

Your DBA skills aren't re-taught. The course starts where they stop and ties every tool back to database work.

Duration49 hours
Modules17
Labs12 hands-on
Finale5-hour capstone

Modules Written for DBAs

Ansible for DBA tasks, database CI/CD and database lifecycle automation go beyond a general DevOps course.

Labs on Real DBA Work

Pre-patch check playbooks, clone and backup automation, and a schema change deployed through a pipeline.

Aligned to the OCI DevOps Path

Built with reference to Oracle University's Become an OCI DevOps Professional path (exam 1Z0-1109-26).

Mentorship from Practitioners

Live sessions with working professionals who review your lab work.

Career Support

Guidance on CV preparation and interview readiness for DevOps and cloud DBA roles.

Explore Our Syllabus

17 modules • 49 hours. Click a module to expand. Green highlighted items are hands-on labs.

MODULE 1: DEVOPS MINDSET AND OCI DEVOPS SERVICE

1 Hour

  • DevOps culture, CI/CD, DevSecOps overview
  • OCI DevOps service components
  • DBA role in DevOps
  • Case studies

MODULE 2: LINUX AND SHELL REFRESHER

1 Hour

  • Linux filesystem, permissions, users
  • systemd, logs, SSH
  • Bash scripting: variables, loops, functions, exit codes
  • Lab 2.1: Automate a routine DBA check script

MODULE 3: GIT AND OCI CODE REPOSITORIES

2 Hours

  • Git fundamentals, branching, merging, tags, conflicts
  • OCI DevOps project and code repositories
  • Mirror external repository (GitHub)
  • Forking and pull requests
  • Lab 3.1: Store DBA scripts in OCI repo

MODULE 4: OCI CORE REFRESH

2 Hours

  • Compartments, regions, ADs
  • IAM: users, groups, dynamic groups, policies
  • VCN, subnets, gateways, NSGs
  • Networking essentials: DNS, load balancer, TLS
  • Compute and storage overview
  • DevOps IAM policies

MODULE 5: DOCKER, OCIR, CONTAINER INSTANCES

3 Hours

  • Containers, images, Dockerfile, layers
  • Volumes, networking, Compose
  • OCIR: repositories, push, pull
  • OCI Container Instances
  • Lab 5.1: Containerize an app that connects to Oracle DB

MODULE 6: KUBERNETES AND OKE

4 Hours

  • Kubernetes architecture, pods, deployments, services
  • ConfigMaps, Secrets
  • OKE: basic vs enhanced clusters
  • Managed, virtual, self-managed nodes
  • Quick Create vs Custom Create
  • Cluster access: kubectl, Cloud Shell, Bastion
  • Lab 6.1: Create OKE cluster, deploy app

MODULE 7: K8S DEPLOYMENT, STORAGE, INGRESS, HELM

3 Hours

  • Multi-tier deployment, LoadBalancer services
  • OCI Native Ingress controller
  • PVCs on Block Volume and File Storage
  • Helm: charts, commands, deploy to OKE
  • Helm chart provenance
  • Rollout and rollback

MODULE 8: TERRAFORM FOR OCI

4 Hours

  • IaC concepts
  • Providers, resources, variables, outputs
  • State, modules, workflow
  • Provision VCN, compute, DB systems with Terraform
  • Lab 8.1: Provision DB infrastructure from code

MODULE 9: OCI RESOURCE MANAGER

2 Hours

  • Stacks and source providers
  • Import existing infrastructure
  • Drift detection
  • Templates
  • Lab 9.1: Import existing DB resources into a stack

MODULE 10: ANSIBLE FOR DBA TASKS

3 Hours

  • Inventory, playbooks, roles
  • OS prerequisites and user setup
  • Patching and listener/service control
  • Idempotency and vault for secrets
  • Lab 10.1: Playbook for pre-patch checks

MODULE 11: OCI DEVOPS CI/CD AND DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES

5 Hours

  • Build pipelines, build_spec.yaml
  • Artifacts and registries
  • Deployment pipelines, environments
  • Triggers and automation
  • Shell stage
  • Deploy to instance group and OKE
  • Blue/Green and Canary deployments
  • Lab 11.1: End-to-end pipeline

MODULE 12: DATABASE CI/CD

3 Hours

  • Database change management concepts
  • SQLcl and Liquibase for schema changes
  • Pipeline stage for DB scripts
  • Rollback and validation
  • Dev/test/prod promotion
  • Lab 12.1: Deploy schema change through pipeline

MODULE 13: DATABASE LIFECYCLE AUTOMATION

4 Hours

  • OCI CLI and SDK for database operations
  • Provision ADB and DB systems via Terraform
  • Cloning, backup, scaling automation
  • Patching workflow automation
  • ExaCS/ExaCC automation overview
  • Lab 13.1: Automate a clone and backup

MODULE 14: ORACLE FUNCTIONS WITH DATABASE

2 Hours

  • Serverless concepts, Functions architecture
  • Build, deploy, invoke
  • IAM and configuration
  • Connect function to Oracle DB
  • Event-driven DBA automation
  • Lab 14.1: Function triggered by an event

MODULE 15: DEVSECOPS

3 Hours

  • DevSecOps best practices
  • OCI Vault: keys and secrets
  • Secrets in pipelines and apps
  • Container image scan and signing
  • Application dependency scanning (CVE)
  • Data Safe overview for DB security
  • OKE RBAC basics

MODULE 16: OBSERVABILITY

2 Hours

  • Monitoring metrics and alarms
  • Notifications service
  • Logging: service logs, custom logs, queries
  • Events service
  • Database Management and Ops Insights overview
  • Lab 16.1: Alarm on DB and pipeline events

MODULE 17: CAPSTONE

5 Hours | Capstone

  • Provision infrastructure with Terraform
  • Deploy containerized app on OKE or Container Instances
  • Secure connection to Oracle DB using Vault
  • DB change through CI/CD with rollback
  • Oracle Function for one serverless task
  • Monitoring, logging, alarms
  • Final demo and troubleshooting scenario

OPTIONAL APPENDIX

Not in the 49 hours

  • OKE autoscaling: Cluster Autoscaler, HPA, VPA
  • Cluster upgrades
  • Arm and GPU nodes
  • OCI Service Operator for Kubernetes (OSOK)
  • Exam 1Z0-1109-26 preparation and practice exam

After this course, you can…

  • Automate DBA tasks with shell, Ansible and Terraform
  • Containerize apps and deploy them on OKE
  • Build CI/CD pipelines in OCI DevOps
  • Deploy database changes with rollback
  • Secure and monitor database and app stacks
  • Prepare for the OCI DevOps Professional exam

Tools you'll work with

Git Docker OKE Helm Terraform Ansible OCI DevOps SQLcl Liquibase Oracle Functions OCI Vault Data Safe

Is this for you?

Oracle DBAs Apps DBAs Cloud DBAs

You need working Oracle DBA skills: SQL, backup/recovery and tuning. They aren't re-taught, so the time goes to automation, containers, pipelines and security.

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Course at a glance

49
Hours of training
17
Modules
12
Hands-on labs
1
Capstone project

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What Our Learners Say

Honest feedback from professionals and learners who have been part of the ExaGuru learning journey.

Excelent Online training institute for Exadata, Exacc and OCI

Excelent Online training institute for Exadata, Exacc and oci. I had a great learning experience. Special appreciation to Mr. Krishna for his outstanding teaching skills. His clear explanations, practical approach, and ability to simplify complex technical concepts made the training easy to understand and follow. I highly recommend this institute to anyone looking to enhance their knowledge and skills in Oracle Exadata, ExaCC, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Thank you, Mr. Krishna, for the excellent training and guidance!

Sher Khan

UAE · Oct 9, 2026

It's very good platform to upgrade your skills

It's very good platform to upgrade your skills in very less time with hands-on practical knowledge as theory is not sufficient enough to upgrade your skill. Krishna has very good knowledge on what's actually needed to stay in market. What is essential which keeps you demanding in job market.

Mayuresh Shingan

India · Oct 9, 2026

Excellent Course with Real-Time Troubleshooting

My experience with the ExaGuru course has been very positive and valuable. The training covers Exadata, OCI, ExaCC, and ExaCS in a practical and easy-to-understand way. The instructor (Krishna Sir) explains the concepts clearly and provides real-time industry examples, which helped me understand how these technologies are used in production environments. The hands-on lab sessions were especially useful because they gave me an opportunity to practice the concepts and gain practical experience. The course also covers real-time troubleshooting scenarios, which is very helpful for understanding and resolving issues that can occur in production. The recorded sessions are another great advantage, as I can revisit the topics whenever I need to refresh my knowledge. The job portal support provided as part of the course is also very useful for exploring relevant career opportunities. Overall, the combination of theoretical knowledge, real-time examples, hands-on practice, troubleshooting, recorded sessions, and job support has made this course very useful for my career and practical knowledge.

Shaik Sulaiman

Singapore · Oct 2, 2026

Quite literally the most in dept educational content available for Orcale ExaData

Well I scoured the internet for in depth ExaData courses and couldn't find any then I stumbled upon Exaguru was a bit skeptical at first but got enough confidence in their webinar and the best part of these courses were the interactive labs we were actually learning through practical application which is leagues and miles ahead of any other educational offering for these courses particular courses and the labs coupled with one on one doubt session helped me to actually get a job because their syllabus is quite tightly aligned to what is asked in and needed in the industry.

Astitva Singh

India · Aug 20, 2026

The finest Exadata training I found

I found Exaguru while checking all the other options available for Exadata training, and found their training program the finest among all. They have a structured approach to the subject and know exactly whats needed in the industry in today's times. They even provide real time simulators, which is as-good-as practising on a real exadata machine, which is too expensive to procure for training. Viraj, our trainer, is an excellent teacher and has his own ways to motivate and assist in learning the fundamentals. Im happy to be part of exaguru and would recommend them to whomsoever is looking to learn Exadata and OCI.

Aman Yadav

India · May 28, 2026

I was looking for OCI GUI access

I was looking for OCI GUI access. I got it here. I was able to explore the options in OCI. The explanation during the course was also very good specially during OCI Networking. Thank you Krishna.

Moizuddin Mudassar

Saudi Arabia · Oct 2, 2026

I joined it in july batch

I joined it in july batch, I liked the OCI course, especially the networking labs. Working with VCNs, subnets and gateways, vlans, helped me understand the concepts much better.

Gaurav Tiwari

India · Aug 20, 2026

Very good theory and practice sessions

Very good theory and practice sessions. The instructor is very knowledgeable and took sincere efforts to make the class learn the concepts.

Amit Aggarwal

United States · May 27, 2026

Here I made progress in my OCI Journey

Here I made progress in my OCI Journey, all thanks mainly goes to Krishna Sir, He guided me through and made me what I am today.

Anuj Tiwari

India · Aug 22, 2026

Krishna is very good

Krishna is very good, patience enough to give answers give complete knowledge.

Srinivas

United States · Oct 2, 2026

Nice OCI networking and Exadata class

Nice oci networking part and overall exadata class is good.

Muthu Kumar

India · Oct 2, 2026

Simple learning process

Simple learning process. Best tutor. Company should more focus on helping candidate get the job who participated in courses. Overall it is great i recommend everyone to do courses from exaguru.

Rama Yeligeti

India · Jul 10, 2026

Amazing stuff and support provided by the team

Amazing stuff and support provided by team, recommended if want to reach pro level.

Shailendra Chauhan

India · Jul 7, 2026

It was an awesome class of Exadata and OCI

It was awesome class of exadata and OCI. Please keep good work continuesly.

Heeralal Ram

India · Jun 16, 2026

FAQ

Common Questions

What is this course about?
It teaches Oracle DBAs to work the DevOps way on OCI: automate tasks with shell, Ansible and Terraform, run containers on OKE, build CI/CD pipelines in OCI DevOps and deploy database changes with rollback.
Who is this training for?
Oracle DBAs, Apps DBAs and Cloud DBAs who want to add automation, containers, pipelines and DevSecOps to their database skills.
What do I need before joining?
Working Oracle DBA skills: SQL, backup/recovery and tuning. These are not re-taught. Linux, Git and core OCI get short refresher modules at the start.
What is the duration?
49 hours across 17 modules. Contact our team for the exact timings of the upcoming batch.
Are there labs and a project?
Yes. There are 12 hands-on labs, such as a pre-patch Ansible playbook and an automated clone and backup. The course ends with a 5-hour capstone covering Terraform, OKE or Container Instances, Vault, database CI/CD, Functions and monitoring.
Will I deploy database changes through a pipeline?
Yes. The Database CI/CD module covers SQLcl and Liquibase, pipeline stages for DB scripts, rollback and validation, and dev/test/prod promotion. In its lab you deploy a schema change through a pipeline.
Does it cover the OCI DevOps Professional exam?
The course is built with reference to Oracle University's Become an OCI DevOps Professional path (exam 1Z0-1109-26). Exam preparation and a practice exam are in the optional appendix, outside the 49 hours.
How do I get fees and batch dates?
Fill in the Contact Sales form or download the syllabus, and our team will share batch dates, fees and enrollment options.

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