IT Automation - What is automation

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Google IT Support Professional Certificate
Course 5 - IT Automation, Module 1 - Intro to Automation

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This six-course certificate, developed exclusively by Google, includes innovative curriculum designed to prepare you for an entry-level role in IT support. A job in IT can mean in-person or remote help desk work, either in a small business or at a global company, like Google. Whether you’ve been tinkering with IT or are completely new to the field, you’ve come to the right place.
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Course 5 IT Automation

About the Course

This course is designed to give you an introduction to concepts related to the automatic management of infrastructure in the IT industry. Using tools like scripting languages, version control, configuration management systems, and monitoring solutions, this course will give you an introduction to automation in IT. It will have an emphasis on creating automation that’s both scalable and manageable. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: - cite the fundamentals of programming using the Ruby language. - create basic automation scripts to perform system administration tasks. - use regular expressions to extract meaning from raw text. - manage code by using the version control system, Git. - develop and understand the benefits of tests for the scripts and automation they create. - deploy software using the Chef configuration management software and understand the principles of configuration management in the IT context. - track the health of technology systems through monitoring and become familiar with common monitoring concepts and practices Before taking this course, it's advised (but not required) that you complete the earlier courses in this program. It’s helpful to be familiar with the following concepts: - installation of software on a computer platform - basic computer network terminology and concepts - common system administrator tasks and responsibilities This course has been designed to be completed completely in-browser. You don’t have to install any software on your computer.

Module 1 - Intro to Automation

Welcome to the Automation course of the IT Support Professional Certificate! In the first module of this course, we will cover the basics of what "automation" is and why it's beneficial to IT Support Specialists. We will also learn about a scripting language called Ruby. If you've never programmed or written any code before, don't worry! This module will introduce you to everything you need to know to get started. By the end of this module, you will have written several Ruby scripts and gain a better understanding about how programming works in general.
Learning Objectives
• Explain automation and its benefits for IT infrastructure.
• Create Ruby scripts using variables.
• Create Ruby scripts using loops.
• Create Ruby scripts using methods.