DevOps

GitLab CI/CD Best Practices for Enterprise DevOps (On-site & Online)

The training will take place from April 20, 2026, to April 24, 2026 (Mon.-Fri.) and will be held in English. It will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The training will take place on-site at the Circle Business Center at Zurich Airport and online. (Hybrid)
CHF 2,500

excl.

Start: April 20, 2026
End: April 24, 2026
Duration: 5 days (8 hours/day)

Training program facts

  1. Building CI/CD pipelines in GitLab
  2. Job Keywords
  3. Variables, artifacts, and caching
  4. Types of pipelines and triggers
  5. GitLab Runner – characteristics, types, and configuration
  6. Build and deployment via Docker and Kubernetes
  7. Introduction and differentiation of Git workflows

Basic knowledge of Git and GitLab is nice to have.

The training will take place from April 20, 2026, to April 24, 2026, and will be held in English.

It takes place from 08:30 to 17:00.

The training takes place on-site at the Circle Business Center at Zurich Airport and online. (Hybrid)

GitLab CI/CD Training

Modules

 
1.     GitLab & Overview of CI/CD

- approaches and added value

- First steps with GitLab

- GitLab CI/CD architecture

- GitLab AutoDevOps as inspiration for concrete pipelines

- GitLab Runner and Executor

2.     GitLab Exercises

- Master GitLab from basics to advanced features

- Set up and manage GitLab repositories efficiently

- Implement effective branching and

- merging strategies

3.     CI/CD jobs 

- Jobs, stages and workflows

- Variables and their sources/hierarchy

- Dependencies and needs

- Artifacts and cache

- Tags, images, services

- Triggers and schedules

- Rules

- Environments

- Includes, templates, anchors and references

4.     CI/CD Jobs Exercises
5.     Debugging & Registries

- Debugging CI/CD configurations

- Configure and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines

- Merge requests and feature branches

- Utilize GitLab's Package Registry and Container Registry

6.     Project Exercises
7.      Kubernetes & Terraform

- Integrate GitLab with cloud services like AWS and Kubernetes (EKS)

- Leverage GitLab's Terraform integration for infrastructure as code

- Implement automated testing and code quality checks with SonarQube

8.     Docker & Ansible

- Use GitLab with Docker and DockerHub for containerized workflows

- Integrate GitLab with Ansible for configuration management

- Manage Terraform states within GitLab

9.     Performance and Scalability

- Connect GitLab with Jira and Confluence for seamless project management Implement security best practices in GitLab workflows

- Administer and optimize GitLab for performance and scalability

10.  Other Tools

· Apply GitLab's features to real-world

development scenarios

· Collaborate effectively using GitLab’s team-oriented tools

- Set up Telegram notifications for GitLab events

 

 

 

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GitLab CI/CD Best Practices for Enterprise DevOps (On-site & Online)

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DevOps

GitLab CI/CD Best Practices for Enterprise DevOps (On-site & Online)

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20.04.2026

24.04.2026

CHF 2,500

excl.

Location: Circle 6
Zurich Airport
Duration: 5 days (8 hours/day)