What is the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ course?
Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation covers the practices, pipeline stages and toolchain needed to move code from commit to production reliably. It suits engineers, testers and managers who want a shared vocabulary for deployment pipelines before building or improving one.
What is Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation training about?
This course gives you a clear, structured path through how culture, automation and flow shorten the path from idea to reliable production software. You will learn the underlying principles, when and why to apply them, and how to avoid the mistakes teams make in practice. Sessions are interactive and discussion-led, so you build understanding you can defend on the job — not just exam recall.
Key highlights of the CDEF course
- Live, instructor-led training delivered by experienced practitioners
- Hands-on activities, real-world examples and case discussions in every session
- Practical focus on applying Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation in your own role and organisation
- Downloadable course materials and reference guides to keep
- Small-group format with room for your specific questions
- Certificate of participation from Simplilead, plus guidance toward certification
Skills you will gain
The Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF) program is built around the capabilities that matter in DevOps:
- Building CI/CD pipelines and automation
- Improving flow from commit to production
- Applying infrastructure-as-code practices
- Measuring and improving reliability
- Breaking down silos between dev and ops
- Embedding security and quality into delivery
Who should attend?
This Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation course is ideal for developers, operations engineers, SREs and teams improving how software is built and released. There are no rigid prerequisites — just an interest in doing the work well and a willingness to take part in the hands-on sessions.
Why train with Simplilead?
We focus on outcomes, not slideware. Expert trainers, practice-led sessions and ongoing learner support mean you finish the CDEF training able to ship software faster and more reliably across the delivery lifecycle — with a credential that signals real capability to employers.
The programme runs for 2 days of live, instructor-led training. The certification exam fee is included in the course price.
Who should take the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ course?
Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ training is designed for professionals who want to apply it in their current or next role, including:
- Software engineers who commit code and want to understand how it reaches production
- QA engineers moving test activities into an automated delivery pipeline
- Release managers replacing manual deployment checklists with repeatable pipelines
- Operations staff supporting teams that deploy several times a week
- Engineering managers assessing the maturity of their delivery practices
What are the prerequisites for Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠?
- No formal prerequisites; basic awareness of software delivery and version control helps
Live instructor-led training
Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠
₹24,999
View course & schedulesWhat will you learn in the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ course?
By the end of the training you will be able to:
- Explain the continuous delivery ecosystem and how it differs from continuous integration and deployment
- Describe the stages of a deployment pipeline from commit through to release
- Apply trunk-based development and branching strategies that keep the mainline releasable
- Identify where automated build, test and packaging steps belong in a pipeline
- Compare release patterns such as blue-green, canary and feature toggles
- Select feedback metrics that show whether delivery flow is improving
What is the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ syllabus?
The curriculum is delivered over 2 days and covers 6 modules:
Module 1: Continuous Delivery Fundamentals
- Why delivery speed and stability matter
- Continuous integration, delivery and deployment compared
- Principles of the delivery ecosystem
- Common bottlenecks in release flow
Module 2: Source Control and Branching
- Version control essentials for pipelines
- Trunk-based development versus long-lived branches
- Code review and merge practices
- Keeping the mainline always releasable
Module 3: Building the Deployment Pipeline
- Pipeline stages and quality gates
- Build automation and artefact repositories
- Packaging and versioning artefacts
- Pipeline as code basics
Module 4: Test and Quality Automation
- Test pyramid and automation layers
- Unit, integration and acceptance stages
- Managing test data and environments
- Fast feedback and failing early
Module 5: Release Strategies and Environments
- Environment parity and provisioning
- Blue-green and canary releases
- Feature toggles and dark launches
- Rollback and recovery approaches
Module 6: Measuring and Improving Delivery
- Lead time and deployment frequency
- Change failure and recovery measures
- Feedback loops from production
- Planning a continuous improvement roadmap
How do you get certified after the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ course?
Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ is assessed through the course itself: complete the live sessions and the included assessment to earn your certificate. There is no separate third-party exam to book.
How much does the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ course cost?
Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ training with SimpliLEAD is priced from US$549, inclusive of the certification exam fee. Pricing covers 2 days of live training, courseware and post-class support. The course page shows the same price converted into your local currency, along with current schedules and offers. Payment is charged in US dollars.
Frequently asked questions
How is the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ training delivered?
The Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ certification training is delivered as live, instructor-led online classes over 2 days, in small interactive batches with hands-on exercises and real-world examples. You also get session recordings, courseware, and post-class support. Weekday and weekend Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ batches are available, and corporate/in-house delivery can be arranged.
Can I take the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ course online?
Yes. The Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ certification training is available as live online classes you can join from anywhere, alongside classroom batches in select locations. Both formats cover the same syllabus and prepare you for the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ certification.
Who should attend the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ course?
The Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ training course is ideal for Professionals seeking certification, Career switchers, and Team leads.
What are the prerequisites for the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ certification?
You should have basic understanding of the domain. Beyond that, there are no formal prerequisites for the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠ training — our trainers take you from fundamentals to applied skills.
Who awards this certification?
The credential is issued by PeopleCert DevOps Institute, a leading authority on DevOps and continuous-delivery certifications. Simplilead's trainers are practising DevOps engineers.
Is the exam included?
Yes. The course fee includes the official certification exam, taken online with remote proctoring, plus the digital courseware and sample papers.
What is the exam format?
It is a multiple-choice exam taken after the 2 days of training. We run practice tests covering every exam objective before you sit it.
Do I need hands-on DevOps experience?
No. The foundation-level content is accessible to anyone in software delivery; practical familiarity helps but the trainer builds concepts from the ground up.
Do you offer group or corporate training for Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠?
Yes. We run private cohorts for teams with tailored scheduling, and offer group discounts for three or more participants. Contact us for a corporate/in-house quote.
What is your rescheduling and refund policy?
You can reschedule to a later batch at no extra cost with advance notice. Refunds are handled per our published cancellation policy — reach out to support and we'll help you switch dates or process a refund.
Live instructor-led training
Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation (CDEF)℠
₹24,999
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