An 11-week structured plan with an honest self-assessment framework (Starter, Working, Intermediate levels) so you know exactly where you stand and what to focus on next.
Weekly lessons and three portfolio projects on GitHub covering Linux, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD with GitHub Actions, Azure, Terraform, and AI as a study partner. One skill per week - you choose your specialization path.
Just 30 minutes a day alongside your full-time job. Everything runs free on your laptop. No expensive tools, no complicated setup. Explore first, specialize later.
Is this for you?
This is for system administrators, IT support engineers, manual QA testers, NOC and operations staff, and junior developers who want to move toward infrastructure. If you run other people's scripts today and want to build and automate the systems yourself, you're in the right place. It's not for data scientists, people outside IT, or experienced DevOps engineers, who would find it too basic. Nobody becomes an expert in 75 days, and we won't pretend otherwise. What you can honestly get is a real foundation, three portfolio projects and a clear next step.
11 weeks, one skill tasted at a time
You're already skilled at what you do. You keep systems running, solve problems, and support teams. But you know the industry is moving toward cloud, SRE, and DevOps—and you want to move with it. The problem? Most career transition resources assume you have hours to study or tons of money for courses. This kit is different. It's built for people like you who are juggling a full-time job and want a realistic, achievable path forward. Over 75 days, you'll learn the skills that matter most, build portfolio projects that prove what you can do, and figure out which specialization excites you. No fluff. No overwhelming timelines. Just a focused, practical challenge you can actually complete.
About This Challenge
Foundations (Linux, Git and AI as a study partner) → Docker → Kubernetes → production basics → Checkpoint 1 → CI/CD with GitHub Actions → cloud for admins → Terraform → Checkpoint 2 → AI in DevOps and SRE → capstone, then pick your path. Every week starts with why the skill matters and who can skip it. Miss a few days? You're not out. The weekly goal is what counts.
Who's running this
I'm Vijay Saini. Over 1 lakh students have taken my DevOps, cloud and automation courses on Udemy. During the day I work as a generative AI cloud architect in a large enterprise, so this plan comes from what I see work in real teams, not from a slide deck. I'll answer the most common questions every week.
About 75 days are left this year. Spend 30 minutes of each one on yourself.
Get the PDF guide, the day-by-day tracker (Excel or Google Sheets), and access to the weekly lessons and projects on GitHub. Free. You'll also get a short weekly email with the week's lesson. Unsubscribe any time.
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