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Cloud Development Environments for Platform Engineers

Introductory course for platform engineers on Cloud Development Environments. Understand how CDEs enhance security, developer experience, and automation as part of a scalable platform engineering strategy

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About this course

BROUGHT TO YOU BY
DURATION 2 hours
PRICE Free
FORMAT On-demand
 
 

What you'll learn

During this course, you'll learn:

checkmark Understand what Cloud Development Environments are, what problems they solve, and why they matter for platform engineering
checkmark Design observability as a platform capability that supports both infrastructure and application teams
checkmark Use automation and open standards to simplify telemetry collection and reduce effort for application teams
checkmark Address real-world observability challenges in distributed, multi-cluster, and multi-tenant environments
salary callout
70%
in regulated industries
are planning to transition
to CDEs
 
 

Curriculum

3 MODULES
MODULE 1
Intro to CDEs
Understand what CDEs are
Understand what CDEs are NOT
Learn how CDEs fit into platform engineering initiatives
What are the use cases for CDEs?
MODULE 2
CDEs in the real world
The case for CDEs in the enterprise
Aligning CDEs with platform engineering strategy
Highlights: Increasing developer productivity
Highlights: Strategic enabler for AI-powered development
Making the business case: how to calculate ROI
Real case studies of CDE transition: Dropbox, Shopify, Luminus
MODULE 3
Adoption and onboarding
Secure executive buy-in & building internal advocacy
Example of enterprise adoption timeline
Managing developer resistance
Developer onboarding
 

Meet your Instructors

Ajay Chankramath

Lou Bichard

Course instructor and Field CTO @ Ona

LinkedIn icon Connect with me on LinkedIn
  • bullet-icon Speaker and course instructor with hands-on experience building and scaling developer platforms in large, regulated environments
  • bullet-icon Working on secure, standardized development environments used by 1.5M+ developers and leading enterprises
  • bullet-icon Former Principal Engineer for Developer Experience at DAZN, where he led an internal developer platform serving products used by 13M people globally
Brian Oliver

Nicky Pike

Course instructor and Field CTO @ Coder

LinkedIn icon Connect with me on LinkedIn
  • bullet-icon Speaker and course instructor with 20+ years in platform engineering and developer tooling across some of the world’s largest enterprises
  • bullet-icon Working directly with companies on real-world Cloud Development Environment adoption and platform strategy
  • bullet-icon Formerly built and scaled platforms at Microsoft (Xbox Live), CVS Health, and VMware/Broadcom, bringing both builder and advisor perspectives
 
 
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Curriculum

  • Welcome to the course!
  • Welcome to the course!
  • Module 1: Intro to CDEs
  • Intro to CDEs
  • Understand what CDEs are
  • Understand what CDEs are NOT
  • Learn how CDEs fit into platform engineering initiatives
  • What are the use cases for CDEs?
  • Module 2: CDEs in the real world
  • CDEs in the real world
  • The case for CDEs in the enterprise
  • Aligning CDEs with platform engineering strategy
  • Highlights: Increasing developer productivity
  • Highlights: Strategic enabler for AI-powered development
  • Making the business case: how to calculate ROI
  • Real case studies of CDE transition: Dropbox, Shopify, Luminus
  • Module 3: Adoption and onboarding
  • Adoption and onboarding
  • Secure executive buy-in & building internal advocacy
  • Example of enterprise adoption timeline
  • Managing developer resistance
  • Developer onboarding
  • It's a wrap!
  • It's a wrap!
  • Course Feedback Survey

About this course

BROUGHT TO YOU BY
DURATION 2 hours
PRICE Free
FORMAT On-demand
 
 

What you'll learn

During this course, you'll learn:

checkmark Understand what Cloud Development Environments are, what problems they solve, and why they matter for platform engineering
checkmark Design observability as a platform capability that supports both infrastructure and application teams
checkmark Use automation and open standards to simplify telemetry collection and reduce effort for application teams
checkmark Address real-world observability challenges in distributed, multi-cluster, and multi-tenant environments
salary callout
70%
in regulated industries
are planning to transition
to CDEs
 
 

Curriculum

3 MODULES
MODULE 1
Intro to CDEs
Understand what CDEs are
Understand what CDEs are NOT
Learn how CDEs fit into platform engineering initiatives
What are the use cases for CDEs?
MODULE 2
CDEs in the real world
The case for CDEs in the enterprise
Aligning CDEs with platform engineering strategy
Highlights: Increasing developer productivity
Highlights: Strategic enabler for AI-powered development
Making the business case: how to calculate ROI
Real case studies of CDE transition: Dropbox, Shopify, Luminus
MODULE 3
Adoption and onboarding
Secure executive buy-in & building internal advocacy
Example of enterprise adoption timeline
Managing developer resistance
Developer onboarding
 

Meet your Instructors

Ajay Chankramath

Lou Bichard

Course instructor and Field CTO @ Ona

LinkedIn icon Connect with me on LinkedIn
  • bullet-icon Speaker and course instructor with hands-on experience building and scaling developer platforms in large, regulated environments
  • bullet-icon Working on secure, standardized development environments used by 1.5M+ developers and leading enterprises
  • bullet-icon Former Principal Engineer for Developer Experience at DAZN, where he led an internal developer platform serving products used by 13M people globally
Brian Oliver

Nicky Pike

Course instructor and Field CTO @ Coder

LinkedIn icon Connect with me on LinkedIn
  • bullet-icon Speaker and course instructor with 20+ years in platform engineering and developer tooling across some of the world’s largest enterprises
  • bullet-icon Working directly with companies on real-world Cloud Development Environment adoption and platform strategy
  • bullet-icon Formerly built and scaled platforms at Microsoft (Xbox Live), CVS Health, and VMware/Broadcom, bringing both builder and advisor perspectives
 
 
Desktop
Mobile
 

 
 

 



Desktop Mobile
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

Desktop Mobile
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

Curriculum

  • Welcome to the course!
  • Welcome to the course!
  • Module 1: Intro to CDEs
  • Intro to CDEs
  • Understand what CDEs are
  • Understand what CDEs are NOT
  • Learn how CDEs fit into platform engineering initiatives
  • What are the use cases for CDEs?
  • Module 2: CDEs in the real world
  • CDEs in the real world
  • The case for CDEs in the enterprise
  • Aligning CDEs with platform engineering strategy
  • Highlights: Increasing developer productivity
  • Highlights: Strategic enabler for AI-powered development
  • Making the business case: how to calculate ROI
  • Real case studies of CDE transition: Dropbox, Shopify, Luminus
  • Module 3: Adoption and onboarding
  • Adoption and onboarding
  • Secure executive buy-in & building internal advocacy
  • Example of enterprise adoption timeline
  • Managing developer resistance
  • Developer onboarding
  • It's a wrap!
  • It's a wrap!
  • Course Feedback Survey