AIOps Fundamental Bootcamp

Where AI meets IT operations. Systems that think, adapt, and heal themselves.

Stop reacting to incidents after they happen. This bootcamp teaches you to build intelligent systems that detect anomalies before users notice them, correlate signals across your entire infrastructure, and trigger automatic remediation — while you sleep.

Fundamental — prior DevOps knowledge required Lifetime access Self-paced
€379€640 one-time · lifetime access · no subscription
Anomaly detectedML Model
↑ 847%
Error rate spike · service: payments-api · 14:23 UTC
Root cause foundCorrelation
DB conn pool
Linked to deployment at 14:18 UTC · confidence 94%
Auto-remediatedSelf-heal
+200 conns
Pool expanded automatically · MTTR: 38 seconds
PredictionForecast
+14% load
Expected peak in 47 min · pre-scaling initiated

The AIOps loop

Data → Intelligence → Action. Automatically.

Traditional operations is reactive. AIOps closes the loop — your systems watch themselves, understand what's happening, and fix problems without waiting for a human to wake up at 3am.

📡

Observe

Collect signals from every layer — metrics, logs, traces, events — across cloud, containers, and infrastructure at scale.

  • Prometheus, CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry
  • Grafana, ELK, X-Ray
  • Streaming data pipelines (Kinesis, Kafka)
  • IaC observability and drift detection
🧠

Understand

Apply ML models and correlation engines to detect anomalies, find root causes, predict failures, and group related alerts intelligently.

  • Anomaly detection algorithms
  • Time-series forecasting
  • Root cause correlation
  • Alert deduplication and noise reduction

Act

Trigger automated responses — scale resources, restart services, reroute traffic, roll back deployments — before users are affected.

  • Self-healing runbooks and Lambda functions
  • AWS Systems Manager automation
  • Kubernetes auto-remediation
  • Predictive autoscaling and FinOps

Study map

Eight lessons, end to end.

Click any lesson to expand and see all 15 chapter titles inside it. Everything is mapped out before you buy.

01
AIOps Foundations and Observability Fundamentals
8 chapters · CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, IaC observability, drift detection
C1What is AIOps and Why It Matters
C2Understanding the Three Pillars - Metrics, Logs, Traces
C3Metrics Collection - Gauges, Counters, Histograms
C4OpenTelemetry Architecture and Components
C5Data Collection Architecture Design
C6CloudWatch - Metrics, Logs, Alarms, and Dashboards
C7Prometheus Architecture and PromQL Fundamentals
C8Monitoring Terraform and CloudFormation Deployments
02
Data Engineering for AIOps
8 chapters · Streaming pipelines, feature engineering, data lakes, time-series foundations
C1Batch vs Stream Processing for Ops Data
C2Kinesis Data Streams Architecture and Sharding
C3Time-Series Database Fundamentals and Use Cases
C4ElasticSearch and OpenSearch for Log Analytics
C5Feature Extraction from Metrics, Logs, and Traces
C6Redshift for Historical Operations Analysis
C7PII and Sensitive Data Handling in Logs
C8Boto3 for AWS Data Services Automation
03
Machine Learning for IT Operations
8 chapters · Anomaly detection, root cause analysis, SageMaker, model lifecycle
C1Forecasting Techniques and Methodologies
C2Statistical Methods for Anomaly Detection
C3SageMaker Architecture and Built-in Algorithms
C4ARIMA, Prophet, and DeepAR for Time-Series
C5Correlation Analysis and Causality Detection
C6Text Processing and Tokenization for Logs
C7Failure Prediction Models and Indicators
C8Model Versioning and Experiment Tracking
04
Intelligent Alerting and Incident Management
8 chapters · Alert fatigue, ML correlation, dynamic thresholds, on-call optimization
C1Problems with Traditional Alerting Systems
C2CloudWatch Alarms and Composite Alarms
C3Gathering Context - Logs, Metrics, Traces Together
C4PagerDuty, Opsgenie, and AWS Systems Manager
C5Time-Based and Topology-Based Correlation
C6Measuring Alert Quality - Precision and Recall
C7Slack, Teams, and Chat Integration Patterns
C8Blameless Post-Mortems and RCA Documentation
05
Automated Remediation and Self-Healing Systems
8 chapters · Self-healing architecture, AWS SSM, Step Functions, circuit breakers, rollbacks
C1When to Automate vs Manual Intervention
C2Systems Manager Automation Documents (Runbooks)
C3State Machine Design for Remediation Workflows
C4Auto Scaling Groups and Target Tracking
C5Pod Restarts, Liveness, and Readiness Probes
C6Principles of Chaos Engineering
C7Writing Effective Runbooks
C8Canary Deployments with Application Load Balancer
06
AIOps Platform Engineering and Integration
8 chapters · Internal AIOps platforms, event-driven architecture, multi-cloud, Kubernetes operators
C1Multi-Layered AIOps Architecture Patterns
C2REST, GraphQL, and gRPC for AIOps APIs
C3Dashboard Design Principles for Operations
C4Challenges in Multi-Cloud Observability
C5ServiceNow, Jira, and ITSM Integration Patterns
C6Jenkins, GitLab CI, and GitHub Actions Integration
C7ArgoCD and FluxCD for Configuration Management
C8IAM Policies and Least Privilege Access
07
Cost Optimization and Capacity Management with AIOps
8 chapters · ML-driven FinOps, predictive autoscaling, cost anomaly detection, rightsizing
C1Cloud Financial Management Principles
C2AWS Cost Anomaly Detection Service
C3Compute Optimizer and Trusted Advisor
C4Traffic Pattern Analysis and Growth Prediction
C5Cloud Cost Fundamentals and FinOps Principles
C6Lambda Cost Optimization - Memory vs Duration
C7S3 Intelligent-Tiering and Lifecycle Policies
C8VPC Endpoints and PrivateLink
08
AIOps Team Practices and Career Development
5 chapters · AIOps culture, maturity models, career paths, postmortems with AI data
C1SRE Principles and Service Level Objectives
C2Change Management for AIOps Introduction
C3Runbooks, Playbooks, and Knowledge Bases
C4Cross-Functional Team Communication
C5From Junior to Senior AIOps Engineer

What you'll master

Three pillars. One engineer who can do all of them.

AIOps sits at the intersection of observability engineering, machine learning, and operational automation. Most engineers are strong in one. This bootcamp builds all three.

Observability & Data

CloudWatch Advanced Prometheus + PromQL Grafana Dashboarding Amazon Managed Grafana AWS X-Ray OpenTelemetry ELK Stack Kinesis / Kafka Feature Engineering Time-Series Data Drift Detection IaC Observability

ML & AI Intelligence

Anomaly Detection Time-Series Forecasting Root Cause Correlation Alert Deduplication Amazon SageMaker Model Drift Detection Explainable AI Incident Classification Predictive Autoscaling Cost Anomaly Detection ML Pipelines Model Evaluation

Automation & Platforms

Self-Healing Systems AWS Systems Manager Lambda Remediation Step Functions Kubernetes Operators Circuit Breakers Event-Driven Arch. Chaos Engineering FinOps with ML Human-in-the-Loop Platform Engineering Multi-cloud AIOps

How each chapter works

A study pipeline — not just a reading list.

Every chapter follows the same flow, so you build a rhythm once and apply it 120 times.

Chapter structure — every chapter, every lesson

A
Core Concept

What it is, why it matters in AIOps context, and how real teams use it.

B
Applied in Production

Concrete patterns, configuration examples, and implementation decisions.

C
Trade-offs and Tool Selection

When to use this vs alternatives — the decisions you'll actually face on the job.

D
Failure Modes

What breaks, how AIOps systems detect it, and how to design around it.

E
Production Context

How this chapter's concept fits into a full AIOps architecture at real scale.

P
Hands-On Practice

A scenario-based task tied directly to sections A–E — not generic exercises.

Q
30-Question Assessment

Exam-style questions with full answer explanations so you understand every gap.

61 chapters · by the numbers

Lessons8
Chapters total120
Learning sections per chapter5 (A–E)
Study time per section~1 hour
Practice tasks per chapter1 (Section P)
Assessment questions per chapter30 (Section Q)
Total assessment questions3,600
Total study material600+ hours

Where this leads

AIOps salary benchmarks — 2026.

AIOps engineers command a 15–25% premium over standard DevOps roles due to the ML layer on top. Figures are gross annual base salary from aggregated survey data — actual compensation varies by company, city, and individual negotiation. Select a country below.

AIOps Engineer
€65,000–€85,000
gross/year · 0–2 yrs AIOps experience (prior DevOps background assumed)

Entry into AIOps from a DevOps background. Roles expect confidence with advanced observability tooling, basic ML model consumption (not building), and automating operational responses.

CloudWatchPrometheusPythonSageMaker basics
~42% income tax
Senior AIOps Engineer
€82,000–€108,000
gross/year · 2–5 yrs AIOps experience

Owns end-to-end AIOps pipeline design — from observability through ML models to self-healing automation. Berlin and Munich are primary markets. Strong demand in fintech, e-commerce, and automotive AI.

ML pipelinesSageMakerSelf-healingPlatform design
~42–45% income tax
AIOps Platform Lead / Architect
€108,000–€135,000
gross/year · 5+ yrs, architectural scope

Architects the full AIOps platform, drives ML strategy for operations, and leads a team of AIOps and observability engineers. Premium roles in large-scale German tech firms and AI-native companies.

Platform strategyMLOpsMulti-cloudTeam leadership
~45% income tax at this bracket

Derived from: Glassdoor Germany DevOps senior/ML engineer data (2026), ERI SalaryExpert Germany, AI engineer EU salary surveys (Alcor, DigitalDefynd 2026). AIOps premiums of 15–25% applied over comparable DevOps benchmarks reflecting ML specialization requirement.

AIOps Engineer
€70,000–€90,000
gross/year · 0–2 yrs AIOps experience

Amsterdam leads EU hiring for AI-adjacent operational roles. Strong demand from Dutch banks (ING, ABN AMRO), logistics platforms, and the high density of US-HQ European tech offices. English-language roles widely available.

CloudWatchPrometheusPythonSageMaker basics
~37% income tax · 30% ruling available for highly skilled migrants
Senior AIOps Engineer
€88,000–€115,000
gross/year · 2–5 yrs AIOps experience

Amsterdam senior AI/ML operational engineers are among the best-compensated in Western Europe outside Switzerland. NL's 30% ruling tax incentive makes it especially attractive for relocating engineers.

ML pipelinesSageMakerSelf-healingPlatform design
~37–49% income tax · 30% ruling may apply
AIOps Platform Lead / Architect
€112,000–€145,000
gross/year · 5+ yrs, architectural scope

Amsterdam pays €85K–€100K for mid-level AI engineers across disciplines. At architect/lead level with AIOps specialization the ceiling climbs further, especially at scale-ups and US tech company EU hubs.

Platform strategyMLOpsMulti-cloudTeam leadership
~49% income tax at this bracket

Derived from: ERI SalaryExpert Netherlands, Glassdoor NL (2026, n=533 DevOps), AI engineer EU salary data (Zen van Riel Jan 2026, DigitalDefynd 2026). AIOps premiums of 15–25% applied over comparable DevOps/ML benchmarks.

AIOps Engineer
€60,000–€80,000
gross/year · 0–2 yrs AIOps experience

Brussels, Antwerp, and Ghent are the main hiring hubs. EU institutions in Brussels are a significant employer for roles requiring cross-system operational intelligence. Note Belgium's high tax burden (~50%) reduces net take-home significantly.

CloudWatchPrometheusPythonSageMaker basics
~45–50% income tax — highest of these three countries
Senior AIOps Engineer
€80,000–€103,000
gross/year · 2–5 yrs AIOps experience

Many Belgian tech engineers operate as contractors/freelancers to manage the tax burden more efficiently. Strong demand from Belgian banks, telecoms, and the public sector. EU institution roles in Brussels often include additional benefits.

ML pipelinesSageMakerSelf-healingPlatform design
~50% income tax at this bracket
AIOps Platform Lead / Architect
€100,000–€125,000
gross/year · 5+ yrs, architectural scope

Senior Belgian packages often offset the tax burden through company cars, meal vouchers, group insurance, and other fringe benefits that are lightly taxed. Total compensation packages can be more competitive than gross salary alone suggests.

Platform strategyMLOpsMulti-cloudTeam leadership
~50% income tax · benefits packages often significant

Derived from: ERI SalaryExpert Belgium (2026), Jobicy Belgium (2026), AI engineer EU surveys. Glassdoor Belgium data excluded (data quality issues — apparent monthly/annual mix). AIOps premiums of 15–25% applied over DevOps/ML benchmarks.

Never stuck, never alone

Every lesson ships with Mentor Bob.

Self-paced doesn't mean unsupported. Mentor Bob is an AI study assistant built into every section — it already read whatever you're reading, so you can ask it to clarify a concept or give you a different example the moment you get stuck.

  • Reads the exact section you're on before you even ask
  • Explains a concept a different way, or with a fresh example
  • Sitting in the corner of every lesson, every chapter, 24/7

— Included free with the bootcamp, not an upsell.

MENTOR BOB — INSIDE LESSON 4 · CHAPTER 6

YOU

What's actually different about anomaly detection vs the static thresholds I already use in Prometheus?

BOB

A static threshold alerts at a fixed number no matter the context — say, CPU > 90%. Anomaly detection learns what "normal" looks like for that metric at that hour and day, so it catches a subtle deviation a fixed rule would miss, and stays quiet during an expected spike a static rule would misfire on.

Is this for you

Fundamental tier — prior knowledge required.

This is not a beginner bootcamp. AIOps builds on top of DevOps skills you're expected to already have. If you're starting from zero, the DevOps Beginner Bootcamp comes first.

This is for you

You have working DevOps experience (CI/CD, containers, cloud infrastructure, monitoring basics)

You're tired of responding to incidents and want to build systems that prevent them

You want to add ML and AI skills to your existing operational engineering toolkit

You work with Prometheus, CloudWatch, or Grafana and want to push further into intelligent alerting and anomaly detection

You want to build self-healing systems and automated remediation pipelines — not just dashboards

You want material that stays relevant on the job, not just for one interview

This is probably not for you

You've never worked in DevOps or cloud operations — start with the DevOps Beginner Bootcamp first

You have no familiarity with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, or cloud infrastructure — this bootcamp assumes all of that

You're looking for a pure data science or ML engineering course — AIOps is ML applied to IT operations specifically

You want live instruction or a scheduled cohort — this is fully self-paced written material

You're looking for a certification exam prep guide — this teaches the actual engineering skills

You want video content — everything here is written and interactive, no recordings

Build systems that fix themselves.

Full AIOps Fundamental Bootcamp — all 8 lessons, 61 chapters — unlocked immediately on purchase.

€379€640 · Lifetime access