As part of the MoU deal, Xebia Academy Global will design the course syllabus and create study modules containing high-quality and industry-specific content, along with placement opportunities for graduates.

Xebia Academy Global

In addition, Xebia will also help strengthen the university’s faculty by building a team comprised of knowledgeable educators and subject matter experts.

According to a press release, the B.Tech programme will focus mainly on the future-oriented field of DevOps. Its course structure has been designed in such a way that it helps address the workforce skills gap by providing students with relevant knowledge that helps improves their skills.

The course development structure, which comprises of course materials, assignments, and training sessions, will be piloted under the guidelines and expertise of Xebia’s DevOps specialists.

“In a world where the development of societies and nations is based on the symbiosis of technology, the knowledge, and applications of DevOps, are soon going to become an indispensable part of learning for engineering students,” said Dr.P. Prakash, Vice Chancellor of SRM University.

From inventing customised solutions for businesses to developing algorithms that help in analysing consumer behaviour, the future is unthinkable without this disruptive technology,” he added.  

Next-generation skills

Through the agreement, Xebia aims to equip students with next-generation skills by providing them with “hands-on-training”. It will not only equip the next generation of students with the skills to flourish, but it will also help enhance their perspective on how they approach critical thinking, problem-solving and handle real-world problems.

“Xebia is committed to leverage industries and academia with cutting-edge technologies and training programs. By introducing this program to the students, we are going to address the skills shortage in the industry and make the students job-ready,” said Brijesh Kohli, the Director of Xebia Academy Global.

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Embracing containers

Shippable’s survey, of over 300 US software developers, showed that 52% are using containers in the production of new applications and 14% said they are using application delivery technology in development and test situations. Also, a strong 89% of respondent said there were “somewhat likely” to use containers over the next 12 months.

Although, the survey also found factors that were slowing the adoption, such as a skills gap, but also a lack of mature container technologies that are not production ready. Security was also stated as a factor halting adoption.

Shippable CEO, Avi Cavale, said that while the “use of container technology is clearly on the rise, there are still hurdles to overcome.”

Cavale went on to say “companies can help themselves by training internal software teams and partnering with vendors and service providers that have worked with container technology extensively.”

The importance of adoption comes from early adopter of container technologies reporting considerable progress. According to the survey, three-quarters of adopters said they are shipping new applications at least 10% faster now.

Written by Jordan Platt

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