Web Architecture For Network Engineers & DevOps

Network Engineers, DevOps, and Developers

This introductory course explains the fundamentals of web application architecture. Learn how the HTTP request/response cycle works, API authentication, SSL, and DNS operation.

The topics in this course are prerequisite for Network Engineers and DevOps to learn application troubleshooting and automation.

Learn how full stack applications send data between servers, and REST API architecture components enable client/server communications.

It is essential that you know how DNS resolution works on the internet and SSL/TLS encrypts in-transit data across the internet. HTTP optimization techniques such as preconnect and prefetch are also covered for faster application response time. WebTransport is the newest real-time protocol that leverages all the performance advantages of HTTP/3 for real-time applications.

• How a Browser Connects to the Internet
• Single-Tier vs Multi-Tier Architecture
• HTTP Request/Response Model
• Full Stack Application Architecture
• HTTP GET Request
• HTTP Response Codes
• TCP/IP Model For DevOps
• DNS Lookup Explained
• DNS Record Types
• How REST API Works
• REST API Keys and Tokens
• Secure File Transfer Protocol
• Browser Caching Methods
• WebTransport API
• Automated Diagnostics Tool

You will learn how REST APIs communicate between servers. By the end of this course you will understand HTTP protocol operation, caching techniques, and web authentication for application security.

Instructor Experience

• 25+ years of enterprise experience with Fortune 100 companies
• Networking, performance engineering, and global data centers
• Cisco training expert with 80,000+ students worldwide