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Heroku-18: Getting Started

Heroku is a container based PaaS (Platform as a Service) software. This course will teach you the features offered by Heroku so that you can focus on your strength which is application development and let Heroku manage the infrastructure details.

Saravanan Dhandapani - Pluralsight course - Heroku-18: Getting Started
by Saravanan Dhandapani

What you'll learn

As more and more enterprises are looking to migrate their applications to the cloud, it’s very important to understand the complexities that come in maintaining and monitoring the cloud infrastructure. In this course, Getting Started with Heroku, you’ll learn the value proposition offered by Heroku in cloud deployment. First, you’ll explore the underlying architecture of Heroku and understand key terminologies. Next, you’ll discover how to install Heroku CLI and explore various commands. Then, you'll gain an understanding of how to prepare, deploy and scale a Java application in Heroku platform. Finally, you’ll learn how to provision a postgres database and connect to this database from your application. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of deploying applications in the Heroku platform that are developed in the language of your choice.

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Saravanan Dhandapani - Pluralsight course - Heroku-18: Getting Started
Saravanan Dhandapani

I have been passionate about designing and developing software that is scalable, portable and maintainable.

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