basics: pods, replicaset, deploy, service • K8s infra: statefulsets, networking, ips, storage • Join a community! • Adopt a tool & its operator: DBs, queues, • Milestone 1 - low environments • Day 2 ops ready: backup, restore, upgrades • Basic ops/availbility drills, manual chaos • Adopt supporting tools: metrics, logs, alerting, monitors & observability • Learn & test performance • Milestone 2 - mid environment • GitOps, CI/CD, IaC • Prod support: dashboard, alerting, troubleshooting • Performance: testing, metrics, underlying infra (dns, network interfaces) • Day-to-day operations/automations • Share your knowledge! Keep Learning! Repeat!