AZ-400T00-A: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions

Module 1: Introduction to DevOps and Source Control

• DevOps principles and practices
• DevOps transformation and culture
• Collaboration and communication
• Git fundamentals
• GitHub and Azure Repos
• Source control strategies
• Git branching strategies
• GitHub Flow
• Enterprise Git strategies
• Work tracking and traceability

Module 2: Implement Continuous Integration

• Continuous Integration concepts
• Azure Pipelines
• GitHub Actions
• Pipeline triggers
• YAML pipelines
• Build agents and runners
• Build automation
• Code quality and validation
• Automated testing
• Code coverage
• Pipeline artifacts

Module 3: Manage Packages and Dependencies

• Package management strategies
• Azure Artifacts
• GitHub Packages
• Package feeds and views
• Dependency management
• Package versioning
• Semantic Versioning
• Pipeline artifact versioning
• Managing upstream packages

Module 4: Implement Continuous Delivery and Release Management

• Continuous Delivery concepts
• Release pipelines
• Multi-stage pipelines
• Deployment environments
• Approvals and checks
• Deployment automation
• Release management workflows
• Deployment dependencies
• Hotfix strategies
• Deployment resiliency

Module 5: Design and Implement Deployment Strategies

• Blue-green deployments
• Canary releases
• Ring-based deployments
• Progressive exposure
• Feature flags
• A/B testing
• Rolling deployments
• Deployment slots
• Minimizing application downtime
• Container and application deployments

Module 6: Implement Infrastructure as Code

• Infrastructure as Code concepts
• Configuration management
• Azure Resource Manager
• Bicep
• Desired State Configuration
• Azure Machine Configuration
• Azure Automation
• Infrastructure version control
• Automated infrastructure testing
• Azure Deployment Environments

Module 7: Manage Secrets and Secure DevOps

• Managing secrets and sensitive information
• Azure Key Vault
• Keys and certificates
• Secure files
• Managed identities
• Workload identity federation
• OpenID Connect
• Secretless authentication
• Protecting sensitive information in pipelines

Module 8: Implement Security and Compliance

• DevSecOps principles
• Security and compliance scanning
• Dependency scanning
• Code scanning
• Secret scanning
• Licensing checks
• Container security
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud DevOps Security
• GitHub Advanced Security
• CodeQL
• Dependabot

Module 9: Implement Monitoring and Feedback

• DevOps instrumentation
• Azure Monitor
• Azure Monitor Logs
• Application Insights
• VM Insights
• Container Insights
• Network and Storage monitoring
• GitHub insights
• Pipeline monitoring
• Alerts and notifications
• Metrics and dashboards
• Feedback mechanisms

• DevOps Engineers
• Azure DevOps Engineers
• Cloud Engineers
• Azure Developers
• Azure Administrators
• Software Developers
• Release Engineers
• Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
• Infrastructure Engineers
• DevOps Consultants
• IT Professionals responsible for CI/CD and automation
• Professionals working with GitHub and Azure DevOps
• Professionals preparing for the AZ-400 examination

• Understand and implement DevOps processes, practices, and collaboration workflows.
• Design effective source control and Git strategies for development teams and enterprises.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions.
• Create and maintain YAML-based and multi-stage pipelines.
• Implement automated unit, integration, load, and security testing.
• Manage packages and dependencies using Azure Artifacts and GitHub Packages.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Azure Resource Manager, Bicep, and related technologies.
• Design and implement blue-green, canary, rolling, ring, and progressive deployment strategies.
• Manage application secrets, keys, certificates, and secure files using Azure Key Vault and modern authentication approaches.
• Implement DevSecOps and automated security and compliance scanning.
• Use GitHub Advanced Security, CodeQL, Dependabot, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud DevOps Security.
• Monitor DevOps environments using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, GitHub insights, metrics, and alerts.
• Develop strategies that improve deployment reliability, security, automation, and delivery speed.
• Prepare for the AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions examination

• Practical experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Knowledge of Azure administration or Azure application development.
• Experience with Git and source control systems.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps and GitHub.
• Understanding of CI/CD concepts and software development lifecycles.
• Basic experience with YAML and pipeline configuration.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and automation.
• Understanding of application security and DevSecOps principles.
• Familiarity with containers, deployment strategies, and monitoring.
• Experience with at least one programming or scripting language is beneficial.

Certification: Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
Course Duration: 4 Days
Passing Score: 700 or greater