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MICROSOFT AZURE AZ-400: DESIGNING & IMPLEMENTING MICROSOFT DEVOPS SOLUTIONS

The AZ-400: Designing & Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions course is an advanced, hands-on professional program designed to equip participants with the skills required to design, implement, and manage DevOps practices using Microsoft technologies.

The AZ-400 certification is administered by Microsoft and validates a professional's ability to combine people, processes, and technologies to deliver continuous value. This course focuses on implementing DevOps strategies, including continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), infrastructure as code, security, compliance, monitoring, and collaboration across development and operations teams.

Aligned with the AZ-400 Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert exam objectives, the course prepares participants to successfully pass the certification exam while building real-world DevOps engineering capability in enterprise Azure environments.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Design DevOps strategies that support business objectives

  • Implement CI/CD pipelines using Microsoft DevOps tools

  • Apply infrastructure as code and configuration management

  • Integrate security and compliance into DevOps workflows

  • Implement monitoring, logging, and feedback loops

  • Foster collaboration and continuous improvement

  • Prepare confidently for the AZ-400 certification examination

Course Curriculum

1

    • DevOps principles and culture
    • DevOps Engineer role and responsibilities
    • Overview of AZ-400 certification
    • Microsoft DevOps toolchain

2

  • DevOps transformation planning
  • Organizational structures and team collaboration
  • Value stream mapping
  • Metrics and key performance indicators

3

  • Git fundamentals
  • Branching and merging strategies
  • Managing repositories
  • Collaboration and code review practices

4

  • Build automation concepts
  • Implementing CI pipelines
  • Automated testing strategies
  • Build validation and quality gates

5

  • Release management concepts
  • Deployment strategies (blue-green, canary)
  • Managing environments
  • Rollback and recovery strategies

6

  • Infrastructure as Code principles
  • Azure Resource Manager templates
  • Configuration management concepts
  • Environment consistency and repeatability

7

  • Managing application configuration
  • Secrets and credentials management
  • Dependency versioning
  • Secure configuration practices

8

  • DevSecOps principles
  • Integrating security testing
  • Compliance and governance automation
  • Secure pipelines

9

  • Implementing monitoring solutions
  • Application and infrastructure logging
  • Alerts and incident response
  • Continuous feedback loops

10

  • Container fundamentals
  • Container build and deployment pipelines
  • Orchestration concepts
  • DevOps considerations for containers

11

  • Performance optimization
  • Reliability and resilience
  • Cost management
  • Continuous improvement practices

12

  • AZ-400 exam objectives review
  • Scenario-based practice questions
  • Exam strategies and time management
  • Certification readiness guidance

13

  • Instructor-led classroom or virtual training
  • Extensive hands-on labs and pipeline implementations
  • Guided demonstrations and real-world scenarios

14

  • DevOps engineers and practitioners
  • Cloud and platform engineers
  • Software developers and operations engineers
  • Azure administrators and architects
  • Professionals seeking AZ-400 certification

15

  • Experience with Azure administration or development
  • Understanding of CI/CD concepts
  • Familiarity with Git and Agile practices

16

  • Hands-on DevOps implementation exercises
  • Practical pipeline and automation scenarios
  • Knowledge checks and quizzes

This course includes

  • 16+ Activity Modules
  • 40 hours + lessons
  • Lifetime access
  • Certificate of completion
  • Available on desktop and mobile

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