Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions (AZ-400)

· Describe the benefits of using source control · Migrate from TFVC to Git · Scale Git for Enterprise DevOps · Implement and manage build infrastructure · Manage application config & secrets · Implement a mobile DevOps strategy · Explain why continuous integration matters · Implement continuous integration using Azure DevOps · Configure builds and the options available · Create an automated build workflow · Integrate other build tooling with Azure DevOps · Create hybrid build processes · Describe what is meant by code quality and how it is measured · Detect code smells · Integrate automated tests for code quality · Report on code coverage during testing · Add tooling to measure technical debt · Detect open source and other licensing issues · Implement a container build strategy · Differentiate between a release and a deployment · Define the components of a release pipeline · Explain things to consider when designing your release strategy · Classify a release versus a release process, and outline how to control the quality of both · Describe the principle of release gates and how to deal with release notes and documentation · Explain deployment patterns, both in the traditional sense and in the modern sense · Choose a release management tool · Explain the terminology used in Azure DevOps and other Release Management Tooling · Describe what a Build and Release task is, what it can do, and some available deployment tasks  · Classify an Agent, Agent Queue and Agent Pool · Explain why you sometimes need multiple release jobs in one release pipeline · Differentiate between multi-agent and multi-configuration release job · Use release variables and stage variables in your release pipeline · Deploy to an environment securely, using a service connection · Embed testing in the pipeline · List the different ways to inspect the health of your pipeline and release by using, alerts, service hooks and reports · Create a release gate · Describe deployment patterns · Implement Blue Green Deployment · Implement Canary Release · Implement Progressive Exposure Deployment · Recommend artifact management tools and practices · Abstract common packages to enable sharing and reuse · Inspect codebase to identify code dependencies that can be converted to packages · Identify and recommend standardized package types and versions across the solution · Refactor existing build pipelines to implement version strategy that publishes packages · Manage security and compliance · Inspect open source software packages for security and license compliance to align with corporate standards · Configure build pipeline to access package security and license rating · Configure secure access to package feeds · Apply infrastructure and configuration as code principles · Deploy and manage infrastructure using Microsoft automation technologies such as ARM templates, PowerShell, and Azure CLI · Describe deployment models and services that are available with Azure · Deploy and configure a Managed Kubernetes cluster · Deploy and configure infrastructure using 3rd party tools and services with Azure, such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack, and Terraform · Define an infrastructure and configuration strategy and appropriate toolset for a release pipeline and application infrastructure · Implement compliance and security in your application infrastructure · Design practices to measure end-user satisfaction · Design processes to capture and analyze user feedback from external sources · Design routing for client application crash report data · Recommend monitoring tools and technologies · Recommend system and feature usage tracking tools · Configure crash report integration for client applications · Develop monitoring and status dashboards · Implement routing for client application crash report data · Implement tools to track system usage, feature usage, and flow · Integrate and configure ticketing systems with development team's work management system · Analyze alerts to establish a baseline · Analyze telemetry to establish a baseline · Perform live site reviews and capture feedback for system outages · Perform ongoing tuning to reduce meaningless or non-actionable alerts · Plan for the transformation with shared goals and timelines. · Select a project and identify project metrics and KPIs. · Create a team and agile organizational structure. · Develop a project quality strategy. · Plan for secure development practices and compliance rules. · Migrate and consolidate artifacts. · Migrate and integrate source control measures.