Your Cart Is Empty
Home > Technical Courses > DevOps > Designing and Implementing Azure DevOps Solutions (AZ-400)
This course provides the knowledge and skills to design and implement DevOps processes and practices.
In the AZ-400 Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions Microsoft Official instructor-led course, you will gain the knowledge and skills to design and implement DevOps processes and practices. Students will learn how to plan for DevOps, use source control, scale Git for an enterprise, consolidate artifacts, design a dependency management strategy, manage secrets, implement continuous integration, implement a container build strategy, design a release strategy, set up a release management workflow, implement a deployment pattern, and optimize feedback mechanisms.
Category
ID
Duration
Level
Price
DevOps
13568
4 Day(s)
Intermediate
$2,495.00
Objectives
· Plan for the transformation with shared goals and timelines · Select a project and identify project metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) · Create a team and agile organizational structure · Design a tool integration strategy · Design a license management strategy (e.g., Azure DevOps and GitHub users) · Design a strategy for end-to-end traceability from work items to working software · Design an authentication and access strategy · Design a strategy for integrating on-premises and cloud resources · Describe the benefits of using Source Control · Describe Azure Repos and GitHub · Migrate from TFVC to Git · Manage code quality including technical debt SonarCloud, and other tooling solutions · Build organizational knowledge on code quality · Explain how to structure Git repos · Describe Git branching workflows · Leverage pull requests for collaboration and code reviews · Leverage Git hooks for automation · Use Git to foster inner source across the organization · Explain the role of Azure Pipelines and its components · Configure Agents for use in Azure Pipelines · Explain why continuous integration matters · Implement continuous integration using Azure Pipelines · Define Site Reliability Engineering · Design processes to measure end-user satisfaction and analyze user feedback · Design processes to automate application analytics · Manage alerts and reduce meaningless and non-actionable alerts · Carry out blameless retrospectives and create a just culture · Define an infrastructure and configuration strategy and appropriate toolset for a release pipeline and application infrastructure · Implement compliance and security in your application infrastructure · Describe the potential challenges with integrating open-source software · Inspect open-source software packages for security and license compliance · Manage organizational security and compliance policies · Integrate license and vulnerability scans into build and deployment pipelines · Configure build pipelines to access package security and license ratings
Module 1: Planning for DevOps Lessons Transformation Planning Project Selection Team Structures Migrating to Azure DevOps Lab : Agile Planning and Portfolio Management with Azure Boards Module 2: Getting started with Source Control Lessons What is Source Control Benefits of Source Control Types of Source Control Systems Introduction to Azure Repos Introduction to GitHub Migrating from Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) to Git in Azure Repos Authenticating to Git in Azure Repos Lab : Version Controlling with Git Module 3: Scaling Git for enterprise DevOps Lessons How to Structure your Git Repo Git Branching Workflows Collaborating with Pull Requests in Azure Repos Why care about GitHooks Fostering Inner Source Lab : Code Review with Pull Requests Module 4: Consolidating Artifacts & Designing a Dependency Management Strategy Lessons Packaging Dependencies Package Management Migrating and Consolidating Artifacts Lab : Updating Packages Module 5: Implementing Continuous Integration with Azure Pipelines Lessons The concept of pipelines in DevOps Azure Pipelines Evaluate use of Hosted vs Private Agents Agent Pools Pipelines and Concurrency Azure DevOps and Open Source Projects (Public Projects) Azure Pipelines YAML vs Visual Designer Continuous Integration Overview Implementing a Build Strategy Integration with Azure Pipelines Integrate External Source Control with Azure Pipelines Set Up Private Agents Analyze and Integrate Docker Multi-Stage Builds Lab : Enabling Continuous Integration with Azure Pipelines Lab : Integrating External Source Control with Azure Pipelines Lab : Integrate Jenkins with Azure Pipelines Lab : Deploying a Multi-Container Application Module 6: Managing Application Config and Secrets Lessons Introduction to Security Implement secure and compliant development process Rethinking application config data Manage secrets, tokens, and certificates Implement tools for managing security and compliance in a pipeline Lab : Integrating Azure Key Vault with Azure DevOps Module 7: Managing Code Quality and Security Policies Lessons Managing Code Quality Managing Security Policies Lab : Managing Technical Debt with Azure DevOps and SonarCloud Module 8: Implementing a Container Build Strategy Lessons Implementing a Container Build Strategy Lab : Modernizing Existing ASP.NET Apps with Azure Module 9: Manage Artifact versioning, security & compliance Lessons Package security Open source software Integrating license and vulnerability scans Implement a versioning strategy (git version) Lab : Manage Open Source Security and License with WhiteSource Module 10: Design a Release Strategy Lessons Introduction to Continuous Delivery Release strategy recommendations Building a High-Quality Release pipeline Choosing a deployment pattern Choosing the right release management tool Module 11: Set up a Release Management Workflow Lessons Create a Release Pipeline Provision and Configure Environments Manage and Modularize Tasks and Templates Integrate Secrets with the release pipeline Configure Automated Integration and Functional Test Automation Automate Inspection of Health Lab : Configuring Pipelines as Code with YAML Lab : Setting up secrets in the pipeline with Azure Key vault Lab : Setting up and Running Functional Tests Lab : Using Azure Monitor as release gate Lab : Creating a release Dashboard Module 12: Implement an appropriate deployment pattern Lessons Introduction to Deployment Patterns Implement Blue Green Deployment Feature Toggles Canary Releases Dark Launching AB Testing Progressive Exposure Deployment Lab : Feature Flag Management with LaunchDarkly and Azure DevOps Module 13: Implement process for routing system feedback to development teams Lessons Implement Tools to Track System Usage, Feature Usage, and Flow Implement Routing for Mobile Application Crash Report Data Develop Monitoring and Status Dashboards Integrate and Configure Ticketing Systems Lab : Monitoring Application Performance Module 14: Implement a mobile DevOps strategy Lessons Introduction to Mobile DevOps Introduction to Visual Studio App Center Manage mobile target device sets and distribution groups Manage target UI test device sets Provision tester devices for deployment Create public and private distribution groups Module 15: Infrastructure and Configuration Azure Tools Lessons Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management Create Azure Resources using ARM Templates Create Azure Resources using Azure CLI Create Azure Resources by using Azure PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) Azure Automation with DevOps Additional Automation Tools Lab : Azure Deployments using Resource Manager Templates Module 16: Azure Deployment Models and Services Lessons Deployment Modules and Options Azure Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Services Azure Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) services Serverless and HPC Computer Services Azure Service Fabric Lab : Azure Automation - IaaS or PaaS deployment Module 17: Create and Manage Kubernetes Service Infrastructure Lessons Azure Kubernetes Service Lab : Deploying a multi-container application to Azure Kubernetes Service Module 18: Third Party Infrastructure as Code Tools available with Azure Lessons Chef Puppet Ansible Terraform Lab : Infrastructure as Code Lab : Automating Your Infrastructure Deployments in the Cloud with Terraform and Azure Pipelines Module 19: Implement Compliance and Security in your Infrastructure Lessons Security and Compliance Principles with DevOps Azure security Center Lab : Implement Security and Compliance in an Azure DevOps Pipeline Module 20: Recommend and design system feedback mechanisms Lessons The inner loop Continuous Experimentation mindset Design practices to measure end-user satisfaction Design processes to capture and analyze user feedback Design process to automate application analytics Lab : Integration between Azure DevOps and Teams Module 21: Optimize feedback mechanisms Lessons Site Reliability Engineering Analyze telemetry to establish a baseline Perform ongoing tuning to reduce meaningless or non-actionable alerts Analyze alerts to establish a baseline Blameless Retrospectives and a Just Culture
Questions?
Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
Fundamental knowledge about Azure, version control, Agile software development, and core software development principles. It would be helpful to have experience in an organization that delivers software.
Designing and Implementing Azure DevOps Solutions (AZ-400)
Class Schedule
Live Online
Classroom Virtual
Course Overview
Training Delivery Methods
With Productivity Point, you will have a spectrum of delivery methods to choose from... when where and how you like it. Whether it's in a classroom or online, we have a delivery option to meets your needs.
Classroom Live
Private Group
On Demand
Classroom Live Training
Get in-person, hands-on instruction with live lab exercises taught by subject matter experts who deliver authorized and industry-leading content.
With classrooms in almost every major U.S. city, Productivity Point has something for users of every level, so you can earn the most popular industry certifications. You get hands-on learning experience with live lab exercises taught by experienced instructors. We proudly advocate our learning services to be hosted by the best-qualified trainers in terms of technical knowledge and teaching skills.
Classroom Virtual Training
Prefer to have a dedicated classroom for your virtual experience? Attend live, hands- on training via remote instructor from one of Productivity Point’s multiple locations.
Enjoy a focused and professional training environment, including all technical equipment provided along with administrative and technical support at your fingertips. With over 150 locations to choose from, review our course catalog or contact your personal Productivity Point Account Manager to see if the course you have in mind is delivered at one of our dedicated virtual classrooms in your area.
Live Online Training
Blend the best from traditional face-to-face instructor-led training with the latest in conferencing technology.
Private Group Training
Your private group classroom experience will not only take place in the location of your choice (including any of our training centers), but you will enjoy the following amenities:
On-Demand Learning
On-Demand is an IT training solution designed around your schedule, budget, and learning needs. Combining high-quality video, reading, and knowledge checks in a self-paced format, On-Demand helps you build skills as your schedule allows—all at once or five minutes at a time.
With On-Demand, you learn at your own pace and in the convenience of your own space.
With Learn at your own pace…
Productivity Point Learning Solutions evolved out of a desire to increase our outreach both nationally and internationally.
Productivity Point Headquarters 1580 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway Suite 205 Sunrise, Florida 33323 United States
Contact T 1-844-238-8607 P 1-954-425-6141 F 1-954-928-9057 E info@productivitypointls.com