Duration 5 days – 35 hrs

 

Overview

 

The AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions Training Course equips IT professionals with the knowledge and hands-on skills required to design, implement, and manage DevOps practices using the Microsoft ecosystem.

 

This course focuses on integrating people, processes, and technologies to continuously deliver valuable products and services. Participants will learn how to implement DevOps strategies using Azure DevOps Services, GitHub, and modern CI/CD pipelines, while incorporating security, monitoring, and infrastructure automation.

 

Aligned with the Microsoft AZ-400 certification, this training prepares participants to design end-to-end DevOps solutions that improve collaboration, accelerate delivery, and ensure system reliability.

 

Objectives

 

• Design a DevOps strategy aligned with business goals 
• Implement source control using Git and GitHub 
• Configure and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions 
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using ARM, Bicep, or Terraform 
• Integrate security practices (DevSecOps) into pipelines 
• Manage release strategies such as blue-green and canary deployments 
• Implement monitoring, logging, and feedback loops 
• Optimize performance and ensure system reliability 
• Prepare for the AZ-400 Microsoft Certification Exam

 

Target Audience

 

• DevOps Engineers 
• Cloud Engineers / Azure Administrators 
• Software Developers 
• Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) 
• IT Operations Professionals 
• Solutions Architects 

 

Prerequisites 

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Azure services 

• Experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC) 

• Familiarity with Git version control 

• Understanding of CI/CD concepts 

• Recommended) Knowledge equivalent to: 

• AZ-104 (Azure Administrator) or 

• AZ-204 (Azure Developer)

Course Outline 

 

Day 1: DevOps Foundations & Strategy

 

Module 1: Introduction to DevOps

 

• DevOps principles and culture 
• Benefits of DevOps adoption 
• DevOps lifecycle and toolchain 
• Microsoft DevOps ecosystem overview 

 

Module 2: Planning and Designing DevOps Strategy

 

• Defining business goals and KPIs 
• DevOps maturity models 
• Agile, Scrum, and Lean integration 
• Collaboration and communication practices 

 

Module 3: Managing Source Control

 

• Git fundamentals and workflows 
• Branching strategies (GitFlow, trunk-based) 
• Managing repositories in Azure Repos and GitHub 
• Pull requests, code reviews, and policies 

 

Day 2: Continuous Integration (CI)

 

Module 4: Build Pipelines and Automation

 

• CI concepts and best practices 
• Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions overview 
• YAML pipeline configuration 
• Build agents and runners 

 

Module 5: Package Management and Artifacts

 

• Managing dependencies 
• Azure Artifacts and GitHub Packages 
• Versioning strategies 
• Secure package management 

 

Module 6: Code Quality and Testing

 

• Automated testing strategies 
• Unit, integration, and UI testing 
• Code coverage and quality gates 
• Static code analysis tools 

 

Day 3: Continuous Delivery & Infrastructure as Code

 

Module 7: Continuous Delivery (CD) Pipelines

 

• Release pipelines and environments 
• Deployment strategies: 
  • Blue-Green deployment 
  • Canary releases 
  • Rolling deployments 
• Approvals and gates 

 

Module 8: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

 

• ARM templates and Bicep 
• Terraform fundamentals (multi-cloud approach) 
• Managing infrastructure deployments 
• Environment consistency and reproducibility 

 

Module 9: Configuration Management

 

• Managing application configuration 
• Azure App Configuration and Key Vault 
• Secrets management and security 

 

Day 4: DevSecOps, Monitoring & Feedback

 

Module 10: Implementing DevSecOps

 

• Security in DevOps pipelines 
• Threat modeling and risk assessment 
• Integrating security scanning tools 
• Compliance and governance 

 

Module 11: Monitoring and Logging

 

• Application monitoring with Azure Monitor 
• Log Analytics and Application Insights 
• Alerts and dashboards 
• Performance monitoring 

 

Module 12: Feedback and Continuous Improvement

 

• Feedback loops in DevOps 
• Incident management and root cause analysis 
• Continuous improvement strategies 

 

Day 5: Advanced DevOps Practices & Certification Prep

 

Module 13: Reliability and Scalability

 

• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) concepts 
• SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs 
• Resilience and fault tolerance design 

 

Module 14: DevOps for Containers and Microservices

 

• Docker and containerization basics 
• Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) 
• CI/CD for containerized applications 

 

Module 15: Full DevOps Implementation (Capstone)

 

• Designing a complete DevOps pipeline 
• End-to-end CI/CD implementation 
• Group project and presentation 

 

Module 16: AZ-400 Certification Preparation

 

• Exam structure and domains 
• Sample questions and practice tests 
• Exam tips and strategies