• This course is intended for IT professionals, DevOps engineers, cloud architects, and developers aiming to achieve the Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert certification. It is ideal for individuals seeking to enhance their skills in DevOps practices, Azure DevOps services, and tools for infrastructure automation and application delivery.

• Familiarity with Azure cloud services
• Basic knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience with CI/CD concepts and tools

Course Outline:

Module 1: Introduction to DevOps and Azure DevOps

• Overview of DevOps Principles
• Understanding the DevOps Engineer Expert Certification
• Azure DevOps Services Overview
• Agile Planning and Collaboration Tools
• Managing Source Control with Git

Hands-On:

• Setting up an Azure DevOps organization and project
• Creating and managing repositories with Git
• Configuring agile boards for project management

Module 2: Continuous Integration (CI)

• Building CI Pipelines in Azure DevOps
• Integrating Code Quality and Security Tools
• Managing Build Dependencies
• Automating Testing with Azure Test Plans

Hands-On:

• Creating a CI pipeline for a sample application
• Configuring automated builds with static code analysis
• Adding unit and integration tests to the pipeline

Module 3: Continuous Delivery (CD)

• Designing and Implementing Release Pipelines
• Deployment Strategies: Blue-Green, Canary, and Rolling Updates
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and ARM Templates
• Configuring Multi-Stage Pipelines

Hands-On:

• Creating a multi-stage release pipeline
• Deploying applications to Azure App Service using ARM templates ● Automating infrastructure provisioning with Terraform

Module 4: Monitoring and Feedback

• Application and Infrastructure Monitoring with Azure Monitor
• Analyzing Logs with Log Analytics
• Setting up Alerts and Dashboards
• Gathering User Feedback with Azure DevOps

Hands-On:

• Configuring Azure Monitor for a web application
• Creating custom dashboards and alerts
• Using Application Insights for performance tracking

Module 5: DevSecOps and Advanced Practices

• Integrating Security into DevOps Pipelines
• Using Azure Policy for Compliance
• Managing Secrets with Azure Key Vault
• Implementing Governance and Cost Management

Hands-On:

• Configuring Azure Key Vault for secrets management in pipelines
• Implementing security scans in a CI/CD pipeline
• Enforcing compliance with Azure Policy

Module 6: Structured Activities/Exercises/Case Studies

• Lab: Setting up an end-to-end CI/CD pipeline for a web application ● Lab: Automating infrastructure deployment using Terraform
• Lab: Configuring monitoring and troubleshooting application issues
• Lab: Implementing blue-green deployment for a microservices architecture ● Lab: Securing a pipeline with Azure Key Vault and security scanning tools

Training Material Provided

• Yes (Digital format)