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Exam Name: AZ-400, Designing & Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
Requirement: AZ-104 & AZ-204 Certifications
Job Role: DevOps Engineer
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Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) certification training aims you to get trained on a broad range of aspects related to DevOps, ranging from strategy formulation, implementation of constant delivery models, dependency management to the application infrastructure. The course will also teach you to create automation environments, collaborate and test value delivery channels and the various agile strategies exploited in these domains.
The current course we provide is as per the requirements and needs of the organizations.
Providing Industry specific and focused Azure DevOps Engineer Certification is our agenda.
Hands on learning makes the course easy to take home with Azure & DevOps technology understanding. Azure DevOps Exam can be easily achieved in this format.
The average salary of azure devOps engineer ย in theย USAย is $130,000 per year or $66.67 per hour.
Entry level positions start at $117,500 per year for freshers. And for experienced professionals up to $159,875 per year.
Earning the AZ 400 Certification will validate your skills given below:ย
This course is designed to equip you with the skills measures given below:
๏ท assess and configure a logging framework
๏ท design a log aggregation and storage strategy (e.g., Azure storage)
๏ท design a log aggregation and query strategy (e.g., Azure Monitor, Splunk, Exabeam,
LogRhythm)
๏ท interrogate Log Analytics logs using basic Kusto (KQL) queries
๏ท manage access control to logs (workspace-centric/resource-centric)
๏ท integrate crash analytics (App Center Crashes, Crashlytics)
๏ท design and implement distributed tracing
๏ท inspect application performance indicators
๏ท inspect infrastructure performance indicators
๏ท define and measure key metrics (CPU, memory, disk, network)
๏ท implement alerts on key metrics (email, SMS, webhooks, Teams/Slack)
๏ท integrate user analytics (e.g., Application Insights funnels, Visual Studio App Center,
TestFlight, Google Analytics)
๏ท configure and integrate container monitoring (Azure Monitor, Prometheus, etc.)
๏ท configure and integrate with monitoring tools (Azure Monitor Application Insights,
Dynatrace, New Relic, Naggios, Zabbix)
๏ท create feedback loop from platform monitoring tools (e.g., Azure Diagnostics extension,
Log Analytics agent, Azure Platform Logs, Event Grid)
๏ท manage Access control to the monitoring platform
๏ท identify and recommend metrics on which to base alerts
๏ท implement alerts using appropriate metrics
๏ท implement alerts based on appropriate log messages
๏ท implement alerts based on application health checks
๏ท analyze combinations of metrics
๏ท develop communication mechanism to notify users of degraded systems
๏ท implement alerts for self-healing activities (e.g., scaling, failovers)
๏ท analyze behavior of system with regards to load and failure conditions
๏ท calculate when a system will fail under various conditions
๏ท measure baseline metrics for system
๏ท leverage Application Insights Smart Detection and Dynamic thresholds in Azure Monitor
๏ท analyze system dependencies to determine which dependency should be included in
health check
๏ท calculate healthy response timeouts based on SLO for the service
๏ท design approach for partial health situations
๏ท design approach for piecemeal recovery (e.g., to improve recovery time objective
strategies)
๏ท integrate health check with compute environment
๏ท implement different types of health checks (container liveness, startup, shutdown)
๏ท design an access solution (Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Azure AD
Conditional Access, MFA, Azure AD B2B, etc.)
๏ท implement Service Principals and Managed Identity
๏ท design an application access solution using Azure AD B2C
๏ท configure service connections
๏ท evaluate and configure vault solution (Azure Key Vault, Hashicorp Vault)
๏ท manage security certificates
๏ท design a secrets storage and retrieval strategy (KeyVault secrets, GitHub secrets, Azure
Pipelines secrets)
๏ท formulate a plan for deploying secret files as part of a release
๏ท automate dependencies scanning for security (container scanning, OWASP)
๏ท automate dependencies scanning for compliance (licenses: MIT, GPL)
๏ท assess and report risks
๏ท design a source code compliance solution (e.g., GitHub Code scanning, GitHub Secret
scanning, pipeline-based scans, Git hooks, SonarQube, Dependabot, etc.)
๏ท implement Azure policies to enforce organizational requirements
๏ท implement container scanning (e.g., static scanning, malware, crypto mining)
๏ท design and implement Azure Container Registry Tasks
๏ท design break-the-glass strategy for responding to security incidents
๏ท integrate/migrate disparate source control systems (e.g., GitHub, Azure Repos)
๏ท design authentication strategies
๏ท design approach for managing large binary files (e.g., Git LFS)
๏ท design approach for cross repository sharing (e.g., Git sub-modules, packages)
๏ท implement workflow hooks
๏ท design approach for efficient code reviews (e.g., GitHub code review assignments,
schedule reminders, Pull Analytics)
๏ท define Pull Requests (PR) guidelines to enforce work item correlation
๏ท implement branch merging restrictions (e.g., branch policies, branch protections, manual,
etc.)
๏ท define branch strategy (e.g., trunk based, feature branch, release branch, GitHub flow)
๏ท design and implement a PR workflow (code reviews, approvals)
๏ท enforce static code analysis for code-quality consistency on PR
๏ท configure permissions in the source control repository
๏ท organize the repository with git-tags
๏ท plan for handling oversized repositories
๏ท plan for content recovery in all repository states
๏ท purge data from source control
๏ท integrate GitHub with DevOps pipelines
๏ท integrate GitHub with identity management solutions (Azure AD)
๏ท design for GitOps
๏ท design for ChatOps
๏ท integrate source control artifacts for human consumption (e.g., Git changelog)
๏ท integrate GitHub Codespaces
๏ท create dashboards combining boards, pipelines (custom dashboards on Azure DevOps)
๏ท design a cost management communication strategy
๏ท integrate release pipeline with work item tracking (e.g., AZ DevOps, Jira, ServiceNow)
๏ท integrate GitHub as repository with Azure Boards
๏ท communicate user analytics
๏ท design onboarding process for new employees
๏ท assess and document external dependencies (e.g., integrations, packages)
๏ท assess and document artifacts (version, release notes)
๏ท integrate monitoring tools with communication platforms (e.g., Teams, Slack,
dashboards)
๏ท notify stakeholders about key metrics, alerts, severity using communication and project
management platforms (e.g., Email, SMS, Slack, Teams, ServiceNow, etc.)
๏ท integrate build and release with communication platforms (e.g., build fails, release fails)
๏ท integrate GitHub pull request approvals via mobile apps
๏ท integrate the build pipeline with external tools (e.g., Dependency and security scanning,
Code coverage)
๏ท implement quality gates (e.g., code coverage, internationalization, peer review)
๏ท design a testing strategy (e.g., integration, load, fuzz, API, chaos)
๏ท integrate multiple tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure Pipeline, Jenkins)
๏ท recommend package management tools (e.g. GitHub Packages, Azure Artifacts, Azure
Automation Runbooks Gallery, Nuget, Jfrog, Artifactory)
๏ท design an Azure Artifacts implementation including linked feeds
๏ท design versioning strategy for code assets (e.g., SemVer, date based)
๏ท plan for assessing and updating and reporting package dependencies (GitHub
Automated Security Updates, NuKeeper, GreenKeeper)
๏ท design a versioning strategy for packages (e.g., SemVer, date based)
๏ท design a versioning strategy for deployment artifacts
๏ท assess a configuration management mechanism for application infrastructure
๏ท define and enforce desired state configuration for environments
Implement a build strategy
๏ท design and implement build agent infrastructure (include cost, tool selection, licenses,
maintainability)
๏ท develop and implement build trigger rules
๏ท develop build pipelines
๏ท design build orchestration (products that are composed of multiple builds)
๏ท integrate configuration into build process
๏ท develop complex build scenarios (e.g., containerized agents, hybrid, GPU)
๏ท monitor pipeline health (failure rate, duration, flaky tests)
๏ท optimize build (cost, time, performance, reliability)
๏ท analyze CI load to determine build agent configuration and capacity
๏ท manage self-hosted build agents (VM templates, containerization, etc.)
๏ท create re-useable build subsystems (YAML templates, Task Groups, Variable Groups, etc.)
๏ท recommend a deployment solution (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, Jenkins,
CircleCI, etc.)
๏ท design and implement Infrastructure as code (ARM, Terraform, PowerShell, CLI)
๏ท develop application deployment process (container, binary, scripts)
๏ท develop database deployment process (migrations, data movement, ETL)
๏ท integrate configuration management as part of the release process
๏ท develop complex deployments (IoT, Azure IoT Edge, mobile, App Center, DR, multiregion, CDN, sovereign cloud, Azure Stack, etc.)
๏ท combine release targets depending on release deliverable (e.g., Infrastructure, code,
assets, etc.)
๏ท design the release pipeline to ensure reliable order of dependency deployments
๏ท organize shared release configurations and process (YAML templates, variable groups,
Azure App Configuration)
๏ท design and implement release gates and approval processes
๏ท design a release strategy (blue/green, canary, ring)
๏ท implement the release strategy (using deployment slots, load balancer configurations,
Azure Traffic Manager, feature toggle, etc.)
๏ท select the appropriate desired state solution for a deployment environment (PowerShell
DSC, Chef, Puppet, etc.)
๏ท plan for minimizing downtime during deployments (VIP Swap, Load balancer, rolling
deployments, etc.)
๏ท design a hotfix path plan for responding to high priority code fixes
Get certified for any one of these two associate level certifications.
Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) & Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Associate (AZ-204)
To take up the AZ 400, you need to be proficient with agile implementation processes.
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LEVEL
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The full form of DevOps is Development (Dev) and Operations (Ops) Collaboration. It simply speeds up the process of delivery of applications and software services.
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Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Certification.
To become a Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert, you must earn at least one of the following:ย Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate certification.
Yes. Effective May 15, 2020, the Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification is now named as: โMicrosoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expertโ.
$165.
The cost of the โMicrosoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expertโ certification or Exam AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions is $165.
As this is a professional level exam, it is bit hard and challenging compared to other regular Azure exams. Hard work, dedication and extra effort will surely get you the AZ 400 Certification.ย
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DevOps focuses on the 3PsโProcess, People, and (working) Product that stand out for continuous integration and continuous delivery of value to end-users.
With DevOps process, practices and implementation by teams, high performing, faster better product and customer satisfaction is integral.
Business goals like:
Azure Pipelines support, MacOS, Windows and Linux.
Here are few tools for Continuous Integration:
Here are few tools for Continuous Deployment:
Azure Boards are Azure DevOps service. This helps to plan, track and discuss works across teams.
It provides a rich set of capabilities including native support for Agile, Scrum, and Kanban processes, calendar views, configurable dashboards, and integrated reporting. These tools scale as your business grows.
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Azure Repos is the version control system. It manages different versions of codes developed by teams.
Azure Repos offers a centralized version control system (Team Foundation Version Control) as wellย a distributed version control system (Git).
Containers are packages of software that contain all of the necessary elements to run in any environment.
This way, containers virtualize the operating system and run anywhere, from a private data center to the public cloud or even on a developerโs personal laptop.
Container is a standard package of softwareโbundles an applicationโs code together with the related configuration files and libraries and with the dependencies required for the app to run. This allows developers and IT pros to deploy applications seamlessly across environments.
Azure DevOps support:
It specializes in forms of regression and functional testing.
Used for continuous testing in DevOps.
Azure Test Plans is a service by Azure.
Azure Test Plansย supports linking bugs and requirements to test cases and test suites.
Azure Test Plans, also focus on DevOps on automated testing. It combines the contributions from developers, managers, testers, product owners, and user experience advocates and enhances the quality of a project
It provides a browser-based test management solution along with crucial capabilities in user acceptance testing, exploratory testing, and planned manual testing.ย
It also includes a browser extension for the provision of exploratory testing as wellย feedback from stakeholders
Azure DevOps projects is an effective way to bring existing code and Git repository for the creation of CI & CDPipeline to Azure.
There are 4 features of DevOps.
The breakdown of DevOps process:
Here are few plugins for Jenkins:
Microsoft introduced new renewal approach to active certification holders.
Thoseย with active certification expiring within six months-can renew their certification -at no cost- by passing a renewal onlineย un-proctored exam on Microsoft Learn. For more information, please check out the Renew Your Microsoft Certification.
Renewal Exams are shorter than original and only focuses on latest technology trends.ย ย
Note: Azure Fundamental Certifications do not expire and renewal process does not apply to it..
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