AZ-400
SYLLABUS
Course Information
- Course Number: AZ-400
- Course Time and Location:
- Time: Tuesdays 8am to 10am, PT
- Duration: September 17th 2024 – December 3rd 2024
- Location: IntelliTect Office | 1720 W. 4th Ave, Unit B
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Course Description
This course is structured to prepare participants for the AZ-400 certification exam, aimed at becoming a Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert. It covers a broad range of DevOps practices and technologies with a strong focus on practical application and real-world scenarios.
Weekly sessions will include lectures, hands-on labs, discussions, and demonstrations. Participants will have access to Microsoft-curated resources, including supplementary readings and example projects to enhance learning.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants should be able to:
- Design a DevOps strategy
- Implement DevOps development processes
- Implement continuous integration
- Implement continuous delivery
- Implement dependency management
- Implement application infrastructure
- Implement continuous feedback
- Manage security and compliance in a DevOps pipeline
Who Should Take This Course
This course is designed for:
- DevOps Engineers preparing for the AZ-400 certification exam:
- Expected to have experience in Azure administration and development.
- Should review supplementary readings and complete weekly projects.
- Developers seeking to implement DevOps practices:
- Expected to have familiarity with GitHub and Azure DevOps.
- Should focus on completing example projects and participating in discussions.
- IT Professionals aiming to understand DevOps solutions:
- Beneficial for those involved in continuous delivery, deployment, monitoring, and feedback.
Technologies Covered
- Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD): Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Terraform
- Configuration Management: Ansible, Chef, Puppet
- Monitoring and Logging: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics
- Security: Azure Security Center, Azure Policy
- Collaboration and Source Control: GitHub, Azure Repos
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Course Schedule
| Week | Date | Learning Path |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 17, 2024 | Introduction to DevOps |
| 2 | September 24, 2024 | Process Management |
| 3 | October 1, 2024 | Process Collaboration |
| 4 | October 8, 2024 | Source control collaboration |
| 5 | October 15, 2024 | Build and release pipelines |
| 6 | October 22, 2024 | Package management |
| 7 | October 29, 2024 | Testing in pipelines |
| 8 | November 5, 2024 | Deployment scenarios |
| 9 | November 12, 2024 | Infrastructure as Code |
| 10 | November 19, 2024 | Security and compliance |
| 11 | November 26, 2024 | Monitoring and metrics |
| 12 | December 3, 2024 | Extra topics and exam prep |
| ** Subject to change |
Additional Resources
- Microsoft Learn: AZ-400 Learning Path
- Study Guide: AZ-400 Exam Study Guide
- Practice Exam: AZ-400 Practice Exam
AZ-400 Exam Preparedness:
Exam Structure:
- Exam Structure: 40-60 questions, multiple-choice, and multiple-response.
- Passing Score: 700/1000
Types of questions to expect:
- Scenario-based questions requiring solutions to DevOps-related challenges.
- API URL completion for specific Azure services.
- Interpretation of monitoring and feedback data.
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