Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)

Development for enterprise DevOps

• Introduction to DevOps
• Plan Agile with GitHub Projects and Azure Boards
• Design and implement branch strategies and workflows
• Collaborate with pull requests in Azure Repos
• Explore Git hooks
• Plan foster inner source
• Manage and configure repositories
• Identify technical debt

Implement CI with Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions

• Explore Azure Pipelines
• Manage Azure Pipeline agents and pools
• Describe pipelines and concurrency
• Design and implement a pipeline strategy
• Integrate with Azure Pipelines
• Introduction to GitHub Actions
• Learn continuous integration with GitHub Actions
• Design a container build strategy

Design and implement a release strategy

• Create a release pipeline
• Explore release recommendations
• Provision and test environments
• Manage and modularise tasks and templates
• Automate inspection of health

Implement a secure continuous deployment using Azure Pipelines

• Introduction to deployment patterns
• Implement blue-green deployment and feature toggles
• Implement canary releases and dark launching
• Implement A/B testing and progressive exposure deployment
• Integrate with identity management systems
• Manage application configuration data

Manage infrastructure as code using Azure and DSC

• Explore infrastructure as code and configuration management
• Create Azure resources using Azure Resource Manager templates
• Create Azure resources by using Azure CLI
• Explore Azure Automation with DevOps
• Implement Desired State Configuration (DSC)
• Implement Bicep

Implement security and validate codebases for compliance

• Introduction to Secure DevOps
• Implement open-source software
• Software Composition Analysis
• Security Monitoring and Governance

Design and implement a dependency management strategy

• Explore package dependencies
• Understand package management
• Migrate, consolidate, and secure artefacts
• Implement a versioning strategy
• Introduction to GitHub Packages

Implement continuous feedback

• Implement tools to track usage and flow
• Develop monitor and status dashboards
• Share knowledge within teams
• Design processes to automate application analytics
• Manage alerts, blameless retrospectives and a just culture

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)

Development for enterprise DevOps

• Introduction to DevOps
• Plan Agile with GitHub Projects and Azure Boards
• Design and implement branch strategies and workflows
• Collaborate with pull requests in Azure Repos
• Explore Git hooks
• Plan foster inner source
• Manage and configure repositories
• Identify technical debt

Implement CI with Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions

• Explore Azure Pipelines
• Manage Azure Pipeline agents and pools
• Describe pipelines and concurrency
• Design and implement a pipeline strategy
• Integrate with Azure Pipelines
• Introduction to GitHub Actions
• Learn continuous integration with GitHub Actions
• Design a container build strategy

Design and implement a release strategy

• Create a release pipeline
• Explore release recommendations
• Provision and test environments
• Manage and modularise tasks and templates
• Automate inspection of health

Implement a secure continuous deployment using Azure Pipelines

• Introduction to deployment patterns
• Implement blue-green deployment and feature toggles
• Implement canary releases and dark launching
• Implement A/B testing and progressive exposure deployment
• Integrate with identity management systems
• Manage application configuration data

Manage infrastructure as code using Azure and DSC

• Explore infrastructure as code and configuration management
• Create Azure resources using Azure Resource Manager templates
• Create Azure resources by using Azure CLI
• Explore Azure Automation with DevOps
• Implement Desired State Configuration (DSC)
• Implement Bicep

Implement security and validate codebases for compliance

• Introduction to Secure DevOps
• Implement open-source software
• Software Composition Analysis
• Security Monitoring and Governance

Design and implement a dependency management strategy

• Explore package dependencies
• Understand package management
• Migrate, consolidate, and secure artefacts
• Implement a versioning strategy
• Introduction to GitHub Packages

Implement continuous feedback

• Implement tools to track usage and flow
• Develop monitor and status dashboards
• Share knowledge within teams
• Design processes to automate application analytics
• Manage alerts, blameless retrospectives and a just culture

• Exam duration: 150 minutes
• 40–60 multiple-choice, case study and scenario-based questions
• Passing score: 700 out of 1,000
• Closed-book examination – no reference materials are permitted during the exam

• Exam duration: 150 minutes
• 40–60 multiple-choice, case study and scenario-based questions
• Passing score: 700 out of 1,000
• Closed-book examination – no reference materials are permitted during the exam

• Four days of instructor-led training and exam preparation delivered by an accredited Microsoft trainer
• Official Microsoft course materials, labs and supporting learning resources
• Microsoft certification examination voucher included. Examination vouchers are usually valid for up to 12 months from the date of issue; however, funding rules may require learners funded through schemes such as PLA, ReAct or other government-funded programmes to sit their examination within a shorter timeframe.
• Exam Pass Guarantee – if you do not pass the exam after attending the course, you can retake the same training with NILC at no additional cost. You will only need to pay the examination fee charged by the exam provider. Applies to instructor-led courses only.

• Four days of instructor-led training and exam preparation delivered by an accredited Microsoft trainer
• Official Microsoft course materials, labs and supporting learning resources
• Microsoft certification examination voucher included. Examination vouchers are usually valid for up to 12 months from the date of issue; however, funding rules may require learners funded through schemes such as PLA, ReAct or other government-funded programmes to sit their examination within a shorter timeframe.
• Exam Pass Guarantee – if you do not pass the exam after attending the course, you can retake the same training with NILC at no additional cost. You will only need to pay the examination fee charged by the exam provider. Applies to instructor-led courses only.

This is an advanced-level course intended for experienced IT professionals, developers and DevOps practitioners. Learners should have experience working with Azure administration, software development or infrastructure management and be familiar with core DevOps concepts. Previous hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub or other source control and automation tools will help learners get the most from the course. Before attending, delegates should have:

• A working knowledge of Azure services and cloud computing concepts
• Experience with software development, scripting or infrastructure administration
• Familiarity with source control systems such as Git
• An understanding of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) concepts
• Knowledge of basic networking, security and identity management principles
• Experience working in development, operations or DevOps-related roles

Microsoft also recommends that learners have experience administering or developing solutions in Azure and understand both development and operations processes within modern IT environments.

This is an advanced-level course intended for experienced IT professionals, developers and DevOps practitioners. Learners should have experience working with Azure administration, software development or infrastructure management and be familiar with core DevOps concepts. Previous hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub or other source control and automation tools will help learners get the most from the course. Before attending, delegates should have:

• A working knowledge of Azure services and cloud computing concepts
• Experience with software development, scripting or infrastructure administration
• Familiarity with source control systems such as Git
• An understanding of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) concepts
• Knowledge of basic networking, security and identity management principles
• Experience working in development, operations or DevOps-related roles

Microsoft also recommends that learners have experience administering or developing solutions in Azure and understand both development and operations processes within modern IT environments.