Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert AZ-400

This course provides a comprehensive, hands-on journey into the world of DevOps, specifically tailored for designing and implementing strategies on the Microsoft Azure platform. As an expert-level certification, this program moves beyond foundational concepts to teach you how to combine people, processes, and technologies to continuously deliver valuable products and services. Students will learn to streamline the entire software delivery lifecycle, from initial planning and source code management with Git to building sophisticated CI/CD pipelines, implementing infrastructure as code, and ensuring security and compliance are embedded in every step. You will gain mastery over core Azure DevOps services, including Azure Pipelines, Azure Boards, Azure Repos, and Azure Artifacts, as well as integrating with powerful open-source tools and GitHub. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to design and implement a complete DevOps strategy. Key objectives include developing an instrumentation and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) strategy to monitor application health and performance, managing source control for large-scale projects, and facilitating seamless collaboration across development and operations teams. You will learn to design and implement continuous integration, build automation, and a secure continuous delivery and release management strategy using techniques like blue-green deployments and canary releases. A significant focus is placed on DevSecOps, where you will learn to integrate security validation and compliance checks directly into your pipelines, ensuring a secure and resilient software supply chain. This advanced course is designed for experienced IT professionals who aspire to become a certified DevOps Engineer Expert. The ideal candidate is an Azure Administrator or Azure Developer who has already earned the AZ-104 or AZ-204 certification, respectively. This program is perfect for individuals working in roles such as Developer, Infrastructure Administrator, or Site Reliability Engineer who are responsible for implementing development processes and infrastructure. A strong understanding of Agile methodologies, familiarity with Azure, and hands-on experience with at least one Azure-supported language (like PowerShell, C#, or Python) are essential prerequisites for success in this challenging and rewarding course.

This is an expert-level certification with a prerequisite; you must first earn either the Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or Azure Developer (AZ-204) associate certification.

The curriculum covers designing and implementing end-to-end DevOps strategies, including source control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery (CI/CD).

You will gain mastery of the Azure DevOps suite, including Azure Pipelines for CI/CD, Azure Repos for Git hosting, and Azure Boards for agile planning.

A core skill is implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate and manage cloud environments using tools like ARM templates, Bicep, and Terraform.

The certification emphasizes DevSecOps by teaching you to integrate security practices like vulnerability scanning and secret management directly into the pipeline.

Learn to build and deploy modern, containerized applications using Docker and manage them at scale with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

The course teaches how to implement a robust feedback strategy by using Azure Monitor and Application Insights to capture telemetry and optimize performance.