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Microsoft Official Curriculum
Role-Based Certification PrepTrack: Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer ExpertOfficial Source: Microsoft Learn
MicrosoftAdvanced
Design and Implement Microsoft DevOps solutions
This course provides the knowledge and skills to design and implement DevOps processes and practices. Students will learn how to plan for DevOps, use source control, scale Git for an enterprise, consolidate artifacts, design a dependency management strategy, manage secrets, implement continuous integration, implement a container build strategy, design a release strategy, set up a release management workflow, implement a deployment pattern, and optimize feedback mechanisms
Duration
4 days
Level
Advanced
Format
Virtual, On-site, or Hybrid
Language
English
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Microsoft
Software DevIT
DevOps Engineer Expert
Azure, Azure Devops, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Instances, Azure Automation
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Ideal for
DevOps EngineerSoftware DevCertification ReadinessTailored Team Delivery
Audience Profile
Built for these roles
Students in this course are interested in designing and implementing DevOps processes or in passing the Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions certification exam.
Overview
Executive overview
As a DevOps engineer, you're a developer or infrastructure administrator who also has subject matter expertise in working with people, processes, and products to enable continuous delivery of value in organizations.
Readiness
Prerequisites
- certification.azure-administrator
- certification.azure-developer
Program Outcomes
Capabilities your teams will gain
Design and implement processes and communications
Design and implement a source control strategy
Design and implement build and release pipelines
Develop a security and compliance plan
Curriculum
Curriculum roadmap
1
Design and implement processes and communications
2
Design and implement a source control strategy
3
Design and implement build and release pipelines
4
Develop a security and compliance plan
5
Implement an instrumentation strategy
1Module 1
AZ-400: Development for Enterprise DevOps
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Module 1
AZ-400: Development for Enterprise DevOps
Learn Git features and DevOps practices that help organizations build better software together.
- 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 to foster inner source
- Manage and configure repositories
- Identify technical debt
2Module 2
AZ-400: Implement CI with Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions
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Module 2
AZ-400: Implement CI with Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions
AZ-400: 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
3Module 3
AZ-400: Design and implement a release strategy
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Module 3
AZ-400: Design and implement a release strategy
Learn advanced release strategy design and implementation through comprehensive continuous delivery frameworks, deployment orchestration, and automated quality assurance methodologies
- Create a Release Pipeline
- Explore release strategy recommendations
- Configure and Provision Environments
- Manage and Modularize Tasks and Templates
- Automate inspection of health
4Module 4
AZ-400: Implement a secure continuous deployment using Azure Pipelines
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Module 4
AZ-400: Implement a secure continuous deployment using Azure Pipelines
AZ-400: 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
5Module 5
AZ-400: Manage infrastructure as code using Azure and DSC
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Module 5
AZ-400: Manage infrastructure as code using Azure and DSC
AZ-400: Manage infrastructure as code using Azure and DSC
- Explore Infrastructure as Code and configuration management
- Create Azure Resources by using Azure Resource Manager templates
- Create Azure Resources Using Azure CLI
- Explore Azure Automation with DevOps
- Implement Desired State Configuration (DSC)
- Implement Bicep
6Module 6
AZ-400: Implement security and validate code bases for compliance
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Module 6
AZ-400: Implement security and validate code bases for compliance
AZ-400: Implement security and validate code bases for compliance - Learn DevSecOps practices, secure pipeline implementation, open-source software security, software composition analysis, and comprehensive security monitoring with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, and GitHub Advanced Security.
- Introduction to Secure DevOps
- Implement open-source software
- Software Composition Analysis
- Security monitoring and governance
7Module 7
AZ-400: Design and implement a dependency management strategy
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Module 7
AZ-400: Design and implement a dependency management strategy
Learn how to design and implement a comprehensive dependency management strategy for DevOps. Explore package dependencies, package management, artifact security, versioning strategies, and GitHub Packages integration for efficient software development.
- Explore package dependencies
- Understand package management
- Migrate, consolidate, and secure artifacts
- Implement a versioning strategy
- Introduction to GitHub Packages
8Module 8
AZ-400: Implement continuous feedback
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Module 8
AZ-400: Implement continuous feedback
Learn to implement continuous feedback practices in DevOps using Azure Application Insights, monitoring dashboards, team knowledge sharing, automated analytics, and blameless retrospectives to create a culture of continuous improvement.
- 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
Delivery Models
Delivery models
Virtual ILTOnsiteHybridExecutive WorkshopBootcampWeekend
Engagement Fit
Engagement fit
Certification readinessImplementation-focused labsPrivate cohort deliveryAdvanced practitioner depth
Enterprise Customization
Enterprise customization
Tailor this program to your organization's priorities: Builds current Microsoft credential readiness for DevOps Engineer Expert using the official Microsoft Learn skill outline.
- •Align labs to your Microsoft tenant and workload scenarios
- •Add readiness checks and exam preparation reviews
- •Extend delivery with role-specific implementation workshops
Credentials
Certification & official source
- •Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
Aligned to the official Microsoft Learn course and learning path for this program.
View Official Microsoft Learn PageResources
Program resources
Yes. Most enterprise clients prefer private delivery scoped to role mix, timezone, and rollout timeline. We align lab environments and scenarios to your tenant context where applicable.
Enterprise Proof
Trusted delivery outcomes
Banking & Finance
Representative Enterprise Banking Team
The focus was not just on tooling knowledge, but on helping teams work from a shared operating model as they adopted a more modern data platform.
- Clearer platform operating model across teams
- Improved confidence in modern data stack adoption
Healthcare
Representative Healthcare Product Team
The engagement helped product and engineering stakeholders move from interest in AI to clearer implementation choices, security expectations, and prototyping discipline.
- Stronger alignment between product and engineering teams
- Improved clarity on prototype-to-production requirements
Delivery Capability
Enterprise-grade instruction
MCT-led delivery
Programs led by Microsoft Certified Trainer practitioners
Enterprise program oversight
Founder-led specialist delivery with structured rollout planning
Global delivery
APAC · EMEA · Americas · Virtual & Onsite
Implementation-focused
Hands-on labs aligned to production scenarios
