Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert AZ-400 Certification

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AZ-400 Certification Course Overview

Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer AZ-400 Certification equips students with skills to develop and execute DevOps processes. It covers planning, source control, Git scaling, artifact consolidation, dependency management, secret handling, container build strategy, release planning, workflow setup and feedback mechanism optimization.

Key Features

  • Azure exam voucher included
  • Live online training from Microsoft-certified trainers
  • Access to official Microsoft courseware aligned to the examination
  • Official Microsoft Azure live class training content
  • Practice labs and projects with integrated Azure labs
  • Official course completion badge/certificate hosted on the Microsoft Learn portal
  • Azure exam voucher included
  • Official Microsoft Azure live class training content
  • Live online training from Microsoft-certified trainers
  • Practice labs and projects with integrated Azure labs
  • Access to official Microsoft courseware aligned to the examination
  • Official course completion badge/certificate hosted on the Microsoft Learn portal
  • Azure exam voucher included
  • Official Microsoft Azure live class training content
  • Live online training from Microsoft-certified trainers
  • Practice labs and projects with integrated Azure labs
  • Access to official Microsoft courseware aligned to the examination
  • Official course completion badge/certificate hosted on the Microsoft Learn portal

Skills Covered

  • Configure processes and communications
  • Design and implement build and release pipelines
  • Implement an instrumentation strategy
  • Design and implement source control
  • Develop a security and compliance plan
  • Configure processes and communications
  • Design and implement source control
  • Design and implement build and release pipelines
  • Develop a security and compliance plan
  • Implement an instrumentation strategy
  • Configure processes and communications
  • Design and implement source control
  • Design and implement build and release pipelines
  • Develop a security and compliance plan
  • Implement an instrumentation strategy

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Benefits

Azure continues to experience significant growth, with Microsoft’s intelligent cloud revenue (which includes Azure) growing at a rate of 24.3% in Q1 of 2024.

  • Designation
  • Annual Salary
  • Hiring Companies
  • Azure administrators
    Annual Salary
    $133KMin
    $147KAverage
    $161KMax
    Source: Glassdoor
    Hiring Companies
    Hewlett-Packard
    Microsoft
    LinkedIn
    EY
    Verizon
    Source: Indeed
  • Site reliability engineers
    Annual Salary
    $86KMin
    $93KAverage
    $101KMax
    Source: Glassdoor
    Hiring Companies
    Microsoft
    Intuit
    Nvidia
    HubSpot
    Adobe
    Source: Indeed
  • DevOps Engineers
    Annual Salary
    $143KMin
    $155KAverage
    $168KMax
    Source: Glassdoor
    Hiring Companies
    Apple
    Spotify
    KPMG
    Cisco
    Visa
    Source: Indeed

Training Options

online Bootcamp

  • Flexi Pass Enabled: Flexibility to reschedule your cohort within first 90 days of access.
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  • Training progress dashboards
  • Skills assessment & benchmarking
  • Platform integration capabilities
  • Dedicated customer success manager

Course Curriculum

Eligibility

To be eligible for the AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions exam, you need to meet one of the following:
- Have subject matter expertise in working with people, processes, and products to enable continuous value delivery in organizations.
- Have expertise in designing and implementing strategies for collaboration, code, infrastructure, source control, security, compliance, continuous integration, testing, delivery, monitoring, and feedback.
You should be able to work with cross-functional teams that include, but not limited to:
- Developers
- Site reliability engineers
- Azure administrators

You should have strong skills on:
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub
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Pre-requisites

You must earn at least one of the following certifications as a prerequisite:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate 

Post the certification, you need to appear for the Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions- AZ-400 exam to become a Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
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Course Content

  • Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer Expert AZ 400

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    • Lesson 01: Course Introduction

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      • 1.01 Welcome to AZ 400 Course
        00:34
      • 1.02 Certification Overview
        01:42
      • 1.03 Skill Covered
        03:10
      • 1.04 Azure Overview
        09:10

    • Lesson 02: Design and Implement Logging

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      • 2.01 Assess and Configure a Logging Framework
        01:57
      • 2.02 Design a Storage Strategy
        06:16
      • 2.03 Design a Log Aggregation and Query Strategy
        02:17
      • 2.04 Manage Access Control to Logs
        01:21
      • 2.05 Integrate Crash Analytics
        03:45

    • Lesson 03: Design and Implement Telemetry

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      • 3.01 Design and Implement Distributed Tracing
        02:47
      • 3.02 Inspect Application Performance Indicators
        02:14
      • 3.03 Inspect Infrastructure Performance Indicators
        03:34
      • 3.04 Define and Measure Key Metrics
        02:27
      • 3.05 Implement Alerts on Key Metrics
        05:53

    • Lesson 04: Integrate Logging and Monitoring Solutions

      • 4.01 Configure and Integrate Container Monitoring
        02:26
      • 4.02 Configure and Integrate with Monitoring Tools
        03:12
      • 4.03 Create Feedback Loop from Platform Monitoring Tools
        03:00

    • Lesson 05: Develop an Actionable Alerting Strategy

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      • 5.01 Identify and Recommend Metrics on Which to Base Alerts
        01:23
      • 5.02 Implement Alerts Based on Application Health Checks
        03:06
      • 5.03 Analyze Combinations of Metrics
        02:39
      • 5.04 Implement Alerts for Self-Healing Activities
        01:52

    • Lesson 06: Design a Failure Prediction Strategy

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      • 6.01 Analyze Behavior of System with Regards to Load and Failure Conditions
        03:33
      • 6.02 Calculate When a System Will Fail under Various Conditions
        04:35
      • 6.03 Measure Baseline Metrics for System
        03:11

    • Lesson 07: Design and Implement a Health Check

      • 7.01 Analyze System Dependencies to Determine Which Dependency Should Be Included in Health Check
        03:23
      • 7.02 Calculate Healthy Response Timeouts Based on Slo for the Service
        03:00
      • 7.03 Integrate Health Check with Compute Environment
        02:26

    • Lesson 08: Design an Authentication and Authorization Strategy

      • 8.01 Design an Access Solution
        01:55
      • 8.02 Implement Service Principals and Managed Identity
        03:48
      • 8.03 Design an Application Access Solution Using Azure Ad B2C
        02:07
      • 8.04 Configure Service Connections
        02:52

    • Lesson 09: Design a Sensitive Information Management Strategy

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      • 9.01 Evaluate and Configure Vault Solution
        04:45
      • 9.02 Manage Security Certificates
        03:55
      • 9.03 Formulate a Plan for Deploying Secret Files as Part of a Release
        03:34

    • Lesson 10: Develop Security and Compliance

      • 10.01 Automate Dependencies Scanning for Security
        02:39
      • 10.02 Automate Dependencies Scanning for Compliance
        02:23
      • 10.03 Assess and Report Risks
        03:44
      • 10.04 Design a Source Code Compliance Solution
        04:32

    • Lesson 11: Design Governance Enforcement Mechanisms

      • 11.01 Implement Azure Policies to Enforce Organizational Requirements
        04:37
      • 11.02 Implement Container Scanning
        02:18
      • 11.03 Design Break-The-Glass Strategy for Responding to Security Incidents
        01:59

    • Lesson 12: Plan and Implement Branching Strategies for the Source Code

      • 12.01 Define Pull Requests (PR) Guidelines to Enforce Work Item Correlation
        01:17
      • 12.02 Implement Branch Merging Restrictions
        02:52
      • 12.03 Define Branch Strategy
        01:45
      • 12.04 Design and Implement a PR Workflow
        03:06

    • Lesson 13: Configure Repositories

      • 13.01 Configure Permissions in the Source Control Repository
        01:59
      • 13.02 Organize the Repository with Git-Tags
        01:42
      • 13.03 Plan For Content Recovery in All Repository States
        02:22

    • Lesson 14: Integrate Source Control with Tools

      • 14.01 Integrate Github with DevOps Pipelines
        03:06
      • 14.02 Integrate Github with Identity Management Solutions
        01:43

    • Lesson 15: Communicate Deployment and Release Information with Business Stakeholders

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      • 15.01 Create Dashboards Combining Boards and Pipelines
        02:29
      • 15.02 Design a Cost Management Communication Strategy
        04:00
      • 15.03 Integrate Github as Repository with Azure Boards
        01:21

    • Lesson 16: Automate Communication with Team Members

      • 16.01 Notify Stakeholders about Key Metrics, Alerts, Severity Using Communication and Project Management Platform
        02:32
      • 16.02 Integrate Build and Release with Communication Platforms
        02:09

    • Lesson 17: Design Build Automation

      • 17.01 Implement Quality Gates
        02:11
      • 17.02 Design a Testing Strategy
        01:25

    • Lesson 18: Design a Package Management Strategy

      • 18.01 Recommend Package Management Tools
        02:19
      • 18.02 Design an Azure Artifacts Implementation Including Linked Feeds
        02:31
      • 18.03 Design a Versioning Strategy for Deployment Artifacts
        02:40

    • Lesson 19: Design an Application Infrastructure Management Strategy

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      • 19.01 Assess a Configuration Management Mechanism for Application Infrastructure
        02:36
      • 19.02 Define and Enforce Desired State Configuration for Environments
        02:45

    • Lesson 20: Maintain Build Strategy

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      • 20.01 Monitor Pipeline Health
        02:44
      • 20.02 Optimize Build
        02:22

    • Lesson 21: Design a Process for Standardizing Builds Across Organization

      • 21.01 Manage Self-Hosted Build Agents
        01:45
      • 21.02 Create Reusable Build Subsystems
        02:33

    • Lesson 22: Develop Deployment Scripts and Templates

      • 22.01 Design and Implement Infrastructure as Code
        06:33
      • 22.02 Develop Application Deployment Process
        08:24
      • 22.03 Develop Database Deployment Process
        04:13

    • Lesson 23: Implement an Orchestration Automation Solution

      • 23.01 Design the Release Pipeline to Ensure Reliable Order of Dependency Deployments
        01:35
      • 23.02 Organize Shared Release Configurations and Process
        02:33
      • 23.03 Design and Implement Release Gates and Approval Processes
        02:43

    • Lesson 24: Plan the Deployment Environment Strategy

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      • 24.01 Design a Release Strategy
        02:11
      • 24.02 Implement the release strategy using Azure Traffic Manager
        03:47
      • 24.03 Plan for minimizing downtime during deployments using Azure Load Balancer
        07:10

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Azure DevOps Engineer Exam & Certification

Microsoft AZ - 400 Certification

  • What benefits do learners receive through Simplilearn’s collaboration with Microsoft Azure?

    Upon completing the Microsoft Azure courses with Simplilearn, learners will gain the following advantages:

    • They'll earn an official course completion badge/certificate on the Microsoft Learn portal.

    • Students can obtain an official Microsoft course completion transcript, validating their successful program completion.

  • Does this new exam and certification replace any existing Azure exams?

    No, it doesn’t. Exam AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions is the only version launched on January 3, 2019.

  • When will the old Azure certification competencies expire, and when will the new requirements become valid?

    The new AZ-400 exam format went live on January 29, 2024. If you are preparing for AZ-400, we recommend you take the exam after reviewing the change log according to the new format.

  • Is this course accredited?

    Yes, Simplilearn is a Silver Microsoft Partner, and the course is accredited by Microsoft.


     

  • How can I pass the DevOps engineer expert exam on my first attempt?

    This AZ-400 training course will give you all the skills necessary to complete the required projects and help you pass the Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions Exam AZ-400 on your first attempt. Please note that this course does not guarantee you will pass on your first attempt, but you will be armed with all the knowledge to do so.

Why Join this Program

  • Develop skills for real career growthCutting-edge curriculum designed in guidance with industry and academia to develop job-ready skills
  • Learn from experts active in their field, not out-of-touch trainersLeading practitioners who bring current best practices and case studies to sessions that fit into your work schedule.
  • Learn by working on real-world problemsCapstone projects involving real world data sets with virtual labs for hands-on learning
  • Structured guidance ensuring learning never stops24x7 Learning support from mentors and a community of like-minded peers to resolve any conceptual doubts

AZ-400 Certification FAQs

  • What is the importance of the AZ 400 certification exam?

    The AZ-400 certification exam is crucial as it validates your skills in implementing DevOps practices on Microsoft Azure. It demonstrates your ability to manage CI/CD pipelines, automate infrastructure, and integrate various tools, which are highly sought after in the tech industry. Earning this certification teaches you to design and implement processes, opens up advanced career opportunities, and shows employers that you have the expertise to drive efficient and scalable cloud solutions.

  • How do you get AZ 400 certification?

    To earn the AZ-400 certification, you must gain practical experience with Azure and DevOps practices. Having the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Developer Associate certification is recommended as a foundation. Simplilearn's AZ-400 certification course helps you prepare for the exam through live classes, online study materials, and practice tests. After completing the course, you can sit for the AZ-400 exam through the Microsoft certification portal to achieve the certification.

  • What are the benefits of enrolling in AZ 400 certification training?

    Enrolling in the AZ-400 certification training can boost your career in cloud computing and DevOps. The AZ-400 certification is valuable for professionals with experience in Azure administration and DevOps practices, as it integrates skills from both areas to optimize cloud solutions effectively. It proves you have the skills to implement DevOps practices like CI/CD and infrastructure automation using Microsoft Azure. A certification opens doors to high-demand roles, like DevOps engineer, and keeps you up-to-date with the latest Azure technologies. Plus, it can significantly improve your earning potential, making you a key player in cloud development and operational efficiency.

  • How do I enroll in the AZ 400 certification training course?

    The application process for the AZ 400 certification training course involves three steps. 

    • Candidates must complete the application form after clicking the enroll now option.

    • Payment can be made securely online using Visa credit or debit card, MasterCard, American Express, Diner’s Club, or PayPal.

    • Once payment is processed, candidates will receive a receipt and access details will be emailed.

  • Is AZ-400 certification worth it?

    Yes, the AZ-400 certification is best for professionals specializing in DevOps on Microsoft Azure. It validates that you are an expert in implementing high-demand DevOps practices like CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and automation. Getting certified can significantly enhance your career prospects, helping you don roles like DevOps engineer or cloud engineer. The certification is also valuable for those looking to streamline development processes and optimize cloud infrastructure.

  • Can I get a job with AZ-400 certification?

    Getting AZ-400 certified will validate your expertise in implementing DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, and cloud management on Microsoft Azure. Thus, you can secure job roles in DevOps, such as DevOps engineer, cloud engineer, or Site Reliability Engineer (SRE). The certification enhances your employability by demonstrating advanced skills in cloud-based DevOps, making you a competitive candidate for roles focused on automating and optimizing software development and deployment processes.

  • Does AZ-400 require coding?

    Yes, the AZ-400 certification requires coding knowledge. While the certification is not focused on writing extensive code, learners should be familiar with scripting languages like PowerShell, Python, or C# for automating tasks, integrating continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, and managing cloud infrastructure. Coding skills are essential for automating processes and deploying solutions in a DevOps environment on Azure.

  • What are the prerequisites for AZ-400 certification?

    The primary prerequisite for the AZ-400 certification is earning either the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Developer Associate certification. These foundational certifications ensure you understand Azure services, development, or operations before focusing on DevOps practices. To successfully prepare for the AZ-400 certification, you should also have hands-on experience with Azure, CI/CD processes, version control, and automation tools.

  • What is the average salary of a Microsoft certified DevOps engineer expert?

    A Microsoft certified Devops Engineer in India with 2 - 8 years exp can earn an average. annual salary of ₹18.3 LPA.

  • What will be the career path after completing the AZ 400 certification training?

    With the AZ-400 certification, you can take up exciting roles like DevOps Engineer, cloud engineer, Microsoft Azure administrator or site reliability engineer. This certification shows you're skilled in DevOps practices, from automation to CI/CD pipelines, making you a strong candidate for jobs focused on streamlining development and deployment. As you gain more experience, you might advance to roles like DevOps architect or dive deeper into specialized areas of cloud operations and infrastructure management.

  • How good are the trainers at Simplilearn? Or Who are the instructors for this AZ 400 certification training, and how were they selected?

    The trainers for the AZ 400 certification training were selected after carefully evaluating their educational background, professional experience, and teaching capabilities. We ensured that the trainers deeply understand concepts like Microsoft Azure DevOps solutions, DevOps processes and are experts in delivering Microsoft DevOps solutions. They also clarify complicated concepts to help participants understand easily and practical skills to implement continuous integration and Azure pipelines.

  • What is covered under the 24/7 support promise?

    We offer 24/7 support through chat for urgent issues. For other queries, we have a dedicated team that offers email assistance and callbacks on request.

  • What is the review of Simplilearn’s AZ 400 Certification?

    Simplilearn continually receives positive reviews from its alumni for its Azure DevOps training. Learners praise its practical, hands-on approach, industry-aligned curriculum, and expert instructors. Many users highlight the value of the globally recognized certificates and the flexible learning options that suit working professionals. You can check out the Simplilearn alumni review page to get a better understanding of Simplilearn’s AZ 400 Certification.

  • What are the eligibility criteria to enroll in this AZ 400 Certification?

    Simplilearn’s AZ 400 Certification is best suited for newcomers and experienced professionals. To be eligible to enroll in this course, applicants must have a bachelor's degree in any relevant field. A basic understanding Microsoft course is preferred but is not mandatory. Prior working experience is not compulsory.

  • Are there any other online courses Simplilearn offers under Microsoft AZ 400 Certification?

    Yes, Simplilearn offers several other online courses under cloud computing. These include specialized certifications, master programs, and post-graduate courses tailored to different skill levels. Simplilearn greatly emphasizes upskilling and boosting career opportunities across industry sectors, with each course designed to help learners enhance their expertise in cloud computing.

    Similar programs that we offer under cloud computing:

  • Will missing a live class affect my ability to complete the course?

    No, missing a live class will not affect your ability to complete the course. With our 'flexi-learn' feature, you can watch the recorded session of any missed class at your convenience. This allows you to stay up-to-date with the course content and meet the necessary requirements to progress and earn your certificate. Simply visit the Simplilearn learning platform, select the missed class, and watch the recording to have your attendance marked.

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