Azure DevOps CI/CD: Build & Deploy + Practice Tests

If you want to work in cloud engineering, DevOps, or software development in 2026, understanding how CI/CD pipelines work is no longer optional — it is a foundational skill that employers expect from day one. This course gives you that foundation, built step by step using Azure DevOps.

Designed for beginners and early-career professionals, this course takes you from zero understanding of CI/CD to building and running your own pipelines in Azure DevOps — from your first commit in Azure Repos through to an automated deployment to Azure App Services via a release pipeline. Every concept is demonstrated practically, with a focus on understanding what each step does and why it matters in a real development workflow.

"Built by Sandeep Soni, a corporate trainer with over 30 years of technology training experience and 20+ Microsoft certifications, this course reflects the teaching approach that has helped more than 500,000 IT professionals across global enterprises build practical, job-ready skills."

What makes this course different?

Two things set this course apart from the other Azure DevOps courses in this category. First, it is built specifically for beginners — there are no assumptions about prior pipeline experience, and every concept is explained before you build it. Second, and uniquely, practice tests are included to validate your understanding of CI/CD concepts and Azure DevOps pipelines. No other course at this level in the Azure DevOps category currently offers this. If you are building foundational knowledge with an eye toward the AZ-400: DevOps Engineer Expert certification, these practice tests are an essential part of your preparation.

What you will build and master, step by step:

CI/CD Fundamentals — Understand what continuous integration and continuous delivery actually mean, why they matter in modern software development, and how Azure DevOps implements them. You will learn the difference between a build pipeline and a release pipeline, and how they connect to form a complete automated delivery workflow.

Azure Repos and Source Control — Push your source code to Azure Repos and configure it as the trigger point for CI/CD automation. You will understand how code commits drive pipeline execution and how Azure Repos integrates with the rest of the Azure DevOps platform.

Classic Build Pipelines — Create and run classic build pipelines in Azure DevOps. You will understand how builds are triggered, how build agents execute jobs, how build artifacts are produced, and how to validate a successful build before deployment proceeds. Classic pipelines give you a clear, visual understanding of pipeline mechanics that makes YAML pipelines — the current standard — far easier to learn next.

Azure App Services and Service Connections — Set up Azure App Services as your deployment target and create service connections that securely authorize Azure DevOps to deploy to your Azure subscription. These are essential configuration steps for any real-world Azure DevOps deployment.

Release Pipelines — Build and run a release pipeline that takes your build artifacts and deploys them automatically to an Azure environment. You will understand how stages, approvals, and deployment conditions work — and what it means to have a fully automated delivery pipeline running end to end.

Practice Tests — Test your knowledge of CI/CD concepts, Azure DevOps pipelines, build and release configuration, and Azure deployment with included practice questions. These are mapped to the conceptual areas covered in the course and serve as both a learning checkpoint and foundational preparation for the AZ-400: DevOps Engineer Expert certification exam.

Your transformation:

By completing this course, you will understand how CI/CD pipelines work in Azure DevOps — not just in theory but through hands-on configuration and execution. You will be able to set up a working build-to-deploy pipeline, explain every component in it, and use that foundation to grow into more advanced Azure DevOps topics, including YAML pipelines, multi-stage deployments, and infrastructure as code. You will also have validated your learning through practice tests aligned with AZ-400 certification concepts.

Whether you are a developer who has never set up a pipeline, an IT professional moving into cloud DevOps, or a QA engineer learning how test automation integrates into delivery workflows, this course gives you a clear, practical starting point.

Enroll now and build your first CI/CD pipeline in Azure DevOps today.