[NEW] Original Practice Test: AZ-400-Microsoft DevOps

AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions certification is designed for professionals who want to demonstrate their expertise in building and implementing DevOps practices using Microsoft tools and services. This exam validates your ability to design, develop, and maintain strategies for continuous integration, continuous delivery, infrastructure as code, security, and compliance within the Microsoft ecosystem. Achieving this certification showcases your skills in automating processes, managing source control, monitoring applications, and implementing security best practices to deliver high-quality software solutions efficiently.

AZ-400 Syllabus Overview

1. Designing a DevOps Strategy (20-25%)

• Design a DevOps strategy

• Design for source control

• Design a dependency management strategy

• Design an application infrastructure deployment strategy

• Design an infrastructure as code (IaC) strategy

• Design a security and compliance strategy

2. Implementing DevOps Development Processes (20-25%)

• Implement source control

• Develop a container build strategy

• Develop a build strategy

• Implement a release strategy

• Implement a test strategy

3. Continuous Integration (CI) (10-15%)

• Implement a continuous integration process

• Automate builds and tests

4. Continuous Delivery (CD) (10-15%)

• Implement a release strategy

• Configure environments for deployment

• Implement deployment strategies and environments

5. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (10-15%)

• Develop and implement infrastructure as code

• Use automation tools such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Terraform, or Bicep

6. Continuous Monitoring and Feedback (10-15%)

• Implement application insights and monitoring

• Collect and analyze telemetry data

• Implement feedback mechanisms to improve applications and processes

7. Security and Compliance (10-15%)

• Integrate security into DevOps practices

• Manage secrets and credentials

• Implement compliance and governance policies