Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions AZ-400 Exam Guide

Written by Microsoft MVPs and Azure experts this comprehensive guide with self-study exercises will aid in strengthening your understanding of the concepts to become a skilled Azure DevOps engineer. Key Features * Explore a step-by-step approach to designing and creating a successful DevOps environment * Understand how to implement continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines on Azure * Integrate and implement security compliance containers and databases in your DevOps strategies Book Description The AZ-400 Designing and Implementing DevOps certification helps DevOps engineers and administrators to master practices such as CI/CD containerization and zero downtime deployments using Azure DevOps Services. The book starts with the basics of continuous integration continuous delivery and automated deployments. The new edition brings certain advanced topics such as Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Continuous Improvement and how to plan your cloud transformation journey. You will learn how to apply configuration management and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) along with managing databases in DevOps scenarios. Next you will delve into fitting security and compliance with DevOps. You will also explore how to instrument applications and gather metrics to understand application usage and user behavior. This book will also help you implement a container build strategy and manage Azure Kubernetes Services. Lastly you will understand how to create your own Azure DevOps organization along with covering quick tips and tricks to confidently apply effective DevOps practices. By the end of this book you'll have gained the knowledge you need to ensure seamless application deployments and business continuity. What you will learn * Get acquainted with Azure DevOps Services and DevOps practices * Efficiently implement CI/CD processes * Build and deploy a CI/CD pipeline with automated testing on Azure * Integrate security and compliance in pipelines * Understand and implement Azure Container Services * Effectively close the loop from production back to development * Apply continuous improvement strategies to deliver innovation at scale Who This Book Is For The book is targeted towards anyone who wants to take the AZ-400 certification exam. It will also help software developers application developers and IT professionals to implement DevOps practices for the Azure cloud. Some familiarity with Azure DevOps basics software development and development practices is an added advantage.