Course Syllabus May 2024

Table of contents

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Learning Path	Module	Practice Lab
Learning Path 1: Implement development for enterprise DevOps	- Module 1: Introduction to DevOps - Module 2: Plan Agile with GitHub Projects and Azure Boards - Module 3: Design and implement branch strategies and workflows - Module 4: Collaborate with pull requests in Azure Repos - Module 5: Explore Git hooks - Module 6: Plan foster inner source - Module 7: Manage and configure repositories - Module 8: Identify technical debt	- Agile planning and portfolio management with Azure Boards - Version Control with Git in Azure Repos
Learning Path 2: Implement CI with Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions	- Module 1: Explore Azure Pipelines - Module 2: Manage Azure Pipeline agents and pools - Module 3: Describe pipelines and concurrency - Module 4: Design and implement a pipeline strategy - Module 5: Integrate with Azure Pipelines - Module 6: Introduction to GitHub Actions - Module 8: Learn continuous integration with GitHub Actions - Module 9: Design a container build strategy	-Configure agent pools and understand pipeline styles -Enable Continuous Integration with Azure Pipelines -Implement GitHub Actions for CI/CD -Deploy Docker containers to Azure App Service web apps
Learning Path 3: Design and implement a release strategy	- Module 1: Create a release pipeline - Module 2: Explore release recommendations - Module 3: Provision and test environments - Module 4: Manage and modularize tasks and templates - Module 5: Automate inspection of health	- Configure Pipelines as Code with YAML - Control Deployments using Release Gates - Set up and run functional tests
Learning Path 4: Implement a secure continuous deployment using Azure Pipelines	- Module 1: Introduction to deployment patterns - Module 2: Implement blue-green deployment and feature toggles - Module 3: Implement canary releases and dark launching - Module 4: Implement A/B testing and progressive exposure deployment - Module 5: Integrate with identity management systems - Module 6: Manage application configuration data	- Integrate Azure Key Vault with Azure DevOps - Enable Dynamic Configuration and Feature Flags
Learning Path 5: Manage infrastructure as code using Azure and DSC	- Module 1: Explore infrastructure as code and configuration management - Module 2: Create Azure resources using Azure Resource Manager templates - Module 3: Create Azure resources by using Azure CLI - Module 4: Explore Azure Automation with DevOps - Module 5: Implement Desired State Configuration (DSC) - Module 6: Implement Bicep	- Deployments using Azure Bicep templates
Learning Path 6: Implement security and validate code bases for compliance	- Module 1: Introduction to Secure DevOps - Module 2: Implement open-source software - Module 3: Software Composition Analysis - Module 4: Security Monitoring and Governance
Learning Path 7: AZ-400: Design and implement a dependency management strategy	- Module 1: Explore package dependencies - Module 2: Understand package management - Module 3: Migrate consolidate and secure artifacts - Module 4: Implement a versioning strategy - Module 5: Introduction to GitHub Packages	- Package Management with Azure Artifacts
- Learning Path 8: Implement continuous feedback	- Module 1: Implement tools to track usage and flow - Module 2: Develop monitor and status dashboards - Module 3: Share knowledge within teams - Module 4: Design processes to automate application analytics - Module 5: Manage alerts, blameless retrospectives and a just culture	- Monitor Application Performance with Azure Load Testing - Share team knowledge using Azure Project Wiki