Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) Cert Prep: Introduction to DevOps and Microsoft Development Platforms

A first step to a career in DevOps is to gain your Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification. To pass the Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions exam (AZ-400) exam, you need to have a clear understanding of what DevOps is and its core practices as defined by Microsoft. This course provides an overview of the two main platforms a DevOps engineer should be familiar with before sitting for this exam: Azure DevOps and GitHub.

In this course, Microsoft MVP David Okeyode provides a brief primer of what DevOps is, and covers what each platform is designed to accomplish, focusing on what certification candidates need to know about each platform.

Learning objectives
Understand what DevOps is and the six core practices it entails.
Describe the Azure DevOps platform and the components of an organizational structure.
Learn about available services in an Azure DevOps project.
Describe options to integrate third-party services into the Azure DevOps platform.
Understand how to implement billing for an Azure DevOps organization and manage licenses effectively.
Explore the various management options for Azure DevOps and its services.
Understand the components of the organizational structure of GitHub.
Describe available services in a GitHub repository.
Understand how to implement billing for a GitHub organization and manage licensing effectively.
Describe options to integrate third-party services into the GitHub platform and the various management options for GitHub and its services.