AZ-400 Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions Training - OEM Certkit

Prepare for the Microsoft AZ-400 Azure DevOps Solutions exam with a complete CertKit including e-learning, MeasureUp exam simulation, 130+ questions and Tips & Tricks.

Demo AZ-400 Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions Training

Description:
The CertKit: Microsoft AZ-400: Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions (2026) provides the knowledge and skills needed to design, implement and optimize modern DevOps processes and practices. This training focuses on planning for DevOps, using source control, scaling Git for enterprise environments, consolidating artifacts, designing dependency management strategies, managing secrets, implementing continuous integration, continuous deployment, release management and feedback mechanisms.

In this CertKit, you will learn how to build DevOps solutions with Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Azure Repos, GitHub repositories, Infrastructure as Code, security scanning, compliance automation, monitoring and release strategies. The training helps you deliver software faster, more securely and more consistently in professional Azure and DevOps environments.

This CertKit prepares you for the official Microsoft AZ-400: Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions certification exam. Fundamental knowledge of Azure, version control, Agile software development and core software development principles is recommended. Experience in an organization that delivers software is helpful.

What will you learn?

• Design and implement enterprise DevOps processes
• Implement Continuous Integration with Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions
• Design and implement an effective release strategy
• Implement secure continuous deployment using Azure Pipelines
• Manage Infrastructure as Code with Azure, Bicep, ARM and DSC
• Apply security and compliance validation across codebases and pipelines
• Design and implement dependency management strategies
• Implement continuous feedback, monitoring and optimization

Who should attend?

This CertKit is intended for professionals who want to implement DevOps processes or prepare for the Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions AZ-400 certification exam.

The training is especially suitable for:

• DevOps Engineers
• Azure Administrators
• Software Developers
• Cloud Engineers
• Release Managers
• Build Engineers
• IT professionals working with CI/CD
• Professionals who want to use Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions effectively

CertKit content

E-learning courses:

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: DevOps Strategy Fundamentals

Course: 42 Minutes

• Course Overview
• DevOps Value Stream and Core Metrics
• Flow-of-Work Models: GitHub Flow and Beyond
• Toolchain Selection: GitHub vs. Azure DevOps
• Traceability Architecture: From Work to Deploy
• Feedback Cycles and Notification Strategy
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: DevOps Metrics and Dashboards

Course: 47 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Flow Metrics for DevOps
• Azure DevOps Analytics and Dashboards
• Building a Flow Dashboard in Azure DevOps
• Queries for Project Planning
• Queries for Development, Testing, and Security
• Creating Query-Based Charts for Continuous Visibility
• GitHub Insights for Repository and Workflow Activity
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Work Planning and Traceability

Course: 54 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Planning Models for DevOps Teams
• Azure Boards Essentials: Backlogs, Sprints, and Tags
• GitHub Projects Essentials: Fields and Automation
• Connecting Azure Boards and GitHub
• Work-to-Code Traceability Patterns
• Configuring Service Hooks for Feedback Cycles
• End-to-End Traceability: Bugs to Releases
• Quality Traceability: Tests and Deployments
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Collaboration and Documentation Automation

Course: 46 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Wikis, Markdown, and Project Documentation
• Mermaid Diagrams for Process Documentation
• Publishing a Wiki Page with Mermaid
• Release Documentation: Release Notes and API Docs
• Automate Documentation from Git History
• Webhooks and Service Hooks Integration Patterns
• Integrating DevOps Notifications into Microsoft Teams
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Branching and Pull Request Workflows

Course: 58 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Branch Strategy Selection
• Design a PR Workflow
• Branch Policies vs. Branch Protections
• Configuring PR Policies in Azure Repos
• Configuring Branch Protection Rules in GitHub
• Merge Strategies and Restrictions
• Tagging for Releases and Traceability
• Hotfix Paths and Emergency Changes
• Recover from Mistakes with Git
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Azure Repos Governance

Course: 53 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Azure Repos Security Model
• Repository Structure and Standard Settings
• Branch Policy Building Blocks
• Configuring Permissions and Security Groups
• Implementing a Pull Request Policy Baseline
• Pull Requests and Review Best Practices
• Tags and Release Traceability in Azure Repos
• Data Recovery Using Git in Azure Repos
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: GitHub Repository Governance

Course: 54 Minutes

• Course Overview
• GitHub Roles, Teams, and Permissions
• Branch Protections and Required Checks
• Creating a Protected-Branch Baseline
• CODEOWNERS and Review Routing
• Enforcing CODEOWNERS Reviews
• Pull Request Workflows and Merge Strategies
• Tags and GitHub Releases
• Issues and Projects as Feedback Mechanisms
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Advanced Git for Enterprise

Course: 59 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Large File Management with Git LFS and git-fat
• Configuring Git LFS in a Repo
• Scale Repositories with Scalar and Sparse Workflows
• Enabling Scalar for a Large Repo
• Cross-Repository Sharing and Monorepo Tradeoffs
• Data Recovery with Git Commands
• Recovering a Deleted Branch and File
• Remove Sensitive Data from History
• Tags and Audit-Friendly Version History
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Azure Artifacts Package Feeds

Course: 54 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Large File Management with Git LFS and git-fat
• Configuring Git LFS in a Repo
• Scale Repositories with Scalar and Sparse Workflows
• Enabling Scalar for a Large Repo
• Cross-Repository Sharing and Monorepo Tradeoffs
• Data Recovery with Git Commands
• Recovering a Deleted Branch and File
• Remove Sensitive Data from History
• Tags and Audit-Friendly Version History
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Azure Pipelines YAML

Course: 1 Hour, 16 Minutes

• Course Overview
• YAML Pipeline Anatomy and Schema
• Trigger Rules for CI and PR Validation
• Variables, Secrets, and Variable Groups
• Stages, Jobs, Steps, and Conditions
• Templates for Reuse
• Creating a Basic CI Pipeline
• Publish and Consume Pipeline Artifacts
• Adding PR Triggers and Path Filters
• Multi-Stage Pipeline Basics
• Refactoring with a Template
• Pipeline Preparation for Advanced Scenarios
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: GitHub Packages and Versioning

Course: 48 Minutes

• Course Overview
• GitHub Packages: Registries and Permissions
• Package Publishing with GitHub Actions
• Publishing an npm Package to GitHub Packages
• Container Packages with GitHub Container Registry (GHCR)
• Building and Pushing a Container Image to GHCR
• SemVer and CalVer Strategies in DevOps
• Tags and Releases for Artifact Traceability
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: GitHub Actions Workflow

Course: 1 Hour, 2 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Workflow Syntax and Events
• Jobs, Matrices, and Execution Flow
• Permissions and the GITHUB_TOKEN
• Secrets and Environments
• Building a CI Workflow with a Status Check
• Artifacts and Caching for Faster Workflows
• Reusable Workflows for Standardization
• Creating and Calling a Reusable Workflow
• Building a Composite Action
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Agents and Runners at Scale

Course: 55 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Hosted vs. Self-Hosted Execution
• Design Azure Pipelines Agent Pools
• Installing a Self-Hosted Azure Pipelines Agent
• Design GitHub Runner Groups and Labels
• Registering a Self-Hosted GitHub Runner
• Scaling Patterns and Cost Tradeoffs
• Security Hardening for Self-Hosted Execution
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Pipeline Orchestration and Integrations

Course: 1 Hour, 7 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Execution Order with Dependencies and Parallelism
• Multi-Stage Pipeline Design Patterns
• Trigger Rules for Advanced Scenarios
• Integration: GitHub Repositories and Azure Pipelines
• Connecting GitHub to Azure Pipelines
• Approvals and Checks with YAML Environments
• Creating a Multi-Stage Pipeline with Environment Approvals
• Hybrid Patterns and Reusable Infrastructure
• Pipeline Governance for Maintainability
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Reusable Pipeline Components

Course: 47 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Template Repositories and Parameterization
• Using Templates from a Shared Repository
• Variables and Variable Groups for Reuse
• Task Groups and Classic Reuse Patterns
• Configuring a Variable Group with Azure Key Vault
• Reusable Workflows in GitHub Actions
• Governance for Shared Pipeline Code
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Testing, Coverage, and Quality Gates

Course: 1 Hour, 8 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Design a Comprehensive Testing Strategy
• Implement Tests in Pipelines
• Publishing Test Results in Azure Pipelines
• Code Coverage Analysis Patterns
• Publishing and Enforcing Code Coverage
• Quality and Release Gates Design
• Adding Approvals and Checks for a Deployment
• Flaky Tests and Pipeline Health
• Test Analytics for Trend Visibility
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Release Approvals and Release Documentation

Course: 50 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Approvals and Checks in YAML Environments
• Configuring an Environment Approval for Review
• Release Notes and Changelog Patterns
• Generating Release Notes in a Pipeline
• API Documentation Automation
• Release Notifications and ChatOps
• Auditable Release Traceability
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Deployment Strategies and Feature Flags

Course: 1 Hour, 5 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Deployment Strategy Selection
• Order Dependency Deployments
• Downtime Minimization During Deployments
• Deploying App Service Slots and Performing Slot Swaps
• Hotfix Paths and Emergency Change Control
• Resiliency and Rollback Design
• Feature Flags and A/B Testing Concepts
• Implementing Feature Flags with Azure App Configuration
• Implementing Progressive Exposure with Environment Approvals
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Application Deployments to Azure

Course: 1 Hour, 24 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Deployment Target Selection in Azure
• Deployment Using Binaries and Scripts
• Deploying to Azure App Service with Azure Pipelines
• Container Build Strategies
• Building and Pushing Images to Azure Container Registry (ACR)
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Deployment Patterns
• Deploying to AKS from a Pipeline
• Multi-Environment Configuration and Promotion
• Post-Deployment Validation and Rollback Triggers
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Database Deployments in Pipelines

Course: 43 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Database Deployment Patterns and Risks
• Migration-Based Deployments
• Running Database Migrations in a Pipeline
• DACPAC and Schema Deployment Workflows
• Deploying a DACPAC to Azure SQL
• Securing Database Credentials in Automation
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Bicep and ARM

Course: 1 Hour, 18 Minutes

• Course Overview
• IaC Strategies
• ARM Templates vs. Bicep
• IaC Testing and Validation
• Running Bicep What-If in Azure Pipelines
• Desired State Configuration Options
• Azure Deployment Environments (ADE)
• Provisioning an Environment with ADE
• IaC Deployment from GitHub Actions with OIDC
• Configuring GitHub Actions OIDC to Deploy Bicep
• Drift Detection and Remediation
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Configuration Management and Desired State

Course: 43 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Configuration Management Technology Selection
• Configuration Management Strategy Design
• Applying DSC with Azure Automation State Configuration
• Azure Automanage for Machine Configuration
• Assigning a Machine Configuration Policy
• Immutable Infrastructure vs. Configuration Drift
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Pipeline Maintenance and Optimization

Course: 1 Hour

• Course Overview
• Pipeline Health Indicators
• Using Pipeline Reports to Find Bottlenecks
• Optimize Pipelines for Time and Reliability
• Optimizing Pipelines for Cost
• Concurrency Tuning Patterns
• Retention Strategies for Artifacts and Dependencies
• Migrate Classic Pipelines to YAML
• Exporting a Classic Pipeline to YAML
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Identity, Access, and Secrets for DevOps

Course: 1 Hour, 17 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Service Principals vs. Managed Identities
• Azure DevOps Service Connections and PATs
• GitHub Authentication Options
• Using GitHub OIDC to Access Azure
• Roles and Permissions in GitHub
• Permissions and Security Groups in Azure DevOps
• Projects and Teams in Azure DevOps
• Access Levels and External Collaborators
• Secrets in Pipelines and Workflows
• Using Key Vault Secrets from Azure Pipelines
• Using Secure Files and Preventing Leakage
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Security Scanning and Compliance Automation

Course: 1 Hour, 16 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Scanning Strategy Design
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud DevOps Security
• Enabling Defender for DevOps Security
• GitHub Advanced Security Overview
• Integration of GHAS with Defender for Cloud
• GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps
• Enabling GHAS for Azure DevOps and Running CodeQL Task
• CodeQL Automation Patterns
• Adding CodeQL Scanning to GitHub Actions
• Dependabot Alerts and Updates
• Licensing and Container Image Scanning Options
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Instrumentation and Monitoring Strategy

Course: 1 Hour, 6 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Monitoring DevOps with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
• Application Telemetry with Application Insights
• Enabling Application Insights and View Traces
• Infrastructure Insights (VM/CONTAINER/STORAGE/NETWORK)
• GitHub Insights and Charts
• Creating an Alert for Pipeline Events
• KQL Basics for Log Interrogation
• Running KQL Queries in Log Analytics
• Operational Response Metrics (MTTR and Recovery)
• Course Summary

AZ-400 - Microsoft DevOps Solutions: Certification Exam Review

Course: 36 Minutes

• Course Overview
• End-to-End DevOps Scenario Architectur
• Governance and Traceability
• Building, Scanning, Deploying, and Monitoring a Sample Application
• Operational Checklists for Each Skill Area
• Exam Readiness and Practice Strategy
• Course Summary

Included:

• MeasureUp Exam Simulation
• 130+ exam questions
• Tips & Tricks