E-Books →Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions AZ-400 Exam Guide Prepare for the certification exam, 2nd Edition

Key Features
Explore a step-by-step approach to designing and creating a successful DevOps environmentUnderstand how to implement continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines on AzureIntegrate and implement security, compliance, containers, and databases in your DevOps strategies
Book Description
The AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions certification helps DevOps engineers and administrators get to grips with practices such as continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), containerization, and zero downtime deployments using Azure DevOps Services.
This new edition is updated with advanced topics such as site reliability engineering (SRE), continuous improvement, and planning your cloud transformation journey. The book begins with the basics of CI/CD and automated deployments, and then moves ahead to show you how to apply configuration management and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) along with managing databases in DevOps scenarios. As you make progress, you'll explore fitting security and compliance with DevOps and find out 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'll discover quick tips and tricks to confidently apply effective DevOps practices and learn to create your own Azure DevOps organization.
By the end of this DevOps book, you'll have gained the knowledge needed to ensure seamless application deployments and business continuity.
What you will learn
Get acquainted with Azure DevOps Services and DevOps practicesDiscover how to efficiently implement CI/CD processesBuild and deploy a CI/CD pipeline with automated testing on AzureIntegrate security and compliance in pipelinesUnderstand and implement Azure Container ServicesEffectively close the loop from production back to developmentApply continuous improvement strategies to deliver innovation at scale
Who this book is for
The book is for anyone looking to prepare for the AZ-400 certification exam. Software developers, application developers, and IT professionals who want to implement DevOps practices for the Azure cloud will also find this book helpful. Familiarity with Azure DevOps basics, software development, and development practices is recommended but not necessary.
Table of Contents
Introduction to DevOpsSite Reliability EngineeringGetting the Best Out of DevOps ToolsEverything Starts with Source ControlMoving to Continuous IntegrationContinuous DeploymentDependency ManagementInfrastructure and Configuration as CodeDealing with Databases in DevOps ScenariosContinuous TestingSecurity and ComplianceApplication MonitoringGathering User FeedbackAdopting a Culture of Continuous ImprovementAccelerate Cloud Adoption through DevOpsLeveraging the value of Containers in DevOpsPlanning Your Azure DevOps OrganizationAZ-400 Mock Exam