Azure for DevOps: Application Infrastructure

1h 25mIntermediate2023-06-09

Authors

Gurinder Singh Mann

Cloud and Blockchain Consultant and Entrepreneur

Course details

Application infrastructure is a core tenant of DevOps, enabling teams to rapidly evolve scalable systems. App infrastructure is also a core component of the AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions certification exam—and the focus of this course. Here Gurinder Singh Mann reviews the strategies, tools, and processes necessary to manage application infrastructure using the Azure DevOps tool and service set. Discover strategies for managing drift, leveraging infrastructure automation with Kubernetes, implementing infrastructure as code with Terraform, and deploying resources in a secure and compliant manner. Invest time learning these key Azure skills. The more successful your organization is developing your application infrastructure, the more performant and scalable your applications will be.

Skills covered

DevOps ToolsProgramming FoundationsDevOpsAzureCloud ServicesCloud ComputingMicrosoftSoftware DevelopmentDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - The need for agile infrastructure
02 - Who is this course for

1. Infrastructure and Configuration Management

03 - Underlying issues with complex deployments
04 - The need for a strategy
05 - Components of a strategy
06 - Manage technical debt

2. Manage Kubernetes Service

07 - Container orchestration
08 - Options for provisioning Kubernetes Services
09 - Manage Kubernetes beyond Azure
10 - CLI deployment
11 - Application deployment process
12 - Application deployment demo
13 - Define and install an application through Helm
14 - Create a scaling plan

3. Implementing Infrastructure as Code

15 - Infrastructure as code technologies
16 - IaC vs. CM tools
17 - Modularization and reuse in templates
18 - Define Terraform file
19 - Deploy resources via Terraform
20 - Scanning IaC for security
21 - Securing secrets in templates
22 - Demo for security

4. Implement Security and Compliance

23 - Security and compliance in Azure
24 - Azure Policies
25 - Combining compliance with IaC
26 - PowerShell Desired State Configuration for machine configuration
27 - Configuration management in Azure
28 - Azure Automanage deployment

Conclusion

29 - Teardown of an Azure environment
30 - Next steps for Azure for DevOps