Azure for DevOps: Implementing Development Processes

Course details

Learn how to implement DevOps processes such as source control, pipelines, and security with Microsoft Azure—and prepare for related objectives from the AZ-400 certification exam. Discover how to use source control systems such as Azure Repos and Git, scale Git for an enterprise, and implement and manage build infrastructure such as pipelines and agents. Find out how to configure security and compliance policies in Azure, and create a mobile DevOps strategy that accelerates the development and testing of mobile applications. The lessons are valuable for anyone studying continuous integration and development, as well as those preparing for the Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions (AZ-400) certification exam—a highly sought-after credential for DevOps pros.

Topics include:
Types of source control systems
Authenticating Git repos
Git branching workflows
Git versioning
Configuring Azure Pipelines
Setting up hosted and private agents
Implementing secure and compliant development processes
Managing secrets, tokens, and certificates
Implementing mobile DevOps in Azure
Managing mobile target device sets and distribution groups

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Why process matters in DevOps
02 - What you should know
03 - Azure DevOps exam overview

1. Getting Started with Source Control

04 - Getting started with source control
05 - What is source control
06 - Benefits of source control
07 - Types of source control systems
08 - Introduction to Azure Repos
09 - Migrating from TFVC to Git
10 - Authenticating to your Git repo

2. Scaling Git for Enterprise DevOps

11 - How to structure your Git repo
12 - Git branching workflows
13 - Collaborating with pull requests
14 - Why care about Git hooks
15 - Fostering internal open source
16 - GitVersion
17 - Public projects
18 - Files in Git

3. Implement and Manage Agents and Pools

19 - The concept of pipelines in DevOps
20 - Azure Pipelines
21 - Hosted vs. private agents
22 - Agent pools
23 - Azure Pipelines and concurrency
24 - Azure DevOps and open-source projects
25 - Azure Pipelines YAML vs. Ul designer
26 - Set up private agents
27 - Integrate external source control with Azure Pipelines
28 - Integrate Jenkins with Azure Pipelines

4. Managing Application Config and Secrets

29 - Introduction to security
30 - Implement secure and compliant development processes
31 - Rethinking application config data
32 - Manage secrets, tokens, and certificates
33 - Implement tools for managing security and compliance

5. Implement a Mobile DevOps Strategy

34 - Introduction to Mobile DevOps
35 - Introduction to Visual Studio App Center
36 - Manage mobile target device sets and distribution groups
37 - Manage target UI test device sets
38 - Provision tester devices for deployment
39 - Create public and private distribution groups

Conclusion

40 - Next steps

Azure for DevOps: Implementing Development Processes

Authors

Paul Hacker