Module 1: Get Started on a DevOps Transformation Journey

Lessons

• Introduction to DevOps

• Choose the right project

• Describe team structures

• Choose the DevOps tools

• Plan Agile with GitHub Projects and Azure Boards

• Introduction to source control

• Describe types of source control systems

• Work with Azure Repos and GitHub

Lab

• Agile planning and portfolio management with Azure Boards
• Version controlling with Git in Azure Repos

Module 2: Development for Enterprise DevOps

Lessons

• Structure your Gilt Repo

• Manage Git branches and workflows

• Collaborate with pull requests in Azure Repos

• Explore Git hooks
• Plan foster inner source

• Manage Git repositories

• Identify technical debt

Lab

• Version controlling with Git in Azure Repos

Module 3: Implement CI with Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions

Lessons

• Explore Azure Pipelines

• Manage Azure Pipeline agents and pools

• Describe pipelines and concurrency

• Explore Continuous integration

• Implement a pipeline strategy

• Integrate with Azure Pipelines

• Introduction to GitHub Actions

• Learn continuous integration with GitHub Actions

• Design a container build strategy

Lab

• Configuring agent pools and understanding pipeline styles

• Enabling continuous integration with Azure Pipelines

• Integrating external source control with Azure Pipelines

• Implementing GitHub Actions by using DevOps Starter

• Deploying Docker Containers to Azure App Service web apps

Module 4: Design and Implement a Release Strategy

Lessons

• Introduction to continuous delivery

• Explore release strategy recommendations

• Build a high-quality release pipeline

• Introduction to deployment patterns

• Implement blue-green deployment and feature toggles
• Implement canary releases and dark launching

• Implement A/B testing and progressive exposure deployment

Lab

• Creating a release dashboard

• Controlling deployments using Release Gates

Module 5: Implement a Secure Continuous Deployment Using Azure Pipelines

Lessons

• Create a release pipeline

• Provision and test environments

• Manage and modularize tasks and templates

• Automate inspection of health
• Manage application configuration data

• Integrate with identity management systems

• Implement application configuration

Lab

• Configuring pipelines as code with YAML

• Setting up and running functional tests

• Integrating Azure Key Vault with Azure DevOps

Module 6: Manage Infrastructure as Code Using Azure and DSC

Lessons

• Explore infrastructure as code and configuration management

• Create Azure resources using Azure Resource Manager templates

• Create Azure resources by using Azure CLI

• Explore Azure Automation with DevOps

• Implement Desired State Configuration (DSC)

• Implement Bicep

Lab

• Azure deployments using Azure Resource Manager templates

Module 7: Implement Security and Validate Code Bases for ComplianceLessons

• Introduction to Secure DevOps

• Implement open-source software

• Software Composition Analysis

• Static analyzers

• OWASP and Dynamic Analyzers

• Security Monitoring and Governance

Lab

• Implement security and compliance in Azure Pipelines

• Managing technical debt with SonarQube and Azure DevOps

Module 8: Design and Implement a Dependency Management Strategy

Lessons

• Explore package dependencies

• Understand package management

• Migrate, consolidate, and secure artifacts

• Implement a versioning strategy

• Introduction to GitHub Packages

Lab

• Package management with Azure Artifacts

Module 9: Implement Continuous Feedback

Lessons

• Implement tools to track usage and flow

• Develop monitor and status dashboards

• Share knowledge within teams

• Design processes to automate application analytics

• Manage alerts, Blameless retrospectives and a just culture

Lab

• Monitoring application performance with Application Insights

• Integration between Azure DevOps and Microsoft Teams
• Sharing Team Knowledge using Azure Project Wikis

• Configure Azure Dashboards

• Work with View Designer in Azure Monitor