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AZ-400: Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions
DevOps Engineer Expert Certification Exam Guide
Exam Overview
Exam Code: AZ-400
Duration: 180 minutes (3 hours)
Number of Questions: 40-60 questions
Passing Score: 700 out of 1000
Cost: $165 USD
Languages: English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean
This exam measures your ability to accomplish technical tasks like developing an instrumentation strategy,
developing a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) strategy, developing a security and compliance plan, and
managing source control.
Prerequisites: Expertise in Azure administration or Azure development, plus expertise in DevOps practices.
Candidates should have experience with Azure DevOps and familiarity with both Azure administration and
development.
Skills Measured
Configure processes and communications (10-15%)
Configure activity tracing and logging: Configure logging for Azure App Service, configure logging for
Azure Functions, configure Application Insights for .NET applications, configure Application Insights for
Node.js applications
Configure authentication and authorization: Configure authentication for Azure DevOps, configure
service connections, configure personal access tokens
Configure integrations: Configure integration between Azure DevOps and GitHub, configure integration
between Azure DevOps and third-party tools
Design and implement source control (15-20%)
Design and implement a source control strategy: Design a branching strategy, design a pull request
strategy, integrate source control with work items
Plan and implement branching strategies for the source code: Define Pull Requests strategy,
implement branch policies, configure branch policies
Configure repositories: Configure permissions, configure Git repositories, configure GitHub repositories
Design and implement build and release pipelines (40-45%)
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Design and implement pipeline automation: Integrate pipelines with external tools, design and
implement quality gates, design integration of automated tests into pipeline
Design and implement a package management strategy: Design a package management
implementation, implement a package management strategy
Design and implement pipelines: Select a deployment automation solution, design and implement an
agent infrastructure, develop and implement pipeline trigger rules
Design and implement deployments: Design a deployment strategy, design and implement a
deployment pattern, implement blue-green deployments, implement canary deployments
Design and implement infrastructure as code (IaC): Design and implement IaC templates, design and
implement desired state configuration management
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Develop a security and compliance plan (10-15%)
Design and implement authentication and authorization methods: Design an authentication and
authorization strategy, implement OAuth 2.0, implement Managed Service Identity (MSI)/Service Principal
authentication
Design and implement a strategy for managing sensitive information in automation: Implement and
manage Azure Key Vault, implement and manage secrets in Azure DevOps
Design and implement compliance and security scanning: Design a strategy for compliance and
security scanning, implement compliance and security scanning
Implement an instrumentation strategy (10-15%)
Configure monitoring for a DevOps environment: Configure and integrate monitoring, configure
Application Insights, configure alerts
Analyze metrics from application performance monitoring (APM) tools: Analyze performance
metrics, analyze usage metrics
Key Technologies and Tools
Azure Services Development Tools
Azure DevOps Services Git and GitHub
Azure Resource Manager Visual Studio Code
Azure Key Vault Azure CLI
Azure Monitor PowerShell
Application Insights Docker
Azure Container Registry Terraform
Azure Kubernetes Service Jenkins
Exam Preparation Tips
Hands-on Experience: This exam requires practical experience. Ensure you have hands-on experience with
Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code.
Practice Labs: Use Azure DevOps Labs and Microsoft Learn modules for hands-on practice
Pipeline Creation: Practice creating both build and release pipelines with various triggers and conditions
Security Implementation: Focus on implementing security in pipelines, including secrets management and
compliance scanning
Monitoring Setup: Practice configuring Application Insights and Azure Monitor for applications
IaC Templates: Work with ARM templates, Terraform, and other IaC tools
Common Exam Scenarios
Scenario Type Key Focus Areas
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CI/CD Pipeline Design Branching strategies, automated testing, deployment patterns
Security Implementation Service connections, secret management, compliance scanning
Monitoring Setup Application Insights configuration, alert rules, dashboard creation
Infrastructure Automation ARM templates, Terraform, desired state configuration
Study Resources
Microsoft Learn: AZ-400 learning path with hands-on labs
Azure DevOps Documentation: Official Microsoft documentation and tutorials
Practice Tests: Use official Microsoft practice tests and third-party resources
Azure DevOps Labs: Hands-on labs for practical experience
GitHub Learning Lab: For Git and GitHub integration scenarios
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