How to become a Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
In the last weeks, I received many questions regarding how to prepare for the Microsoft Azure Exam AZ-400. That is why today I want to tell you in this post, my journey and tips to reach that goal. Important: If you want to earn this certification, you must first pass one of the following exams:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate.
How to prepare for the exam #
To prepare for the exam I have used different resources such as training portals, online courses, and reading material. Below I will show you those resources and the time I dedicated to each of them.
Microsoft Learn #
One of the sources consulted has been Microsoft Learn, this new education platform is simply great and comes to replace the Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA).On this platform, I did the followings Learning Path:
- Evolve your DevOps practices (1h 57m).
- Build applications with Azure DevOps (6h 45m).
- Deploy applications with Azure DevOps (8h 51m).
- Automate your deployments with Azure DevOps (4h 6m).
- Capture feedback and monitoring data to continuously improve your software (1h 46m).
Pluralsight courses #
Another source that you can use to reinforce the concepts is to take the Pluralsight courses, in special the following courses:
- Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer (33h 48m).
- Continuous Delivery and DevOps With Azure DevOps (7h 50m).
Cloudskills.io #
Excellent Azure DevOps course with an excellent combination of hands-on labs and high-quality material. I would recommend this course to anyone interested in learning DevOps at a deeper level.
- Azure DevOps Bootcamp (8 weeks)
Packt Publishing - ebook #
As for reading material, I have used the book: Learning DevOps. A very dynamic book and focused on the practical aspect.
I hope this information will be useful.
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