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Microsoft Azure DevOps Training (AZ-400)

Microsoft Azure DevOps Training (AZ-400)

Microsoft Azure DevOps Training (AZ-400) is 4‑day instructor-led course where Students will learn how to plan for DevOps, use source control, scale Git for an enterprise, consolidate artifacts, design a dependency management strategy, manage secrets, implement continuous integration, implement a container build strategy, design a release strategy, set up a release management workflow, implement a deployment pattern, and optimize feedback mechanisms. You will also learn how to build robust monitoring and instrumentation strategies to optimize performance and enhance operational visibility. Whether you are a developer, system administrator, or IT professional, this Azure DevOps Training prepares you to become a highly efficient DevOps Engineer capable of driving digital transformation initiatives.


The Microsoft Azure DevOps Training (AZ-400) is directly aligned with the Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert certification. The course is structured around the core exam domains, including DevOps process design, source control strategies, CI/CD pipelines, security and compliance, and monitoring. By completing this training, participants will be able to:


  • Design and implement Enterprise DevOps strategies for modern application delivery
  • Build automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions
  • Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) and manage cloud environments at scale
  • Apply DevSecOps practices, including security, compliance, and secret management
  • Monitor, optimize, and improve application performance and reliability with feedback loops
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Who should attend the AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions Training ?

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For Professionals

This course is best suited for professionals responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing DevOps practices on Azure. Ideal job roles include: DevOps Engineers, Azure DevOps Engineers, Software Developers, Application Developers, Cloud Engineers, Platform Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers (SREs), Azure Administrators transitioning to DevOps.

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For Businesses

Organizations should nominate professionals who are responsible for accelerating software delivery, improving release quality, and enabling DevOps transformation. Recommended roles to nominate DevOps Engineers, Release Engineers, Senior Developers, Platform Engineers, Cloud Engineers, Operations Engineers, Solution Architects, Engineering Managers.

Prerequisites for the "AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions" Course

Before attending this course, students should have knowledge and understanding of:


  • Cloud computing concepts, including an understanding of PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS implementations.
  • Both Azure administration and Azure development with proven expertise in at least one of these areas.
  • Foundational DevOps concepts, including version control, Agile software development, and core software development principles. It would be helpful to have experience in an organization that delivers software.

Key Features of Flexmind AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions Training

This training is delivered by Flexmind through flexible online and offline formats and is designed to align with the most current certification exam requirements. The key features of this training are as follows:

4 Day · 32 Hours
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Microsoft Official Curriculum
Cloud Lab Access
Applied Workshop

Course Duration

The course has a total duration of 32 hours and is completed over 4 days.

Instructor-Led Training

Delivered by a senior Microsoft Certified Trainer with real-world, enterprise-scale experience in Implementing Azure DevOps.

Microsoft Official Courseware

Delivered by Flexmind using official Microsoft courseware, this program blends study material, hands‑on labs, and applied workshops with instructor-led guidance throughout.

Applied Workshop

The final‑day applied workshop allows learners to practice their skills by selecting a scenario and building a complete solution, including any required automation.

Course Completion Certificate


Course completion includes certification, formally validating the skills gained and reinforcing professional credibility.

Course Outline - Microsoft Azure DevOps Training (AZ-400)

Module 1: Implement development for enterprise DevOps

  • Introduction to DevOps
  • Plan Agile with GitHub Projects and Azure Boards
  • Design and implement branch strategies and workflows
  • Collaborate with pull requests in Azure Repos
  • Explore Git hooks
  • Plan foster inner source
  • Manage and configure repositories
  • Identify technical debt
  • Lab: Agile planning and portfolio management with Azure Boards
  • Lab: Version controlling with Git in Azure Repos

Module 2: Implement CI with Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions

  • Explore Azure Pipelines
  • Manage Azure Pipeline agents and pools
  • Describe pipelines and concurrency
  • Design and 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
  • Lab: Enabling continuous integration with Azure Pipelines
  • Lab: Implementing GitHub Actions for CI/CD
  • Lab: Deploying Docker containers to Azure App Service web apps

Module 3: Design and implement a release strategy

  • Create a release pipeline
  • Explore release recommendations
  • Provision and test environments
  • Manage and modularize tasks and templates
  • Multi-stage YAML
  • Automate inspection of health
  • Lab: Configuring pipelines as code with YAML
  • Lab: Controlling deployments using Release Gates
  • Lab: Setting up and running functional tests

Module 4: Implement a secure continuous deployment using Azure Pipelines

  • 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
  • Integrate with identity management systems
  • Manage application configuration data
  • Lab: Integrating Azure Key Vault with Azure DevOps
  • Lab: Enable Dynamic Configuration and Feature Flags

Module 5: Manage infrastructure as code using Azure and DSC

  • Explore infrastructure as code and configuration management
  • Create Azure resources using Azure Resource Manager templates
  • Implement Bicep
  • Create Azure resources by using Azure CLI
  • Explore Azure Automation with DevOps
  • Implement Desired State Configuration (DSC)
  • Lab: Deployments using Azure Bicep templates

Module 6: Implement security and validate code bases for compliance

  • Introduction to Secure DevOps
  • Implement open-source software
  • Software Composition Analysis
  • Security Monitoring and Governance

Module 7: Design and implement a dependency management strategy

  • Explore package dependencies
  • Understand package management
  • Migrate, consolidating and secure artifacts
  • Implement a versioning strategy
  • Introduction to GitHub Packages
  • Lab: Package management with Azure Artifacts

Module 8: Implement continuous feedback

  • 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 Azure Load Testing
  • Lab: Sharing team knowledge using Azure project wikis
Class Schedule

Instructor‑Led Training

  • 32 Hours of Instructor‑Led Training
  • One‑to‑one doubt‑resolution sessions
  • Microsoft Official Lab Access

Learning Objectives - Microsoft Azure DevOps Training (AZ-400)

After completing the AZ-400 course, learners will be able to:


  • Design and implement Enteprise-grade DevOps processes to enable continuous delivery of value across team
  • Build and manage automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions
  • Develop and enforce source control strategies for scalable, collaborative software development
  • Implement DevSecOps practices including security, compliance, and secret management within pipelines
  • Monitor, analyze, and optimize application performance using feedback loops and observability tools

About AZ-400 Certification Exam


To help you understand the assessment better, here are a few important details about the exam.


Exam Name AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
Who should Apply Developers, Site reliability engineers, Azure administrators, Security engineers
Duration of Exam 120 Minutes
Fees Rs. 4,865 (India), $165 USD (United States)
Level of Difficulty Advanced
Type of Credential Microsoft Certification
Languages English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), German, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
Exam Retake Exam retake allowed after 24 hours
Quality Check during Assessment The online exam is proctored

The table below represents the weightage of each study area in the exam. Areas with higher percentages are expected to have more questions.

Study Area Percentage
Design and implement processes and communications 10-15%
Design and implement a source control strategy 10-15%
Design and implement build and release pipelines 50-55%
Develop a security and compliance plan 10-15%
Implement an instrumentation strategy 5-10%

FAQ's About Microsoft Azure DevOps Training (AZ-400) Course

This course focuses on designing, implementing, and optimizing DevOps processes using Azure DevOps and GitHub. It covers the full software delivery lifecycle, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, security, and monitoring to enable continuous delivery of value.

This course is ideal for DevOps Engineers, Software Developers, Cloud Engineers, SREs, and IT professionals who want to design and implement modern DevOps practices and automate software delivery on Azure.

Participants should have experience with Azure administration or development, along with a basic understanding of DevOps concepts such as version control, CI/CD, and cloud computing.

The course covers DevOps planning, source control strategies, CI/CD pipelines, release management, infrastructure as code, security and compliance, and monitoring and feedback mechanisms.

Yes, the training is highly practical and includes hands-on labs where participants implement CI/CD pipelines, configure build and release workflows, and apply DevOps practices in real-world scenarios.

This course is delivered as Instructor-Led Training (ILT), available in both classroom and live virtual formats, ensuring interactive learning guided by an experienced Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).

The course is delivered over 4 days, combining conceptual learning, demonstrations, and hands-on labs for an immersive learning experience.

Yes, the course is fully aligned with the AZ‑400 certification and covers all required exam domains such as source control, pipelines, security, and monitoring.

After passing the AZ‑400 exam, you will earn the Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert certification, validating your expertise in DevOps practices on Azure.

You will work with Azure DevOps, GitHub, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Boards, GitHub Actions, Infrastructure as Code tools, and monitoring solutions used in enterprise DevOps environments.

AZ‑400 focuses specifically on DevOps practices such as automation, CI/CD, and collaboration, whereas other certifications focus on administration, development, or architecture roles.

You will be able to design DevOps strategies, automate deployments, manage pipelines, integrate security, and monitor applications to ensure scalability and reliability in production environments.

The AZ‑400 exam typically includes 40–60 questions, including scenario-based and case-study questions, assessing your ability to implement real-world DevOps solutions.

To earn the DevOps Engineer Expert certification, you must complete either the Azure Administrator Associate (AZ‑104) or Azure Developer Associate (AZ‑204) certification along with AZ‑400.

Yes, the course is designed to provide practical, job-ready skills for implementing DevOps processes, enabling faster delivery, improved collaboration, and reliable application performance in enterprise environments.

This course is delivered by a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) with real-world expertise in Azure DevOps, CI/CD, and enterprise DevOps transformation initiatives.
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