The Course Curriculum

Outline:

1. Introduction to DevOps and Azure
2. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Azure
3. Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) on Azure
4. Monitoring and Logging
5. Security and Compliance in Azure DevOps
6. Best Practices and Case Studies

Detailed Syllabus:

Module 1: Introduction to DevOps and Azure

• Understanding DevOps principles and practices
• Overview of Azure services relevant to DevOps
• Setting up an Azure account and navigating the Azure Portal
• Introduction to Azure DevOps services

Module 2: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Azure

• Introduction to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and its benefits
• Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates basics
• Using Azure Bicep for declarative resource provisioning
• Automating infrastructure with Terraform on Azure

Module 3: Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) on Azure

• Introduction to CI/CD concepts
• Setting up Azure Pipelines for CI/CD
• Using Azure Repos for source control
• Build automation with Azure Pipelines
• Deploying applications with Azure Pipelines
• Integrating GitHub with Azure Pipelines

Module 4: Monitoring and Logging

• Monitoring applications with Azure Monitor
• Centralized logging with Azure Log Analytics and Azure Monitor Logs
• Application performance monitoring with Azure Application Insights
• Using Azure Alerts for proactive monitoring

Module 5: Security and Compliance in Azure DevOps

• Azure Identity and Access Management (IAM) fundamentals
• Implementing security best practices in Azure
• Managing secrets with Azure Key Vault
• Ensuring compliance with Azure Policy and Azure Security Center

Module 6: Best Practices and Case Studies

• DevOps best practices on Azure
• Cost management and optimization strategies
• Real-world case studies of DevOps implementations on Azure