Azure DevOps & Cloud Engineering Program
Master Microsoft Azure Cloud, Azure DevOps Services, CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration with AKS, Infrastructure as Code, and enterprise cloud architecture.
1. Azure Cloud Fundamentals
- Azure Regions, Availability Zones & Global Infrastructure
- Resource Groups & Subscription Management
- Azure Portal, CLI & PowerShell
- Virtual Machines & VM Scale Sets
- Virtual Network (VNet), Subnets & NSG
- Azure Storage (Blob, File, Queue)
- Azure App Services & Web Hosting
- Azure SQL, Cosmos DB & Managed Databases
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
2. Azure DevOps Overview
- Azure DevOps Organization Setup
- Projects & Team Management
- Integration between Boards, Repos, Pipelines & Artifacts
- Service Connections (Azure, Docker, GitHub)
- Access Control & Security Policies
3. Azure Boards (Agile Planning)
- Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks & Bugs
- Sprint Planning & Backlog Grooming
- Kanban Boards & Workflow Customization
- Dashboards & Analytics
Project: Plan and execute complete sprint cycle for fullstack application using Azure Boards.
4. Azure Repos
- Git Repository Management
- Branching Strategy (GitFlow)
- Pull Requests & Code Reviews
- Branch Policies & Merge Restrictions
- Secure Repository Management
Project: Implement branch policies and automated CI triggers using Azure Repos.
5. Azure Pipelines (CI/CD)
- YAML Pipeline Creation
- Multi-stage Build & Release Pipelines
- Pipeline Variables & Secure Secrets
- Artifact Publishing
- Environment Approvals & Gates
- Self-hosted & Microsoft-hosted Agents
- Integration with SonarQube & Testing Tools
Major Project:
Azure Repos → Build → Docker → Push to ACR → Deploy to AKS using YAML pipeline.
6. Azure Container Registry (ACR)
- ACR Setup & Configuration
- Image Versioning & Tagging
- Automated Image Build & Push
- Container Security Best Practices
7. Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- AKS Cluster Setup
- Deployments, Services & Ingress
- ConfigMaps & Secrets
- Horizontal Pod Autoscaling
- Rolling Updates & Blue-Green Deployment
- Monitoring with Azure Monitor
AKS Capstone: Deploy microservices architecture with autoscaling & monitoring.
8. Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- ARM Templates
- Azure Bicep
- Terraform with Azure Provider
- Automated Infrastructure Deployment
- CI/CD Integration with IaC
9. Azure Security & DevSecOps
- Azure Key Vault
- Managed Identities
- Security Scanning in Pipelines
- Compliance & Policy Management
10. Monitoring & Observability
- Azure Monitor
- Log Analytics Workspace
- Application Insights
- Alerts & Notification Setup
Final Enterprise Capstone:
Design enterprise-grade Azure DevOps architecture with Boards + Repos + Pipelines + ACR + AKS + Terraform.