The Complete Guide to DevOps in Azure

Gain insights into DevOps in Azure, delve into configuration management, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code. Explore tools like GitHub and Kubernetes through hands-on projects to become a DevOps professional.

Intermediate

65 Lessons

4h 30min

Certificate of Completion

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This course includes

15 Playgrounds

7 Quizzes

This course includes

15 Playgrounds

7 Quizzes

Course Overview

This course is for anyone in IT or software engineering who wants to learn more about DevOps and, specifically, how to follow DevOps practices in Azure. Whether you’re a system administrator, engineer, developer, or IT manager, this course will help you understand what it takes to deliver more value to customers with DevOps. You will dive into concepts like configuration management, continuous integration/continuous delivery, and Infrastructure as Code. You will learn the key tools used by DevOps professio...Show More

What You'll Learn

Learn and understand different services provided by Azure

Get familiarized with Git and GitHub

Understand the working of Terraform and Ansible

Learn to implement and use docker containers

Learn about the use and working of Kubernetes

What You'll Learn

Learn and understand different services provided by Azure

Course Content

Getting Started

Step through establishing a robust DevOps presence using Azure tools and real-world projects.

Course Outline

Target Audience

Course Structure

Azure from the Command Line with Cloud Shell

Discover the logic behind utilizing Azure Cloud Shell, Azure CLI, and Azure PowerShell for resource management.

The Azure Cloud Shell The Azure CLI Azure PowerShell Quiz on Azure with Cloud Shell

Visual Studio Code

Go hands-on with Visual Studio Code's features, settings, extensions, and integrated terminal for development.

VS Code: An Overview and the Interface Command Palette and Settings Extensions and Snippets The Integrated Terminal and Workspaces Project: VS Code

Azure Boards

Apply your skills to manage projects with Azure Boards' work items, sprints, and Kanban.

The Basics Building and Organizing a Sprint Quiz on Azure Boards

Git and GitHub

Enhance your collaborative coding skills by mastering Git, GitHub, branching, merging, and VS Code.

How Git and GitHub Work Together Collaboration and Branching Merging Code and Pull Requests Visual Studio Code + Git/GitHub Collaborative GitHub Repository Cloning, Staging, and Committing Branching with VS Code Pushing and Merging Code to Github Quiz on Git and GitHub

Azure VM Availability Sets

3 Lessons

Tackle Azure VM fault domains, availability sets, and Terraform setup for redundancy.

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates

3 Lessons

Learn how to improve Azure resource management using ARM templates for structured deployments.

Terraform

6 Lessons

Try out Terraform to streamline Azure infrastructure with declarative configurations and efficient workflows.

Ansible

5 Lessons

Get started with Ansible for server automation, playbooks, inventories, and Azure container management.

10.

Azure Load Balancers

5 Lessons

Explore how Azure Load Balancer ensures service availability, scalability, and network management.

11.

Monitoring in Azure

4 Lessons

Apply your skills to monitor Azure resources, VMs, applications, and containers effectively.

12.

Azure Pipelines

5 Lessons

Solve problems in building CI/CD pipelines, automating deployments, and managing Azure VMs with YAML.

13.

Docker

3 Lessons

Tackle Docker fundamentals and deploy .NET applications using Docker for efficient development.

14.

Kubernetes

5 Lessons

Practice using Kubernetes for efficient container orchestration, deployments, and managed solutions in Azure.

15.

Conclusion

2 Lessons

Learn how to use Azure DevOps tools, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, and related resources.

Course Author

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Anthony Walker

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Emma Bostian 🐞

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Anthony Walker

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Emma Bostian 🐞

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