Azure DevOps CI/CD Pipeline Training

Summary:

This course covers the fundamentals of DevOps and Azure DevOps, focusing on CI/CD principles and practices. Learners will gain hands-on experience with Azure DevOps tools for building CI/CD pipelines. Key topics include branching strategies, pipeline security, and monitoring. Integration with third-party tools and best practices for scalability are also explored. The capstone project allows participants to apply their skills to a real-world application.

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Course Specifics:

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Module 1: Introduction to DevOps and Azure DevOps

• 1.1 What is DevOps?

  • Principles and practices of DevOps

  • Benefits of DevOps in software development

• 1.2 Overview of Azure DevOps

  • Services and tools in Azure DevOps

  • Key concepts: Organizations, Projects, and Repositories

• 1.3 Setting up Azure DevOps

  • Creating an account and organization

  • Introduction to Azure DevOps user interface

Module 2: Understanding CI/CD Basics

• 2.1 What is CI/CD?

  • Continuous Integration vs. Continuous Deployment

  • Benefits and challenges of CI/CD

• 2.2 CI/CD Architecture in Azure DevOps

  • Pipelines, stages, jobs, and tasks

  • Artifacts and dependencies

Module 3: Building a CI Pipeline

• 3.1 Setting up Repositories in Azure DevOps

  • Using Git in Azure Repos

  • Branching and merging strategies

• 3.2 Creating a CI Pipeline

  • YAML vs. Classic Pipelines

  • Writing your first pipeline in YAML

  • Running and debugging pipelines

• 3.3 Unit Testing in CI

  • Integrating automated testing frameworks

  • Viewing test results in the pipeline

Module 4: Creating a CD Pipeline

• 4.1 Understanding Continuous Deployment

  • Release pipelines and deployment stages

  • Deployment strategies: Blue-green, Canary, Rolling

• 4.2 Building a CD Pipeline

  • Configuring environments and approvals

  • Pre- and post-deployment validations

• 4.3 Deploying to Azure Services

  • Deploying to Azure App Service

  • Deploying to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Module 5: Advanced CI/CD Topics

• 5.1 Branching and Release Strategies

  • GitFlow, Trunk-based development, Feature branching

• 5.2 Securing Pipelines

  • Managing secrets using Azure Key Vault

  • Role-based access control in Azure Pipelines

• 5.3 Monitoring and Troubleshooting

  • Pipeline analytics and logs

  • Debugging failed builds and deployments

Module 6: Integrations and Best Practices

• 6.1 Integrating with Third-Party Tools

  • GitHub, Jenkins, and other DevOps tools

  • Using Azure DevOps extensions

• 6.2 Best Practices for CI/CD

  • Optimizing pipeline performance

  • Ensuring pipeline reliability and scalability

Module 7: Capstone Project

• 7.1 Designing a CI/CD Pipeline for a Real-World Application

  • Choose a project: Web app, Microservices, etc.

  • Implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps

• 7.2 Presentation and Feedback

  • Deploy the application

  • Share learnings and improvements

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