What AZ-400 covers, the prerequisite you need for the Expert badge, a learning path, exam details, jobs and salary after certification, and the retake policy. This azure devops certification guide keeps it simple.
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The Azure DevOps certification is Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert, earned by passing AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions. To receive the Expert badge you must also hold AZ-104 (Azure Administrator) or the Azure Developer associate certification. AZ-400 covers source control, CI/CD, IaC, security and monitoring with Azure DevOps and GitHub.
• Build a YAML pipeline that tests and deploys a web app
• Deploy infrastructure with Bicep from a pipeline
• Add approvals and environments
• Add security scanning and monitoring alerts
Microsoft is updating developer exams (AZ-204 is moving to a new exam code) — check Microsoft Learn for the current prerequisite list.
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Exam AZ-400: key details
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ItemDetailsExamAZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps SolutionsCertificationMicrosoft Certified: DevOps Engineer ExpertRequirementAZ-400 plus AZ-104 or the Azure Developer associate — you can take AZ-400 firstTopicsProcesses & communication, source control, build & release pipelines, security & compliance, instrumentationPriceVaries by country — check the official pageRenewalFree online assessment every year
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