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Overview

This PR updates the AZ-400 course plan to align with the July 2024 objective domain changes for the Microsoft DevOps Engineer certification exam.

Key Changes

  • Reorganized content into 5 progressive segments (50 minutes each)
  • Aligned with latest exam objectives including:
    • GitHub Advanced Security integration
    • Microsoft Defender for Cloud DevOps Security
    • Azure Deployment Environments
    • Enhanced focus on both Azure DevOps and GitHub platforms
  • Structured for logical learning progression from foundations to advanced topics
  • Added comprehensive exam preparation in final segment

Course Structure

  1. DevOps Foundation & Team Setup - Starting the journey with people, process, and tools
  2. Source Control & CI Fundamentals - Code management and quality gates
  3. Advanced Pipelines & Deployment - From code to cloud with IaC and containers
  4. Security, Compliance & Governance - Secure DevOps at scale
  5. Monitoring, Feedback & Exam Prep - Production excellence and certification readiness

Benefits

  • Modern toolchain focus (VS Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI)
  • Enterprise patterns that scale
  • Security-first mindset throughout
  • Balanced coverage of both Azure DevOps and GitHub
  • Practical demos in every segment

Ready for O'Reilly course delivery!

@timothywarner timothywarner merged commit 2a75762 into master Jul 19, 2025
@timothywarner timothywarner deleted the update-course-plan-july-2024 branch July 19, 2025 19:35
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