Nanodegree Program
This program teaches students how to deploy, test, and monitor cloud applications on Azure, thereby preparing learners for success on Microsoft’s AZ-400 DevOps Engineer Expert certification.
This program teaches students how to deploy, test, and monitor cloud applications on Azure, thereby preparing learners for success on Microsoft’s AZ-400 DevOps Engineer Expert certification.
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Microsoft
Intermediate
3 months
Real-world Projects
Completion Certificate
Last Updated October 23, 2023
No experience required
Course 1 • 55 minutes
Welcome to Udacity! We're excited to share more about your nanodegree and start this journey with you! In this course, you will learn more about the pre-requisites, structure of the program, and getting started!
Course 2 • 4 weeks
In modern deployments, automated deployment and management of cloud infrastructure is crucial for ensuring the high uptimes that customers expect. Understand the DevOps lifecycle and the basics of infrastructure management in Microsoft Azure. Learn about cloud security best practices to keep infrastructure secure. Leverage modern technologies to create robust and repeatable deployments in Microsoft Azure.
Course 3 • 4 weeks
Automated Deployment of high quality software using DevOps principles is a critical skill in the cloud era. Master the theory and practice of Agile Project management with hands-on examples. Execute a Python centric Continuous Integration strategy that uses testing best practices, including open source code quality tools such as pylint and pytest. Couple Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) with Continuous Delivery using Azure Pipelines to streamline the deployment of applications to Azure.
Course 4 • 4 weeks
Applications that have been built and released into the cloud need to be evaluated to ensure proper performance. Test cloud-based application performance and functionality within the pipeline itself, as well as after it has been deployed by using different types of test suites such as Selenium and Postman. Exercise those test suites against a variety of endpoints, including a sample eCommerce UI, and REST APIs. Build a systemic application monitoring process based on alert triggers in Azure Monitor and custom log files in Azure Log Analytics.
Principal AI Researcher | Rapid7
Erick Galinkin is a hacker and computer scientist, leading research at the intersection of security and artificial intelligence at Rapid7. He has spoken at numerous industry and academic conferences on topics ranging from malware development to game theory in security.
Founder of Pragmatic AI Labs
Noah Gift teaches and consults at top universities and companies globally, including Duke and Northwestern. His areas of expertise are Machine Learning, MLOps, A.I., Data Science, and Cloud Architecture. Noah has authored several bestselling books, including Python for DevOps.
DevOps Engineer, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Nathan has worked on implementing DevOps solutions for the past 8 years across the financial, educational, logistics, and manufacturing industries.
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