Prerequisites
- CI/CD and Azure DevOps experience
- 3-4 hours of study time per day
Study Schedule
Days 1-2Source Control & CI/CD
- Study branching strategies and pull request workflows.
- Design multi-stage YAML pipelines with templates.
- Practice GitHub Actions workflow syntax and environments.
Days 3-4Containers, IaC & Release
- Implement container build strategies and Helm deployments.
- Study Bicep/Terraform in pipeline workflows.
- Design release strategies: blue-green, canary, feature flags.
Days 5-6Security & Monitoring
- Implement DevSecOps scanning in CI/CD pipelines.
- Configure Azure Monitor, alerts, and dashboards.
- Study SRE concepts: SLI, SLO, error budgets.
Day 7Mock Exam & Review
- Take a full AZ-400 mock exam.
- Review pipeline YAML patterns.
- Focus on scenario-based decision making.
Study Tips
Practice writing YAML pipelines from scratch.
Understand the DevOps lifecycle end-to-end.
Focus on security integration in CI/CD.
Ready to Practice?
Put your study plan into action with AZ-400 practice questions.