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Passed AZ-400 Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer

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AZ-400 Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer

Today I manage to pass the last Azure AZ exam. This time I took exam AZ-400 Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions, which gives you the Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification. This exam is focused on Azure DevOps solutions, DevOps strategy, implementing DevOps development processes, implementing CI/CD, and much more.

AZ-400 Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions

Candidates for this exam are DevOps professionals who combine people, process, and technologies to continuously deliver valuable products and services that meet end user needs and business objectives. DevOps professionals streamline delivery by optimizing practices, improving communications and collaboration, and creating automation. They design and implement strategies for application code and infrastructure that allow for continuous integration, continuous testing, continuous delivery, and continuous monitoring and feedback.

Candidates must be proficient with Agile practices. They must be familiar with both Azure administration and Azure development and experts in at least one of these areas. Azure DevOps professionals must be able to design and implement DevOps practices for version control, compliance, infrastructure as code, configuration management, build, release, and testing by using Azure technologies

You can find more about the exam and more details on the Microsoft Learning platform. If you successfully pass the AZ-400 exam, you will get the Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification, where you can learn more about here.

How to prepare for the AZ-400 Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions exam

Microsoft Learn DevOps

If you want to prepare for this exam, I have a couple of recommendations for you. First of all, Microsoft Learn DevOps modules. Microsoft Learn is a fantastic learning platform to make you familiar with not just Microsoft Azure technologies, but a lot of other Microsoft products and services. Secondly, there is an excellent Microsoft Course on OpenEDX called Implementing DevOps Development Processes, created by Microsoft MVP Tarun Arora. To get some hands-on experience, I highly recommend the Azure DevOps labs on azuredevopslabs.com.

As for every exam, start working with the product and try it out, this is always the most effective learning experience. If you need some free Azure credits, check out this page.

Azure Certifications

Microsoft offers different certifications depending on various job roles. If you are just getting started with Azure, I also highly recommend that you are doing AZ-900, which is the Azure Fundamentals exam.

Are you also interested in becoming Microsoft Azure Certified? Check out my blog posts about why you should become Microsoft Azure Certified, how to pick the right Azure exam certification path and how to prepare and pass a Microsoft Azure certification exam. I hope this gives you a quick overview of the AZ-400 Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions exam, and if you have any questions, please let me know in the comments.

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Thomas Maurer
Thomas is the EMEA Global Black Belt (GBB) for Sovereign Cloud at Microsoft, helping organizations across the region harness Microsoft’s sovereign, hybrid, multicloud, and edge solutions. He works directly with C-level leaders and technical teams to remove roadblocks, accelerate digital transformation, and shape long-term cloud strategies that meet business and regulatory needs. With over 15 years of experience in cloud and datacenter, including his previous role as Principal Program Manager and Chief Evangelist for Azure Hybrid, he combines deep technical expertise with a passion for customer success. He specializes in creating scalable architectures, solution accelerators, and thought leadership that drive adoption and innovation on Azure. Thomas is a passionate community advocate and frequently speaks at industry events such as Microsoft Ignite and Microsoft TechDays. He shares his expertise through his Cloud and Datacenter Blog at www.thomasmaurer.ch and on LinkedIn and X.com www.twitter.com/thomasmaurer.

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15 responses

  1. Ilkin Avatar
    Ilkin

    Congratulations on passing AZ-400 exam Thomas!
    You are the inspiration for many of us, keep posting.

    Reply
  2. Nidhi Sharma Avatar
    Nidhi Sharma

    Many Congratulations!! Can you please tell me If the exam Az-400 still in beta? If yes, do you have any idea that when it will be publicly released?

    Reply
    1. Thomas Maurer Avatar
      Thomas Maurer

      HI Nidhi

      I think the exam is already out of beta. Only the web page title doesn’t seem to be updated. But I will check if I can find anything.

      Reply
  3. Yanie Avatar
    Yanie

    Hi Would you share about the latest exam format, as I heard that lab session has added to this Exam this month. Would you share the detail about it?

    Reply
  4. Jeyanth Xavier Avatar
    Jeyanth Xavier

    Hi Thomas,

    I would like to take this certification and just wondering it I can prep this up and take it? or is there any other certifications like AZ203 has to be taken first? please advise. Thanks!

    Reply
    1. Thomas Maurer Avatar
      Thomas Maurer

      Hi Jeyanth, To get the Azure DevOps Certification you will need to have the AZ-103 or AZ-203 first. (Well the order doesn’t matter, but at the end, you will need both.)
      You can find out more here: https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2019/08/how-to-pick-the-right-azure-exam-certification-path/

      Reply
  5. Jeyanth Xavier Avatar
    Jeyanth Xavier

    Hi Thomas, thank you for the response. this helps.

    I have one more query. At this moment, I am in the process of migrating Azure contents (work items and source code) from one enterprise azure devops to another enterprise azure devops, can you please share if you have any recommended solutions/tools. we have found VSTS migrator utility to do a POC but looking for more options. Thank you!

    Reply
  6. Nicolai Avatar
    Nicolai

    Does anybody know why there is no official AZ-400 book?

    Reply
  7. Deiva Avatar
    Deiva

    Hi Thomas, Could you please share the useful study materials or reference links for self study?

    Reply
  8. taher Avatar
    taher

    Hi Thomas

    Could you please make a Study guide for the updates to AZ-400 that is happening on 15th June 2020?

    Thanks

    Reply
    1. Thomas Maurer Avatar
      Thomas Maurer

      Hi Taher
      Maybe, I will see what I can do :)

      Reply
  9. Peter Avatar
    Peter

    It would be fantastic if you would do that. I will be very grateful! :)

    Reply
  10. Seif Esmailjee Avatar
    Seif Esmailjee

    Firstly thank you for all the sharing! Great information and resources! :-)
    Requesting the detailed Study Guide update for the new AZ-400 please.

    Reply
  11. Kai Avatar
    Kai

    I would also be very happy if you could do a study guide for the new AZ-400 exam. Many thanks and best regards

    Reply
    1. Thomas Maurer Avatar
      Thomas Maurer

      Thanks! I will see what I can do :)

      Reply

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