AZ-120: Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure

Module: Design and Implement Processes and Communications (10–15%)

• Design and implement traceability and flow of work

  • Structure the flow of work, including GitHub Flow

  • Integrate tracking work with GitHub Projects, Azure Boards, and repositories

  • Implement source, bug, and quality traceability

• Design and implement appropriate metrics and queries for DevOps

  • Create dashboards for flow of work, such as cycle times and lead time

  • Develop metrics and queries for project planning, development, testing, and security

Module: Design and Implement a Source Control Strategy (10–15%)

• Design and implement a version control strategy

  • Implement and manage Git repositories

  • Implement branching strategies

  • Configure Git settings and policies

• Implement and manage build infrastructure

  • Design build pipelines

  • Integrate with external tools and services

  • Manage build dependencies and outputs

Module: Design and Implement Build and Release Pipelines (50–55%)

• Design and implement a build strategy

  • Implement continuous integration

  • Configure build triggers and agents

  • Manage build infrastructure and tools

• Design and implement a release strategy

  • Implement continuous delivery

  • Configure release pipelines and approvals

  • Manage deployment environments and strategies

• Implement a secure and compliant development process

  • Integrate security and compliance checks into pipelines

  • Manage secrets and credentials securely

  • Implement code quality and vulnerability scanning

Module: Develop a Security and Compliance Plan (10–15%)

• Design and implement a strategy for managing secrets

  • Use Azure Key Vault and other tools to manage secrets

  • Integrate secret management into pipelines

• Implement compliance and security policies

  • Define and enforce policies for code and infrastructure

  • Monitor and audit compliance

Module: Implement an Instrumentation Strategy (5–10%)

• Monitor and report on system health

  • Configure monitoring tools and dashboards

  • Set up alerts and notifications

• Develop a telemetry strategy

  • Collect and analyze telemetry data

  • Use telemetry to drive improvements