DevOps Platforms & Source Control

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DevOps Platforms & Source Control

This course is part of Microsoft DevOps Engineering Professional Certificate

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8 modules

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7 hours to complete

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8 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Advanced level

Recommended experience

7 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Architect an Azure DevOps organization hierarchy that enforces least-privilege access and meets SOX/ISO 27001 requirements.
Design and enforce an organization-wide trunk-based branching and release strategy with mandated protections.
Deploy and operate a self-hosted, auto-scaling GitHub Actions runner fleet on AKS using Terraform.

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There are 8 modules in this course

Build the governance and platform foundation for enterprise DevOps at scale by designing secure, standardized systems that support modern software delivery. In this course, you'll architect Azure DevOps organizational hierarchies with least-privilege access controls, configure projects, agent pools, and service connections, and implement governance practices aligned to SOX and ISO 27001 requirements. You'll design and enforce trunk-based branching strategies across GitHub Enterprise using branch protections, CODEOWNERS, and commit signing to standardize collaboration and release management. You'll also deploy and operate self-hosted, auto-scaling GitHub Actions runner fleets on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Terraform, enabling efficient CI/CD execution and improved runner utilization. Through hands-on exercises and practical scenarios, you'll complete a portfolio project documenting your enterprise platform governance strategy.

Learn to structure an enterprise-scale Azure DevOps organization that balances developer autonomy with strict security and compliance requirements.

What's included

1 video3 readings2 assignments

1 videoTotal 5 minutes

The Cost of Poor Platform Governance5 minutes

3 readingsTotal 18 minutes

Azure DevOps Structural Components5 minutes
Designing for SOX and ISO 27001 Compliance5 minutes
Step-by-Step: Implementing the Governance Model8 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 25 minutes

Hands-on Activity: Architect the Org Structure20 minutes
Knowledge Check: Enterprise Org Hierarchy5 minutes

Discover how to monitor pipeline health and optimize agent resources to eliminate deployment bottlenecks without increasing budget.

What's included

2 readings3 assignments

Learn how to design, roll out, and enforce secure, trunk-based branching workflows using GitHub Enterprise organization-level policies.

What's included

1 video2 readings2 assignments

Identify repository bloat and use advanced Git tools to surgically refactor monolithic structures into performant, scalable designs.

What's included

1 video3 readings3 assignments

1 videoTotal 5 minutes

Splitting History with git filter-repo5 minutes

3 readingsTotal 16 minutes

The Hidden Tax of Repository Bloat3 minutes
Git Analytics and Identifying Bloat5 minutes
Step-by-Step: Refactoring a Monolith8 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 40 minutes

Hands-on Activity: Refactor a Monolithic Repo25 minutes
Knowledge Check: Repo Metrics and Refactoring5 minutes
Graded Quiz: GitHub Governance and Repo Strategy10 minutes

Architect an efficient, dynamic CI/CD compute environment by deploying self-hosted runners on Kubernetes that scale with demand.

What's included

1 video3 readings2 assignments

1 videoTotal 4 minutes

The Need for Self-Hosted, Auto-Scaling Runners4 minutes

3 readingsTotal 18 minutes

Actions Runner Controller (ARC) Concepts5 minutes
Provisioning Runners with Terraform5 minutes
Step-by-Step: Deploying the AKS Runner Fleet8 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 30 minutes

Hands-on Activity: Deploy an Auto-Scaling Runner Fleet25 minutes
Knowledge Check: Self-Hosted Runner Fleet on AKS5 minutes

Transform reactive pipeline maintenance into proactive reliability engineering by systematically analyzing and fixing workflow failures.

What's included

1 video3 readings3 assignments

1 videoTotal 7 minutes

Implementing Policy-Based Fixes7 minutes

3 readingsTotal 16 minutes

Transforming Failure into Reliability3 minutes
Log Analysis and Root-Cause Clustering5 minutes
Step-by-Step: Analyzing Logs in BigQuery8 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 40 minutes

Hands-on Activity: Analyze Logs and Patch Workflows25 minutes
Knowledge Check: Workflow Failure Analysis5 minutes
Graded Quiz: Operate Self-Hosted Runners at Scale10 minutes

Discover how generative AI can accelerate the drafting of enterprise governance policies, compliance documentation, and Git refactoring plans.

What's included

1 video2 readings2 assignments

You will consolidate your skills into a comprehensive enterprise platform governance strategy that outlines organizational hierarchy, branching policies, and runner scaling solutions.

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3 readings1 assignment

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