Deploy applications with Azure DevOps

Overview

Module 1: Set up a continuous delivery (CD) pipeline that automates the process of deploying your application.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Define what continuous delivery is, why it's important, and what tools you can use
Create a basic release pipeline in Azure Pipelines that deploys a web application to Azure App Service
Examine pipeline analytics to understand the health and history of your releases

Module 2: Design and create a realistic release pipeline that promotes changes to various testing and staging environments.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Identify the stages, or major divisions of the pipeline, that you need to implement a multistage pipeline
Explain when to use conditions, triggers, and approvals to promote changes from one stage to the next
Promote a build through these stages: Dev, Test, and Staging

Module 3: Run Selenium UI tests, a form of functional testing, in Azure Pipelines.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Define the role of functional tests and identify some popular kinds of tests you can run
Map manual testing steps to automated test cases
Run automated UI tests locally and in the pipeline by using Selenium

Module 4: Run automated load tests by using Apache JMeter, a form of nonfunctional testing, in Azure Pipelines.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Define the role of nonfunctional tests and explain how they compare to functional tests
Identify some popular kinds of nonfunctional tests you can run
Run automated load tests in the pipeline by using Apache JMeter
Convert test results to a format that Azure Pipelines can visualize for you

Module 5: Choose and implement a deployment pattern that helps you smoothly roll out new application features to your users.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Explain why deployment patterns matter
Compare different deployment patterns so that you can choose the one that best suits your needs
Apply the blue-green deployment pattern in your pipeline

Module 6: Implement a CI/CD pipeline for Azure Functions.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Explain the benefits of Azure Functions and when to use them
Extend a basic release pipeline to also deploy an Azure Function app
Monitor the build, release, and deployment of your project

Module 7: Implement a CI/CD pipeline for Docker containers.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Create Azure resources to support a Docker container web application
Update a basic release pipeline to build, publish, and deploy a Docker container
Monitor the build, release, and deployment of your project

Module 8: Implement a CI/CD pipeline for multiple containers to Kubernetes.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Explain the benefits of Kubernetes and when to use it
Create Azure resources to support a Kubernetes cluster
Update a basic release pipeline to build, publish, and deploy multiple Docker containers to the Kubernetes cluster
Monitor the build, release, and deployment of your project