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Terraform and Azure DevOps Essentials for System Admins

Course Summary

The Terraform and Azure DevOps Essentials for System Admins course provides participants with foundational knowledge to configure Azure resources with Terraform. By the end of this course, participants will be able to create and manage CI/CD pipelines and approve and implement workflows. The course will be supported with hands-on labs and activities throughout.

Prerequisites:

  • A basic familiarity of Azure Cloud
Purpose
To provide foundational knowledge for configuring Azure resources with Terraform and managing CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps
Audience
Network Ops personnel transitioning to cloud deployments
Role
System Administrators
Skill level
Intermediate
Style
Workshops
Duration
4 Days
Related technologies
Azure | DevOps | Terraform
 
Productivity objectives
  • Explain the benefits of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Terraform’s role in Azure resource management
  • Configure and provision cloud infrastructure with HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL)
  • Create and manage CI/CD pipelines using the Azure DevOps visual designer
  • Apply Azure Policy sets to enforce organizational compliance standards

What you'll learn:

In this course, you'll learn:
  • Infrastructure Deployment
    • Introduction to Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
    • Configuring Cloud infrastructure with HCL
    • Terraform Workflow Execution
  • Azure DevOps Fundamentals
    • Azure DevOps Overview
    • A Brief Look at Azure Boards for Work Item Tracking
    • Introduction to Pipelines
    • Visual Pipeline Designer
    • Azure Key Vault Integration
  • Safe Deployment Practices
    • Environment Promotion Strategies
    • Approval Workflows
    • Release Gates and Quality Checks
    • Rollback Strategies
    • Monitoring Deployments
  • Identity, Access, and Governance in Azure and Terraform
    • EntraID Identity Governance and Privileged ID Management
    • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
    • Shared Module Usage
    • Compliance and Governance
    • Drift Detection and Remediation
    • A Brief Look at Cost Management
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