Cloud DevOps using Microsoft Azure by Udacity: Fee, Duration, How to Apply

Quick Facts

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Collaborators Microsoft Corporation	Medium of instructions English	Mode of learning Self study, Virtual Classroom	Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based	Learning efforts 5-10 Hours Per Week

Course overview

The Cloud DevOps using Microsoft Azure certification course teaches students how to create and deploy cloud-based apps using Microsoft Azure, the cloud services software used by 95% of Fortune global 500 businesses. The course is a three-month online programme that includes learning with real-world projects that is itself headed by industrial experts, always supported by minor technical support and further after completion of the Cloud DevOps using Microsoft Azure training, each student will be provided with a personal career coach to guide the students initially.

The Cloud DevOps using Microsoft Azure certification that will be provided at the end of the course will also help the candidates in approaching their career by giving all-time career support at the specific particular work field. The candidate will learn different fundamentals that are involved in processing the making of cloud applications, and further candidates can apply that particular theory to learn and apply the theory in practice.

The course will be headed by internal examinations, quizzes, internal assessments and ongoing classroom activities. This is a regular course. The certification Cloud DevOps using Microsoft Azure programme in Cloud DevOps with Microsoft Azure teaches students how to instal, analyse, and track cloud applications on Azure, training them to pass Microsoft's AZ-400 DevOps engineer expert certification exam. The candidate can pursue the course further by enrolling on the programme online.

Course and certificate fees

Fees information

₹ 69,700 ₹82,000

certificate availability

Yes

Who it is for

Following candidates can avail this Cloud DevOps using Microsoft Azure training -

The students who are aware of the concepts of Python, Linux shell skills, Cloud skills, CI/CD pipelines can go with the enrollment of the course.

Eligibility criteria

Work experience

To be admitted to the Cloud DevOps using Microsoft Azure by Udacity, a candidate must have at least one year of experience in text comprehension Python code, including an understanding of loops, if/then expressions, data types, functions, classes, and objects.

Education

Candidates must be aware of the concepts that are included in Cloud skills and basic Linux shell skills to get admission in Cloud DevOps using the Microsoft Azure certification course

What you will learn

Knowledge of cloud computing

The candidate will learn the following skills and concepts at the end of the Cloud DevOps using the Microsoft Azure programme -

Candidates can understand the fundamental aspects that are included in the processing of the application.
Students will learn to create and develop Cloud computing-based applications.
The complete training will be provided to the students that will be accompanied by the theory of the fundamentals.
Infrastructure operations of the application development will be the base for the Cloud DevOps using Microsoft Azure certification syllabus.
Agile development will be taught to the students when they’ll be done with the theory of the creation of the applications using the programme.
Quality assurance will be given in support of every concept that will be taught within the time period.

The syllabus

Course 1: Azure infrastructure operations

Lesson 1: Introduction to devops and infrastructure

Identify stakeholders for your work
Identify the motivation and benefits of using a DevOps model
Create documentation to enable reusability of work

Lesson 2: Azure infrastructure fundamentals

Optimize virtual machine performance using the azure monitor
Create and manage resources in Microsoft Azure using the portal and the command line interface
Assign and manage user roles in azure active directory

Lesson 3: Azure security best practices

Identify security risks using azure security centre
Write, deploy, and manage azure policies
Manage network security groups to ensure secure infrastructure access

Lesson 4: HTML basics

Create reusable virtual machine images with packer
Deploy infrastructure as code using terraform
Use variables, loops, and conditionals to improve deployment automation

Course 2: Agile development with azure

Lesson 1: Introduction to agile development with azure

Understand how to use five why’s methodological to perform root cause analysis of process inefficiencies
Use modern agile project management methodologies
Implement kaizen, or continuous improvement in their organization

Lesson 2: Agile planning and communication

Use Trello and spreadsheets to manage projects
Use weekly demos to create effective technical communication and accountability
Build and participate in effective technical teams

Lesson 3: Continuous integration

Use pylint and pytest to increase the quality of python projects
Master the use of makefiles for automation
Build continuous integration using GitHub actions

Lesson 4: Continuous delivery

Understand the concepts involving gitops in production systems
Use azure app services to deploy PaaS (platform as a service) applications
Build continuous delivery pipelines using azure pipelines

Course 3: Ensuring quality releases (quality assurance)

Lesson 1: Creating and deploying Azure cloud infrastructure

Use a CI/CD pipeline to execute automated testing tasks to test an application after it's built and after it's deployed to a test environment.
Understand the importance of consistent test environments so that the only thing to change is the version of the application.
Use terraform and Inc concepts to standardize the creation and configuration of a test environment

Lesson 2: Performance testing

Learn about the different types of performance testing
Generate a report which shows the results of the performance tests
Understand when to use each type of performance test
Use apache JMeter to create performance test suites

Lesson 3: Functional UI testing with selenium

Understand the importance of creating strong test cases in selenium
Quickly find and use CSS selectors on a page in a functional test
Use selenium to create functional UI tests
Learn about how functional testing is different from other types of testing

Lesson 4: Integration testing with postman

Understand the importance of data validation and the benefits it provides to stakeholders
Use postman to create an integration test suite
Learn about integration testing and when it is used

Lesson 5: Azure observability

Created queries in azure log analytics so the root cause of a failure may be found quickly
Used Azure log analytics to ingest a custom log file
Learned about creating only alerts that you trust
Used azure monitor to create alerts

Admission details

The students can enroll into the Cloud DevOps using Microsoft Azure online course by the following method -

Step 1: Visit https://www.udacity.com/course/cloud-devops-using-microsoft-azure-nanodegree--nd082 to avail whole the information about the course.

Step 2: Sign in using either Google or Facebook account or make a registration using the same if you don’t have an account on Udacity.

Step 3: The candidate will be directed to the home page of the course where he can access all the syllabus, lectures and assessments details.

Step 4: Enrollment is made in the programme.

Scholarship Details

The student can avail 60% discount on course fee through applying from School of Cybersecurity on admission to the Cloud DevOps using Microsoft Azure training.

Evaluation process

The candidate needs to complete the timely projects and assignments to avail the Cloud DevOps using Microsoft Azure certification in the last.

Note: The information is clearly not mentioned regarding exam pattern.

How it helps

The Cloud DevOps using Microsoft Azure certification benefits are more towards the career aspect of the candidate learning the programme. The course is a three-month online curriculum that involves learning by real-world assignments led by industry professionals, often with minor technical assistance, and after completion of the training, each student will be assigned a personal career mentor who will lead them independently.

The credential that will be provided at the completion of the course will also assist students in approaching their careers by providing ongoing career guidance in their chosen area. The applicant will study various fundamentals involved in the evaluation of applications, and subsequent applicants will be able to use the theory and learn and use the theory in practice.

Candidates can avail of Cloud DevOps using Microsoft Azure certification benefits by the end of the course. Internal tests, quizzes, internal evaluations, and ongoing classroom events will be at the forefront of the course. Students will learn how to instal, analyse, and monitor cloud applications on Azure as part of the Cloud DevOps with Microsoft Azure certification programme, which will prepare them to pass Microsoft's AZ-400 DevOps engineer expert certification test. Candidates can enjoy several benefits after completing the course.

Instructors

Mr Noah Gift
Professor
Duke University, Durham

Mr Erick Galinkin
Researcher
Freelancer

Mr Nathan Anderson
Engineer
Freelancer

FAQs

How is the Cloud DevOps using the Microsoft Azure programme structured?

The content and curriculum for the Cloud DevOps with Microsoft Azure programme were designed to support three projects. If an applicant has signed up for a nano degree scheme, they will have access to this information and resources for the duration of their subscription.

What kind of software and resources the candidate will need to have to complete the course?

A desktop or laptop computer running modern versions of Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux, as well as an unmetered broadband Internet connection, is needed for this course.

What is the application selection criteria for the Cloud DevOps using Microsoft Azure online course?

The course is open for all who wants to study the application development process, Udacity selects every application.

What is the education qualification that candidates need to have to apply for the programme?

To be admitted to the course, the candidate must be familiar with the topics covered in Cloud skills as well as simple Linux shell skills.

On where candidates can have complete information about the course before applying to it?

Through this particular website https://www.udacity.com/course/cloud-devops-using-microsoft-azure-nanodegree--nd082, candidates can avail complete info about the course.