Azure DevOps is a tool for planning, auditing, code versioning, code integrating, testing, artifact storing, and deploying. It is the primary tool for continuous integration and deployment. This course will focus on the most important parts of Azure Pipelines in implementing an end-to-end continuous integration strategy.
Build triggers are essential for automated code processing and will reduce the workload of any team governing the process. You will learn which build triggers exist, why you may want to use them, and a strategy for implementing them.
Hybrid builds allow for flexibility in workflow, security, and processes by integrating builds from more than one pipeline or tool.
Parallel builds will speed up processing of the workflow where it makes sense to do so. You will learn how to use parallel or multi-agent builds, when to use them, and what their benefits are.
Azure DevOps is but one tool in the CI ecosystem. This course will also touch upon other build tools as well as recommendations for their use and integration into your workflow.
To round out the course, we will set up a completely automated continuous integration (CI) workflow that will provide a foundation for a secure, repeatable, auditable, and complete CI solution for your projects.
Learning Objectives
- Maximize automation strategy with build triggers
- Understand hybrid build concepts
- Speed up pipelines with parallel builds
- Learn about build tools and Azure integration
Intended Audience
- Anyone wanting to learn the continuous integration material for Microsoft's AZ-400 exam
Prerequisites
- A basic understanding of workflow and the CI build pipeline process
- A good understanding of the development lifecycle
- It would be advantageous to have a basic understanding of YAML, although it's not required
Resources
The GitHub repository for this course is at https://github.com/cloudacademy/azure-continuous-integration-build.
Welcome to the Implementing a Build Strategy for Continuous Integration With Azure DevOps course.
My name is Cory W. Cordell and I'll be your instructor for this course. I've worked as a DevOps engineer and architect on both greenfield and existing DevOps integrations for small to large companies across the globe in an effort to establish DevOps culture and best practices.
I've also worked with Azure DevOps for the past four years and have experienced firsthand its trials and growth as it continues to develop into a robust end-to-end planning and automation tool.
I look forward to accompanying you along your endeavor to learn more about Azure DevOps.
If you have a desire to utilize Azure DevOps for your CI builds, this is a course for you.
This course is designed to teach you about some of the Azure DevOps concepts in order to optimize end-to-end continuous integration.
In this course, you will learn triggering builds for various use cases, making parallel build work for you, and setting up automated builds.
To follow along in this course you will need an active Azure DevOps account, a good understanding of the software development lifecycle, to know how pull requests work, an understanding of continuous integration and continuous development best practices, knowledge of creating an Azure DevOps Pipeline, familiarity with Azure Pipelines YAML files, and Azure Pipelines stages, jobs, tasks, and conditions.
If you need help for any reason, please contact support@cloudacademy.com. After completing, don't forget to rate the course.
Lectures
Cory W. Cordell is an accomplished DevOps Architect, Software Engineer, and author. He started his DevOps career as a DevOps Engineer for a large bank where he helped implement DevOps practices and tooling and establish a DevOps culture.
Cory then accepted a position with a global firm to build a DevOps department. He led a team of DevOps Engineers to establish best practices and train development teams on tooling and those practices. He worked to help development teams migrate their applications to Azure Kubernetes Service and establish pipelines to build, test, and deploy code. Realizing that a substantial gap existed in the toolchain, he developed an application to aid in infrastructure tracking and to provide UI abilities for teams to view application status for their software.
Cory is now enjoying working as a contractor and author.