Microsoft Azure Dev Solutions for Application Lifecycle

Microsoft Azure Dev Solutions are designed to support the entire application lifecycle, from development to deployment and management. This comprehensive approach helps teams work more efficiently and effectively.

Azure DevOps provides a set of tools and services that enable teams to plan, code, test, and deploy their applications. These tools include Azure Boards, Azure Pipelines, and Azure Test Plans.

With Azure DevOps, teams can track work items, manage code repositories, and automate testing and deployment processes. This streamlines the development process and reduces the risk of errors.

Azure Dev Solutions also provide a range of services for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD), including Azure Pipelines and Azure Functions. These services enable teams to automate the build, test, and deployment of their applications.

Azure Dev Tools provide students with access to various programs, including Access, Project, Visio, Visual Studio, Windows Server, and Windows operating system images. These tools can be downloaded and licensed through the Azure Dev Tools portal.

You can use Azure Dev Tools to empower your teams to manage their work with agility and full visibility across products and projects. This can be done using Azure Boards, which offers Kanban boards, backlogs, team dashboards, and custom reporting.

Here are some of the key Azure Dev Tools:

To succeed with Azure Dev Tools, you'll need to have a solid grasp of the skills being measured. The skills you'll need to demonstrate include developing Azure compute solutions.

Developing Azure compute solutions involves creating and managing scalable and secure cloud-based applications. This includes designing, building, and deploying cloud-native applications, as well as integrating them with other Azure services.

Developing for Azure storage means being able to design, implement, and manage data storage solutions on the Azure platform. This includes creating and managing databases, data lakes, and file shares.

Implementing Azure security involves designing and implementing security controls to protect Azure resources and data. This includes using Azure Active Directory, Azure Key Vault, and other security services to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data.

To ensure the reliability and performance of Azure solutions, you'll need to be able to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize them. This includes using Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics, and other tools to identify and resolve issues.

To connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services, you'll need to be able to use APIs, SDKs, and other tools to integrate them with your Azure solutions. This includes using Azure API Management, Azure Functions, and other services to create and manage APIs.

Here's a summary of the skills being measured:

Azure Dev Tools offer a range of tools for every phase of the application lifecycle. You can use end-to-end solutions on Azure to implement DevOps practices throughout application planning, development, delivery, and operations.

To plan your work, you can use Azure Boards, which provides Kanban boards, backlogs, team dashboards, and custom reporting. This will help you define, track, and lay out your work with full visibility.

For development, you can use Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code to code faster and smarter. You can also share code and collaborate with like-minded developers using GitHub.

To automate testing and practice continuous integration in the cloud, you can use Azure Pipelines. This will help you keep development efforts transparent and on schedule.

For deployment, you can use Azure DevTest Labs to provision environments for developers in minutes. You can also deploy your application to any Azure service, such as Kubernetes on Azure, automatically and with full control.

For monitoring, you can use Azure Monitor to implement full stack-monitoring, get actionable alerts, and gain insights from logs and telemetry. This will help you manage your cloud environment and keep provisioned infrastructure and applications in compliance.

Here's a summary of the tools you can use for each phase of the application lifecycle:

If you're looking to install Windows on a virtual machine, Azure has got you covered. You can access ISOs for various versions and editions of Windows, including Windows 10 Education, which is the same as Windows 10 Pro but with Cortana removed.

To download a Windows image, go to the Software page and search for the version you want. Click on the version once you find it. A panel on the right-hand side will pop up with information about the software.

Click the "Generate URL" button to get the download link. Copy the link and paste it in a new tab, and the .iso should begin downloading. You can also obtain the activation key by clicking "View Key".

We recommend emailing the key to yourself, taking a picture of it, or writing it down, so you can access it easily when prompted. You can always come back to this page and view the key again if necessary.

Once your Windows image file has finished downloading, proceed with installing it on the machine of your choice. When asked for the license key, copy in the one from the Azure page.

Here's a step-by-step guide to help you through the process:

Azure PowerShell is a powerful tool for managing Azure resources. It's essentially a module called Az that has replaced the older AzureRM module.

To get started with Azure PowerShell, you'll need to install the Az module. This is a straightforward process that can be done through the Azure PowerShell developer center.

Once installed, you'll need to sign in to your Azure account to start managing resources. This is done using the Az module's built-in sign-in functionality.

One thing to note is that the Az module can persist credential contexts, which means you won't need to sign in every time you use it. This is a big time-saver, especially if you're working on complex projects.

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a fully managed service that allows you to ship containerized apps faster and operate them more easily.

With AKS, you can balance speed and security by using secure DevOps, which enables you to quickly deliver code at scale while putting guardrails around development processes.

You can use CI/CD with dynamic policy controls to accelerate feedback loops with constant monitoring, and Azure Pipelines to deliver quickly while ensuring enforcement of critical policies with Azure Policy.

Azure provides real-time observability for your build and release pipelines, making it easy to apply compliance audits and reconfigurations.