Azure DevOps — Zero to Hero
Master Azure DevOps from project setup to production deployments. Learn YAML & Classic pipelines, Azure Repos, Boards, Artifacts, and real-world CI/CD patterns deploying to AKS with Helm.
Start Learning →🔰 Basics
Understand what Azure DevOps is, how to manage code with Azure Repos, track work with Boards, and the fundamentals of CI/CD pipelines.
What is Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps overview — Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts, and Test Plans. Organization & project setup, and how it compares to GitHub.
Azure Repos & Branching
Git fundamentals in Azure DevOps, branch policies, pull requests, code reviews, merge strategies, and Git Flow vs Trunk-Based Development.
Azure Boards & Agile
Work items, Epics, Features, User Stories, Sprints, Kanban boards, Queries, and linking work to code changes and PRs.
CI/CD Concepts & Pipeline Types
CI vs CD, YAML vs Classic pipelines, agents, pools, triggers, and understanding the Azure DevOps pipeline execution model.
⚙️ Intermediate
Build real pipelines — YAML and Classic editors, manage secrets, integrate Key Vault, and publish packages with Azure Artifacts.
YAML Pipelines Deep Dive
azure-pipelines.yml anatomy — triggers, stages, jobs, steps, conditions, pools, and the schema reference. Build your first YAML pipeline.
Classic Pipelines
Classic Build & Release definitions, visual editor, task groups, release gates, deployment groups, and when to use Classic vs YAML.
Variables, Secrets & Key Vault
Pipeline variables, variable groups, secret variables, Azure Key Vault integration, runtime expressions, and secure files.
Azure Artifacts
Package feeds, NuGet, npm, Maven, Python packages, upstream sources, retention policies, and publishing from pipelines.
🚀 Advanced
Multi-stage deployments, AKS with Helm, pipeline security, governance, and advanced template patterns for enterprise scale.
Multi-Stage Pipelines
Environments, approval gates, deployment strategies (rolling, canary, blue-green), stage dependencies, and conditional deployments.
Deploy to AKS with Helm
Build → push to ACR → deploy to AKS via Helm. Service connections, managed identity, multi-environment promotion, and rollbacks.
Security & Governance
Service connections, approvals & checks, branch policies, pipeline permissions, audit logs, and compliance controls.
Templates & Reuse
Stage, job, step, and variable templates. extends keyword, parameters, conditional insertion, and enterprise template libraries.
🧪 Hands-on Labs
Build a complete production pipeline, debug real failures, migrate Classic to YAML, and prepare for interviews.
Build a Full CI/CD Pipeline
End-to-end: lint → test → build Docker → push ACR → deploy Helm to AKS → smoke test. Complete multi-stage lab.
Debugging Pipelines
Agent failures, permission errors, variable resolution bugs, task failures, service connection issues, and diagnostic logging.
Classic to YAML Migration
Step-by-step migration guide. Convert Classic Build & Release to YAML. Task mapping, variable migration, and validation.
Interview Preparation
50+ real interview questions on Azure DevOps, pipelines, repos, artifacts, security, and scenario-based troubleshooting.