DevOps Engineer Expert Renewal – Study Guide – 2025

May 27, 2025

The Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification can be found here;

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/devops-engineer/

I used the following links to pass the 2025 Renewal Certification;

CategorySub CategoryLinks
Application InsightsDependency Trackinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/asp-net-dependencies
Smart Detectionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/proactive-diagnostics
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/smart-detection-performance
AgileBlameless Retrospectiveshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/manage-alerts-blameless-retrospectives-just-culture/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/manage-alerts-blameless-retrospectives-just-culture/8-examine-blameless-retrospective
Microsoft DefenderChange Managementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/workflow-automation
Azure DevOpsAzure Pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/security/configure-github-advanced-security-features?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/fundamentals/pen-testing
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/how-to/remediate-resources?tabs=azure-portal
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/service-hooks/overview?view=azure-devops
Diagramshttps://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/working-with-advanced-formatting/creating-diagrams
Self Hosted Agentshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/agent-authentication-options?view=azure-devops
YAMLhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/hosted?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml#use-a-microsoft-hosted-agent
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/yaml-schema/pool-demands?view=azure-pipelines
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/demands?view=azure-devops&tabs=windows
GitHubActionshttps://docs.github.com/en/actions/sharing-automations/reusing-workflows
Jobshttps://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-what-your-workflow-does/using-jobs-in-a-workflow
Expressionshttps://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-what-your-workflow-does/evaluate-expressions-in-workflows-and-actions
Automate Azurehttps://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-what-your-workflow-does/using-pre-written-building-blocks-in-your-workflow
Source Controlhttps://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/managing-a-branch-protection-rule
Branchinghttps://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/about-branches
Mentionshttps://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax
Packageshttps://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-nuget-registry
https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-npm-registry
https://docs.github.com/en/packages/learn-github-packages/configuring-a-packages-access-control-and-visibility
https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry
https://docs.github.com/en/packages/learn-github-packages/deleting-and-restoring-a-package
Self Hosted Agenthttps://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mslearn-azure-pipelines-build-agent/blob/main/build-agent.sh