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<h1>☁️ Azure DevOps & MLOps Masterclass</h1>
<p class="subtitle">CI/CD Pipelines Β· Containers Β· Kubernetes Β· MLOps β€” From Zero to Production</p>
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{ id: "mlops", title: "MLOps Pipeline", icon: "πŸ€–", category: "MLOps", color: "#a371f7", description: "ML lifecycle, Model versioning, Data drift, CT/CI/CD for ML" },
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concepts: `
<h3>What is DevOps?</h3>
<p>DevOps is a set of practices that combines <strong>software development (Dev)</strong> and <strong>IT operations (Ops)</strong>. It aims to shorten the software development lifecycle and deliver high-quality software continuously.</p>
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<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(0,120,212,0.2); color: #0078D4;">Plan</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(0,183,195,0.2); color: #00b7c3;">Code</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(255,107,53,0.2); color: #ff6b35;">Build</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(0,255,136,0.2); color: #00ff88;">Test</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(163,113,247,0.2); color: #a371f7;">Release</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(46,204,113,0.2); color: #2ecc71;">Deploy</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(255,165,0,0.2); color: #ffa500;">Operate</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(231,76,60,0.2); color: #e74c3c;">Monitor</div>
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<h3>CI/CD Explained</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Concept</th><th>What It Does</th><th>Tools</th></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Continuous Integration (CI)</strong></td><td>Automatically build & test code on every commit</td><td>Azure Pipelines, Jenkins, GitHub Actions</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Continuous Delivery (CD)</strong></td><td>Automatically deploy to staging after tests pass</td><td>Azure Pipelines, ArgoCD, Spinnaker</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Continuous Deployment</strong></td><td>Auto-deploy to production (no manual gate)</td><td>Azure DevOps + approvals removed</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>DevOps vs MLOps</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Aspect</th><th>DevOps</th><th>MLOps</th></tr>
<tr><td>What ships?</td><td>Code β†’ Application</td><td>Code + Data + Model β†’ Prediction Service</td></tr>
<tr><td>Testing</td><td>Unit / Integration / E2E</td><td>+ Data validation, Model validation, Fairness</td></tr>
<tr><td>Versioning</td><td>Code (Git)</td><td>Code + Data + Model + Hyperparams</td></tr>
<tr><td>Monitoring</td><td>Latency, Errors, CPU</td><td>+ Data drift, Model drift, Prediction quality</td></tr>
<tr><td>Retraining</td><td>N/A</td><td>Triggered by drift or schedule</td></tr>
</table>
<div class="callout insight">
<div class="callout-title">πŸ’‘ Key Insight</div>
MLOps = DevOps + <strong>Data Management</strong> + <strong>Model Management</strong> + <strong>Continuous Training</strong>. The complexity comes from the fact that ML systems have more axes of change than traditional software.
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<h3>DevOps Principles (CALMS)</h3>
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<div class="box-title">🎯 CALMS Framework</div>
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<strong>C</strong> β€” Culture: Break silos between Dev and Ops<br>
<strong>A</strong> β€” Automation: Automate everything (builds, tests, deploys)<br>
<strong>L</strong> β€” Lean: Eliminate waste, small batch sizes<br>
<strong>M</strong> β€” Measurement: Measure everything (DORA metrics)<br>
<strong>S</strong> β€” Sharing: Share knowledge, feedback loops
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`,
handson: `
<h3>DORA Metrics β€” Measuring DevOps Performance</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Metric</th><th>Elite</th><th>High</th><th>Medium</th><th>Low</th></tr>
<tr><td>Deployment Frequency</td><td>Multiple/day</td><td>Weekly</td><td>Monthly</td><td>Months</td></tr>
<tr><td>Lead Time for Changes</td><td>< 1 hour</td><td>< 1 week</td><td>< 1 month</td><td>> 6 months</td></tr>
<tr><td>Change Failure Rate</td><td>0-15%</td><td>16-30%</td><td>16-30%</td><td>46-60%</td></tr>
<tr><td>Time to Restore</td><td>< 1 hour</td><td>< 1 day</td><td>< 1 week</td><td>> 6 months</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Shift-Left Testing</h3>
<p>Move testing earlier in the development lifecycle:</p>
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<span class="comment"># Traditional: Test late (expensive to fix)</span>
Code β†’ Code β†’ Code β†’ <span class="keyword">TEST</span> β†’ Fix β†’ Fix β†’ Deploy
<span class="comment"># Shift-Left: Test early (cheap to fix)</span>
Code β†’ <span class="keyword">TEST</span> β†’ Code β†’ <span class="keyword">TEST</span> β†’ Code β†’ <span class="keyword">TEST</span> β†’ Deploy
</div>
<h3>Infrastructure as Code (IaC)</h3>
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<span class="comment"># Terraform example β€” Azure Resource Group</span>
<span class="keyword">resource</span> <span class="string">"azurerm_resource_group"</span> <span class="string">"example"</span> {
<span class="key">name</span> = <span class="string">"rg-devops-prod"</span>
<span class="key">location</span> = <span class="string">"East US"</span>
<span class="key">tags</span> = {
<span class="key">environment</span> = <span class="string">"production"</span>
<span class="key">managed_by</span> = <span class="string">"terraform"</span>
}
}
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<div class="callout insight">
<div class="callout-title">πŸ’‘ IaC Benefits</div>
<strong>Repeatability</strong> β€” Same infra every time<br>
<strong>Version Control</strong> β€” Track changes in Git<br>
<strong>Audit Trail</strong> β€” Who changed what and when<br>
<strong>Self-Documentation</strong> β€” Infra IS the documentation
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`,
applications: `
<h3>Real-World Applications</h3>
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<div class="box-title">🏒 Industry Use Cases</div>
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<strong>Netflix:</strong> 1000+ deployments/day using CI/CD and canary releases<br>
<strong>Amazon:</strong> Deploys every 11.7 seconds on average<br>
<strong>Google:</strong> Pioneered SRE (Site Reliability Engineering)<br>
<strong>Spotify:</strong> "Squad" model for autonomous DevOps teams<br>
<strong>Microsoft:</strong> Azure DevOps used internally for all products
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<div class="box-title">πŸ“‹ Probable Interview Questions</div>
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1. What is DevOps and why is it important?<br>
2. Explain the difference between CI, CD (Continuous Delivery), and CD (Continuous Deployment).<br>
3. What are the DORA metrics and why do they matter?<br>
4. How does DevOps differ from MLOps?<br>
5. What is "Shift-Left" testing?<br>
6. Explain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and its benefits.<br>
7. What is the CALMS framework?<br>
8. What are Blue-Green and Canary deployments?<br>
9. How do you measure DevOps maturity in an organization?<br>
10. What is GitOps and how does it relate to DevOps?
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"azure-setup": {
concepts: `
<h3>Azure DevOps Components</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Service</th><th>Purpose</th><th>Equivalent</th></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Azure Boards</strong></td><td>Work tracking, Kanban, Sprints</td><td>Jira, Trello</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Azure Repos</strong></td><td>Git repositories</td><td>GitHub, GitLab</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Azure Pipelines</strong></td><td>CI/CD automation</td><td>Jenkins, GitHub Actions</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Azure Test Plans</strong></td><td>Manual & automated testing</td><td>TestRail</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Azure Artifacts</strong></td><td>Package management (npm, Maven, NuGet)</td><td>Nexus, JFrog</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Setting Up Azure DevOps</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸš€ Setup Flow (from PDF)</div>
<div class="box-content">
<strong>Step 1:</strong> Go to portal.azure.com β†’ Search "Azure DevOps Organization"<br>
<strong>Step 2:</strong> Click "Create new Organization" β†’ Name it (e.g., "myorgforyaml")<br>
<strong>Step 3:</strong> Create a Project (e.g., "Multi-Tier Application")<br>
<strong>Step 4:</strong> Set visibility (Private recommended for enterprise)<br>
<strong>Step 5:</strong> Azure Repos is automatically created with the project
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<h3>Azure Repos β€” Git Workflow</h3>
<p>Azure DevOps uses Git for version control. The common branching strategies are:</p>
<table>
<tr><th>Strategy</th><th>Best For</th><th>Branches</th></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Trunk-Based</strong></td><td>Small teams, fast releases</td><td>main + short-lived feature branches</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>GitFlow</strong></td><td>Scheduled releases</td><td>main, develop, feature/*, release/*, hotfix/*</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>GitHub Flow</strong></td><td>Continuous deployment</td><td>main + feature branches + PRs</td></tr>
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<div class="callout insight">
<div class="callout-title">πŸ’‘ From the PDF</div>
The project uses a "Multi-Tier Application" with all source code pushed to the "main" branch via Git CLI: <code>git init β†’ git add . β†’ git commit β†’ git push</code>
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`,
handson: `
<h3>Uploading Code to Azure Repos (from PDF)</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Step 1: Initialize local repo</span>
<span class="keyword">git</span> init
<span class="comment"># Step 2: Stage all files</span>
<span class="keyword">git</span> add .
<span class="comment"># Step 3: Check status</span>
<span class="keyword">git</span> status
<span class="comment"># Step 4: Commit</span>
<span class="keyword">git</span> commit -m <span class="string">"Initial commit"</span>
<span class="comment"># Step 5: Switch to main branch</span>
<span class="keyword">git</span> branch -M main
<span class="comment"># Step 6: Add Azure remote and push</span>
<span class="keyword">git</span> remote add origin https://myorg@dev.azure.com/myorg/Project/_git/Project
<span class="keyword">git</span> push -u origin --all
</div>
<h3>Branch Policies (Best Practice)</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Recommended branch policies for 'main':</span>
βœ… Require pull request reviews (min 1 reviewer)
βœ… Check for linked work items
βœ… Build validation (CI must pass)
βœ… Comment resolution required
βœ… Limit merge types (squash merge preferred)
</div>
<h3>Project Hierarchy</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ“ Azure DevOps Hierarchy</div>
<div class="box-content">
<strong>Organization</strong> (top level β€” company)<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;└── <strong>Project</strong> (team/product)<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;β”œβ”€β”€ <strong>Repos</strong> (multiple repos per project)<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;β”œβ”€β”€ <strong>Pipelines</strong> (CI/CD definitions)<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;β”œβ”€β”€ <strong>Boards</strong> (work items, sprints)<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;└── <strong>Artifacts</strong> (packages)
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`,
applications: `
<h3>When to Use Azure DevOps vs GitHub</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Feature</th><th>Azure DevOps</th><th>GitHub</th></tr>
<tr><td>CI/CD</td><td>Azure Pipelines (YAML + Classic)</td><td>GitHub Actions</td></tr>
<tr><td>Work Tracking</td><td>Azure Boards (enterprise-grade)</td><td>GitHub Issues + Projects</td></tr>
<tr><td>Packages</td><td>Azure Artifacts</td><td>GitHub Packages</td></tr>
<tr><td>Best For</td><td>Enterprise, Azure-heavy orgs</td><td>Open source, GitHub-ecosystem</td></tr>
</table>
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<div class="box-title">πŸ“‹ Probable Interview Questions</div>
<div class="box-content">
1. What are the 5 main services in Azure DevOps?<br>
2. How do you set up an Azure DevOps Organization and Project?<br>
3. What are the differences between Azure Repos and GitHub?<br>
4. Explain branching strategies β€” Trunk-Based vs GitFlow.<br>
5. What are Branch Policies and why are they important?<br>
6. How do you push local code to Azure Repos using Git CLI?<br>
7. What is a Personal Access Token (PAT) and when is it needed?<br>
8. How is Azure Boards used for Agile project management?<br>
9. What is Azure Artifacts and when would you use it?<br>
10. How do you manage access control in Azure DevOps?
</div>
</div>
`
},
"infrastructure": {
concepts: `
<h3>Azure Networking for DevOps</h3>
<p>Before deploying applications, you need a secure network environment. The PDF project sets up isolated networking so no outside entity can access resources directly.</p>
<table>
<tr><th>Component</th><th>Purpose</th><th>Azure Equivalent</th></tr>
<tr><td><strong>VPC / VNet</strong></td><td>Isolated virtual network</td><td>Azure Virtual Network</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Subnet</strong></td><td>Segment within a VNet</td><td>Subnet</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Security Group</strong></td><td>Firewall rules for VMs</td><td>Network Security Group (NSG)</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>NAT Gateway</strong></td><td>Outbound internet for private subnets</td><td>Azure NAT Gateway</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Load Balancer</strong></td><td>Distribute traffic across VMs</td><td>Azure Load Balancer</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Virtual Machines in the Pipeline</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ–₯️ VM Roles (from PDF)</div>
<div class="box-content">
<strong>Agent VM:</strong> Runs the Azure Pipelines agent. Has Maven, Java, Docker, Trivy installed.<br>
<strong>SonarQube VM:</strong> Hosts Docker + SonarQube container for code quality analysis.<br>
Both VMs are placed in security groups with controlled inbound rules.
</div>
</div>
<h3>Security Group Rules (from PDF)</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Port Range</th><th>Protocol</th><th>Purpose</th></tr>
<tr><td>22</td><td>SSH</td><td>Remote access to VMs</td></tr>
<tr><td>80 / 443</td><td>HTTP/HTTPS</td><td>Web traffic</td></tr>
<tr><td>9000</td><td>TCP</td><td>SonarQube dashboard</td></tr>
<tr><td>30000-32767</td><td>TCP</td><td>Kubernetes NodePort range</td></tr>
<tr><td>465</td><td>SMTPS</td><td>Email notifications</td></tr>
</table>
<div class="callout warning">
<div class="callout-title">⚠️ Security Best Practice</div>
Never use "0.0.0.0/0" (open to all) in production. Restrict SSH access to your IP range. Use Azure Bastion for secure VM access instead of public IPs.
</div>
`,
handson: `
<h3>Creating Azure VNet with CLI</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Create a resource group</span>
<span class="keyword">az</span> group create --name rg-devops --location eastus
<span class="comment"># Create a VNet with subnet</span>
<span class="keyword">az</span> network vnet create \\
--resource-group rg-devops \\
--name vnet-devops \\
--address-prefix <span class="string">10.0.0.0/16</span> \\
--subnet-name subnet-agents \\
--subnet-prefix <span class="string">10.0.1.0/24</span>
<span class="comment"># Create NSG with rules</span>
<span class="keyword">az</span> network nsg create --resource-group rg-devops --name nsg-agents
<span class="keyword">az</span> network nsg rule create \\
--resource-group rg-devops \\
--nsg-name nsg-agents \\
--name AllowSSH \\
--priority 100 \\
--destination-port-ranges 22 \\
--access Allow \\
--protocol Tcp
</div>
<h3>Terraform for Azure Infrastructure</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># main.tf β€” Azure VNet + Subnet + NSG</span>
<span class="keyword">resource</span> <span class="string">"azurerm_virtual_network"</span> <span class="string">"devops"</span> {
<span class="key">name</span> = <span class="string">"vnet-devops"</span>
<span class="key">address_space</span> = [<span class="string">"10.0.0.0/16"</span>]
<span class="key">location</span> = azurerm_resource_group.devops.location
<span class="key">resource_group_name</span> = azurerm_resource_group.devops.name
}
<span class="keyword">resource</span> <span class="string">"azurerm_subnet"</span> <span class="string">"agents"</span> {
<span class="key">name</span> = <span class="string">"subnet-agents"</span>
<span class="key">virtual_network_name</span> = azurerm_virtual_network.devops.name
<span class="key">address_prefixes</span> = [<span class="string">"10.0.1.0/24"</span>]
}
</div>
`,
applications: `
<h3>Network Architecture Patterns</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ—οΈ Hub-and-Spoke Pattern</div>
<div class="box-content">
<strong>Hub VNet:</strong> Shared services (firewall, DNS, bastion)<br>
<strong>Spoke VNets:</strong> Application workloads (dev, staging, prod)<br>
Connected via VNet Peering. This is the recommended architecture for enterprise Azure deployments.
</div>
</div>
<div class="interview-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ“‹ Probable Interview Questions</div>
<div class="box-content">
1. What is an Azure Virtual Network (VNet) and why is it needed?<br>
2. Explain the difference between NSG and Azure Firewall.<br>
3. What port ranges are needed for a Kubernetes cluster?<br>
4. How do you secure SSH access to Azure VMs?<br>
5. What is the Hub-and-Spoke network architecture?<br>
6. How do you use Azure Bastion for secure VM access?<br>
7. What is VNet Peering and when would you use it?<br>
8. How do you create a VM for a self-hosted pipeline agent?<br>
9. What are Managed Identities and why are they better than passwords?<br>
10. How would you design a network for a multi-tier application in Azure?
</div>
</div>
`
},
"cicd-yaml": {
concepts: `
<h3>YAML Pipeline Components</h3>
<p>Azure DevOps YAML pipelines are defined in code, giving you version control, code review, and full traceability.</p>
<table>
<tr><th>Component</th><th>Purpose</th><th>Scope</th></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Trigger</strong></td><td>What starts the pipeline</td><td>Branch, PR, Schedule, None (manual)</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Pool</strong></td><td>Where it runs</td><td>Microsoft-hosted or Self-hosted agent</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Variables</strong></td><td>Reusable values</td><td>Pipeline, Stage, Job level</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Stages</strong></td><td>Logical groups</td><td>Build, Test, Deploy</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Jobs</strong></td><td>Units of work within a stage</td><td>Run on an agent</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Steps</strong></td><td>Individual tasks</td><td>Script, Task, Checkout</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Pipeline Hierarchy</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ“ Structure</div>
<div class="box-content">
<strong>Pipeline</strong><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;β”œβ”€β”€ trigger<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;β”œβ”€β”€ variables<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;└── <strong>stages[]</strong><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;└── <strong>jobs[]</strong><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;β”œβ”€β”€ pool<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;└── <strong>steps[]</strong><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;β”œβ”€β”€ script<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;β”œβ”€β”€ task<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;└── checkout
</div>
</div>
<h3>Trigger Types</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Type</th><th>When It Fires</th><th>YAML</th></tr>
<tr><td>CI Trigger</td><td>Push to branch</td><td><code>trigger: [main]</code></td></tr>
<tr><td>PR Trigger</td><td>Pull request created</td><td><code>pr: [main]</code></td></tr>
<tr><td>Scheduled</td><td>Cron schedule</td><td><code>schedules: [{cron: ...}]</code></td></tr>
<tr><td>Manual</td><td>User clicks Run</td><td><code>trigger: none</code></td></tr>
</table>
`,
handson: `
<h3>Complete Multi-Stage YAML Pipeline (from PDF)</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># azure-pipelines.yml β€” Full CI/CD Pipeline</span>
<span class="key">trigger</span>:
- main <span class="comment"># Auto-trigger on push to main</span>
<span class="key">stages</span>:
- <span class="key">stage</span>: Compile
<span class="key">displayName</span>: <span class="string">"Compile Stage"</span>
<span class="key">jobs</span>:
- <span class="key">job</span>: compile
<span class="key">pool</span>:
<span class="key">name</span>: <span class="string">"myagentpool"</span> <span class="comment"># Self-hosted agent</span>
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">task</span>: Maven@4
<span class="key">inputs</span>:
<span class="key">mavenPomFile</span>: <span class="string">"pom.xml"</span>
<span class="key">goals</span>: <span class="string">"compile"</span>
- <span class="key">stage</span>: Test
<span class="key">displayName</span>: <span class="string">"Test Stage"</span>
<span class="key">dependsOn</span>: Compile
<span class="key">jobs</span>:
- <span class="key">job</span>: test
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">task</span>: Maven@4
<span class="key">inputs</span>:
<span class="key">goals</span>: <span class="string">"test"</span>
- <span class="key">stage</span>: SecurityScan
<span class="key">displayName</span>: <span class="string">"Trivy File System Scan"</span>
<span class="key">dependsOn</span>: Test
<span class="key">jobs</span>:
- <span class="key">job</span>: trivy_scan
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">script</span>: |
trivy fs --format table -o report.html .
<span class="key">displayName</span>: <span class="string">"Run Trivy FS Scan"</span>
- <span class="key">stage</span>: CodeQuality
<span class="key">displayName</span>: <span class="string">"SonarQube Analysis"</span>
<span class="key">dependsOn</span>: SecurityScan
- <span class="key">stage</span>: BuildImage
<span class="key">displayName</span>: <span class="string">"Docker Build & Push"</span>
<span class="key">dependsOn</span>: CodeQuality
- <span class="key">stage</span>: Deploy
<span class="key">displayName</span>: <span class="string">"Deploy to AKS"</span>
<span class="key">dependsOn</span>: BuildImage
</div>
<h3>Variables & Templates</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Using variables for reusability</span>
<span class="key">variables</span>:
<span class="key">dockerRegistry</span>: <span class="string">"myacr.azurecr.io"</span>
<span class="key">imageName</span>: <span class="string">"myapp"</span>
<span class="key">imageTag</span>: <span class="string">"$(Build.BuildId)"</span>
<span class="key">k8sNamespace</span>: <span class="string">"default"</span>
<span class="comment"># Use in steps:</span>
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">script</span>: |
docker build -t $(dockerRegistry)/$(imageName):$(imageTag) .
docker push $(dockerRegistry)/$(imageName):$(imageTag)
</div>
`,
applications: `
<h3>Pipeline Architecture Patterns</h3>
<div class="pipeline-flow">
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(0,120,212,0.2); color: #0078D4;">Compile</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(0,183,195,0.2); color: #00b7c3;">Test</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(231,76,60,0.2); color: #e74c3c;">Trivy Scan</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(163,113,247,0.2); color: #a371f7;">SonarQube</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(36,150,237,0.2); color: #2496ED;">Docker Build</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(255,107,53,0.2); color: #ff6b35;">Image Scan</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(0,255,136,0.2); color: #00ff88;">Push ACR</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(46,204,113,0.2); color: #2ecc71;">Deploy AKS</div>
</div>
<div class="interview-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ“‹ Probable Interview Questions</div>
<div class="box-content">
1. What are the main components of a YAML pipeline in Azure DevOps?<br>
2. Explain the difference between Stages, Jobs, and Steps.<br>
3. What are the different types of pipeline triggers?<br>
4. How do you use variables and variable groups in Azure Pipelines?<br>
5. What is the difference between Microsoft-hosted and self-hosted agents?<br>
6. How do you create a multi-stage pipeline with dependencies?<br>
7. What are pipeline templates and why are they useful?<br>
8. How do you implement approval gates between stages?<br>
9. YAML vs Classic editor β€” when to use which?<br>
10. How do you pass variables between stages in a YAML pipeline?
</div>
</div>
`
},
"build-test": {
concepts: `
<h3>Build Stage β€” Maven Compile</h3>
<p>The first stage in the CI pipeline compiles the source code to check for syntax errors and generate bytecode.</p>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ”¨ Maven Build Lifecycle</div>
<div class="box-content">
<strong>validate</strong> β†’ Check project is correct<br>
<strong>compile</strong> β†’ Compile source code<br>
<strong>test</strong> β†’ Run unit tests<br>
<strong>package</strong> β†’ Create JAR/WAR file<br>
<strong>verify</strong> β†’ Run integration tests<br>
<strong>install</strong> β†’ Install to local repo<br>
<strong>deploy</strong> β†’ Push to remote repo
</div>
</div>
<h3>Code Quality β€” SonarQube</h3>
<p>SonarQube performs static code analysis to detect bugs, vulnerabilities, and code smells.</p>
<table>
<tr><th>Metric</th><th>What It Measures</th><th>Quality Gate</th></tr>
<tr><td>Bugs</td><td>Code errors that will cause failures</td><td>0 new bugs</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vulnerabilities</td><td>Security weaknesses</td><td>0 new vulnerabilities</td></tr>
<tr><td>Code Smells</td><td>Maintainability issues</td><td>A rating</td></tr>
<tr><td>Coverage</td><td>% of code tested</td><td>β‰₯ 80%</td></tr>
<tr><td>Duplications</td><td>Copy-pasted code</td><td>< 3%</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Security Scanning β€” Trivy</h3>
<p>Trivy scans your file system and Docker images for known vulnerabilities (CVEs).</p>
<table>
<tr><th>Scan Type</th><th>What It Scans</th><th>Command</th></tr>
<tr><td>File System</td><td>Dependencies, configs</td><td><code>trivy fs .</code></td></tr>
<tr><td>Image</td><td>Docker image layers</td><td><code>trivy image myimage:latest</code></td></tr>
<tr><td>Config</td><td>Terraform, K8s manifests</td><td><code>trivy config .</code></td></tr>
</table>
<div class="callout insight">
<div class="callout-title">πŸ’‘ From the PDF</div>
The pipeline runs TWO Trivy scans: first on the file system (before Docker build), then on the built Docker image (before push to ACR). This catches vulnerabilities at both layers.
</div>
`,
handson: `
<h3>SonarQube Setup (from PDF)</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Install Docker on SonarQube VM</span>
<span class="keyword">sudo</span> apt-get update
<span class="keyword">sudo</span> apt-get install docker.io -y
<span class="keyword">sudo</span> usermod -aG docker ubuntu
<span class="comment"># Run SonarQube container</span>
<span class="keyword">docker</span> run -d --name sonarqube \\
-p 9000:9000 \\
sonarqube:lts-community
<span class="comment"># Access at http://&lt;VM-IP&gt;:9000</span>
<span class="comment"># Default login: admin / admin</span>
</div>
<h3>SonarQube Pipeline Stage</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># SonarQube Analysis Stage</span>
- <span class="key">stage</span>: SonarQube
<span class="key">displayName</span>: <span class="string">"SonarQube Analysis"</span>
<span class="key">jobs</span>:
- <span class="key">job</span>: sonarqube
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">task</span>: SonarQubePrepare@6
<span class="key">inputs</span>:
<span class="key">SonarQube</span>: <span class="string">"sonar-conn"</span>
<span class="key">scannerMode</span>: <span class="string">"Other"</span>
- <span class="key">task</span>: Maven@4
<span class="key">inputs</span>:
<span class="key">goals</span>: <span class="string">"verify"</span>
<span class="key">sonarQubeRunAnalysis</span>: true
- <span class="key">task</span>: SonarQubePublish@6
<span class="key">inputs</span>:
<span class="key">pollingTimeoutSec</span>: <span class="string">"300"</span>
</div>
<h3>Trivy Scan Stage</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Trivy File System Scan</span>
- <span class="key">stage</span>: trivy_fs_scan
<span class="key">jobs</span>:
- <span class="key">job</span>: trivy_scan
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">script</span>: |
trivy fs --format table -o fs-report.html .
<span class="key">displayName</span>: <span class="string">"Trivy File System Scan"</span>
<span class="comment"># Trivy Image Scan (after Docker build)</span>
- <span class="key">stage</span>: trivy_image_scan
<span class="key">jobs</span>:
- <span class="key">job</span>: trivy_image
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">script</span>: |
trivy image myacr.azurecr.io/dev:latest
<span class="key">displayName</span>: <span class="string">"Trivy Image Scan"</span>
</div>
`,
applications: `
<h3>Quality Gate Strategy</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ›‘οΈ Defense in Depth</div>
<div class="box-content">
<strong>Layer 1:</strong> Linting & Static Analysis (SonarQube) β†’ Catch code smells<br>
<strong>Layer 2:</strong> Unit Tests (Maven test) β†’ Catch logic errors<br>
<strong>Layer 3:</strong> File System Security Scan (Trivy fs) β†’ Catch dependency CVEs<br>
<strong>Layer 4:</strong> Image Security Scan (Trivy image) β†’ Catch container CVEs<br>
<strong>Layer 5:</strong> Integration Tests β†’ Catch system-level issues
</div>
</div>
<div class="interview-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ“‹ Probable Interview Questions</div>
<div class="box-content">
1. What is the Maven build lifecycle?<br>
2. What is SonarQube and what metrics does it measure?<br>
3. Explain Quality Gates in SonarQube.<br>
4. What is Trivy and how does it differ from OWASP Dependency-Check?<br>
5. Why run both file system and image scans?<br>
6. How do you set up SonarQube as a service connection in Azure DevOps?<br>
7. What is a "code smell" vs a "bug" vs a "vulnerability"?<br>
8. How do you publish test results in Azure Pipelines?<br>
9. What are Azure Pipeline Artifacts and how are they used?<br>
10. How would you fail a pipeline if code coverage drops below 80%?
</div>
</div>
`
},
"docker": {
concepts: `
<h3>What is Docker?</h3>
<p>Docker is a platform for building, shipping, and running applications in <strong>containers</strong> β€” lightweight, portable, and self-sufficient units that package code with all its dependencies.</p>
<table>
<tr><th>Concept</th><th>Description</th></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Image</strong></td><td>Read-only template with instructions for creating a container</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Container</strong></td><td>Running instance of an image</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Dockerfile</strong></td><td>Text file with instructions to build an image</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Registry</strong></td><td>Repository for Docker images (Docker Hub, ACR)</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Volume</strong></td><td>Persistent storage for containers</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Network</strong></td><td>Communication between containers</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Docker vs Virtual Machines</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Feature</th><th>Docker Container</th><th>Virtual Machine</th></tr>
<tr><td>Boot Time</td><td>Seconds</td><td>Minutes</td></tr>
<tr><td>Size</td><td>MBs</td><td>GBs</td></tr>
<tr><td>Isolation</td><td>Process-level</td><td>Full OS-level</td></tr>
<tr><td>Performance</td><td>Near-native</td><td>Hypervisor overhead</td></tr>
<tr><td>OS</td><td>Shares host kernel</td><td>Own kernel</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Azure Container Registry (ACR)</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ“¦ ACR (from PDF)</div>
<div class="box-content">
ACR is a managed Docker registry in Azure. The PDF project creates an ACR to store Docker images built during the CI/CD pipeline.<br><br>
<strong>Key Features:</strong> Geo-replication, image scanning, webhook triggers, integrated with AKS
</div>
</div>
`,
handson: `
<h3>Dockerfile Best Practices</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Multi-stage build for a Java application</span>
<span class="keyword">FROM</span> maven:3.9-eclipse-temurin-17 <span class="keyword">AS</span> build
<span class="key">WORKDIR</span> /app
<span class="key">COPY</span> pom.xml .
<span class="keyword">RUN</span> mvn dependency:go-offline
<span class="key">COPY</span> src/ ./src/
<span class="keyword">RUN</span> mvn package -DskipTests
<span class="keyword">FROM</span> eclipse-temurin:17-jre-alpine
<span class="key">WORKDIR</span> /app
<span class="key">COPY</span> --from=build /app/target/*.jar app.jar
<span class="key">EXPOSE</span> 8080
<span class="key">ENTRYPOINT</span> [<span class="string">"java"</span>, <span class="string">"-jar"</span>, <span class="string">"app.jar"</span>]
</div>
<h3>Docker Pipeline Stage (from PDF)</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Build, Scan, and Push Docker Image</span>
- <span class="key">stage</span>: DockerBuild
<span class="key">displayName</span>: <span class="string">"Build Docker Image"</span>
<span class="key">jobs</span>:
- <span class="key">job</span>: docker_build
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">task</span>: Docker@2
<span class="key">inputs</span>:
<span class="key">containerRegistry</span>: <span class="string">"acr-service-conn"</span>
<span class="key">repository</span>: <span class="string">"dev"</span>
<span class="key">command</span>: <span class="string">"build"</span>
<span class="key">tags</span>: <span class="string">"latest"</span>
- <span class="key">stage</span>: DockerPush
<span class="key">displayName</span>: <span class="string">"Push to ACR"</span>
<span class="key">jobs</span>:
- <span class="key">job</span>: docker_push
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">task</span>: Docker@2
<span class="key">inputs</span>:
<span class="key">containerRegistry</span>: <span class="string">"acr-service-conn"</span>
<span class="key">repository</span>: <span class="string">"dev"</span>
<span class="key">command</span>: <span class="string">"push"</span>
<span class="key">tags</span>: <span class="string">"latest"</span>
</div>
<h3>Essential Docker Commands</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Build an image</span>
<span class="keyword">docker</span> build -t myapp:v1 .
<span class="comment"># Run a container</span>
<span class="keyword">docker</span> run -d -p 8080:8080 --name myapp myapp:v1
<span class="comment"># List running containers</span>
<span class="keyword">docker</span> ps
<span class="comment"># View logs</span>
<span class="keyword">docker</span> logs myapp
<span class="comment"># Push to ACR</span>
<span class="keyword">az</span> acr login --name myacr
<span class="keyword">docker</span> tag myapp:v1 myacr.azurecr.io/myapp:v1
<span class="keyword">docker</span> push myacr.azurecr.io/myapp:v1
</div>
`,
applications: `
<h3>Container Best Practices</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">βœ… Production Checklist</div>
<div class="box-content">
<strong>Security:</strong> Don't run as root, use minimal base images (Alpine)<br>
<strong>Size:</strong> Use multi-stage builds, minimize layers<br>
<strong>Scanning:</strong> Scan images with Trivy before pushing<br>
<strong>Tagging:</strong> Never use :latest in production, use semantic versioning<br>
<strong>Health Checks:</strong> Add HEALTHCHECK in Dockerfile
</div>
</div>
<div class="interview-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ“‹ Probable Interview Questions</div>
<div class="box-content">
1. What is the difference between a Docker image and a container?<br>
2. Explain multi-stage builds and their benefits.<br>
3. How does Docker differ from a virtual machine?<br>
4. What is Azure Container Registry and how do you push images to it?<br>
5. How do you scan Docker images for vulnerabilities?<br>
6. What is a Dockerfile and what are best practices for writing one?<br>
7. Explain Docker networking modes (bridge, host, none).<br>
8. What are Docker volumes and when do you use them?<br>
9. How do you optimize Docker image size?<br>
10. What is Docker Compose and when would you use it over Kubernetes?
</div>
</div>
`
},
"kubernetes": {
concepts: `
<h3>What is Kubernetes?</h3>
<p>Kubernetes (K8s) is an open-source container orchestration platform that automates deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.</p>
<table>
<tr><th>Component</th><th>Purpose</th></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Pod</strong></td><td>Smallest deployable unit β€” one or more containers</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Deployment</strong></td><td>Manages Pod replicas and rolling updates</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Service</strong></td><td>Stable networking endpoint for Pods</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Namespace</strong></td><td>Virtual cluster for isolation</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>ConfigMap</strong></td><td>External configuration data</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Secret</strong></td><td>Sensitive data (passwords, tokens)</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Ingress</strong></td><td>HTTP routing and load balancing</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">☸️ AKS (from PDF)</div>
<div class="box-content">
AKS is a managed Kubernetes service in Azure. The PDF project deploys the application to AKS after building and pushing the Docker image to ACR.<br><br>
<strong>Benefits:</strong> Managed control plane, auto-scaling, Azure AD integration, monitoring with Azure Monitor
</div>
</div>
<h3>Kubernetes Architecture</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ—οΈ Control Plane vs Worker Nodes</div>
<div class="box-content">
<strong>Control Plane (Master):</strong><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;β€’ API Server β€” Entry point for all commands<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;β€’ etcd β€” Key-value store for cluster state<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;β€’ Scheduler β€” Assigns Pods to nodes<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;β€’ Controller Manager β€” Maintains desired state<br><br>
<strong>Worker Nodes:</strong><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;β€’ kubelet β€” Manages Pods on the node<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;β€’ kube-proxy β€” Networking rules<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;β€’ Container Runtime β€” Docker/containerd
</div>
</div>
`,
handson: `
<h3>Kubernetes Manifest (from PDF)</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># ds.yml β€” Deployment + Service</span>
<span class="key">apiVersion</span>: apps/v1
<span class="key">kind</span>: Deployment
<span class="key">metadata</span>:
<span class="key">name</span>: bankapp
<span class="key">spec</span>:
<span class="key">replicas</span>: 2
<span class="key">selector</span>:
<span class="key">matchLabels</span>:
<span class="key">app</span>: bankapp
<span class="key">template</span>:
<span class="key">metadata</span>:
<span class="key">labels</span>:
<span class="key">app</span>: bankapp
<span class="key">spec</span>:
<span class="key">containers</span>:
- <span class="key">name</span>: bankapp
<span class="key">image</span>: <span class="string">sosocicdacr77.azurecr.io/dev:latest</span>
<span class="key">ports</span>:
- <span class="key">containerPort</span>: 8080
---
<span class="key">apiVersion</span>: v1
<span class="key">kind</span>: Service
<span class="key">metadata</span>:
<span class="key">name</span>: bankapp-service
<span class="key">spec</span>:
<span class="key">type</span>: LoadBalancer
<span class="key">selector</span>:
<span class="key">app</span>: bankapp
<span class="key">ports</span>:
- <span class="key">port</span>: 80
<span class="key">targetPort</span>: 8080
</div>
<h3>AKS Deploy Pipeline Stage (from PDF)</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Deploy to AKS Stage</span>
- <span class="key">stage</span>: deploy_to_aks
<span class="key">displayName</span>: <span class="string">"Deploy to AKS"</span>
<span class="key">jobs</span>:
- <span class="key">job</span>: deploy_to_aks
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">task</span>: KubernetesManifest@1
<span class="key">inputs</span>:
<span class="key">action</span>: <span class="string">"deploy"</span>
<span class="key">kubernetesServiceConnection</span>: <span class="string">"k8s-conn"</span>
<span class="key">namespace</span>: <span class="string">"default"</span>
<span class="key">manifests</span>: <span class="string">"ds.yml"</span>
</div>
<h3>Essential kubectl Commands</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Get cluster info</span>
<span class="keyword">kubectl</span> cluster-info
<span class="keyword">kubectl</span> get nodes
<span class="comment"># Deploy and manage</span>
<span class="keyword">kubectl</span> apply -f ds.yml
<span class="keyword">kubectl</span> get pods
<span class="keyword">kubectl</span> get services
<span class="keyword">kubectl</span> describe pod bankapp-xyz
<span class="comment"># Scale</span>
<span class="keyword">kubectl</span> scale deployment bankapp --replicas=3
<span class="comment"># Logs and debugging</span>
<span class="keyword">kubectl</span> logs bankapp-xyz
<span class="keyword">kubectl</span> exec -it bankapp-xyz -- /bin/sh
</div>
`,
applications: `
<h3>Deployment Strategies</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Strategy</th><th>Description</th><th>Risk</th></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Rolling Update</strong></td><td>Gradually replace old pods with new</td><td>Low</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Blue-Green</strong></td><td>Two identical environments, switch traffic</td><td>Very Low</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Canary</strong></td><td>Route small % of traffic to new version</td><td>Low</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Recreate</strong></td><td>Kill all old pods, create new ones</td><td>High (downtime)</td></tr>
</table>
<div class="interview-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ“‹ Probable Interview Questions</div>
<div class="box-content">
1. What is Kubernetes and why is it needed?<br>
2. Explain the difference between a Pod, Deployment, and Service.<br>
3. What is AKS and how does it differ from self-managed Kubernetes?<br>
4. How does a Kubernetes Service expose Pods to the internet?<br>
5. What are the different Kubernetes service types (ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer)?<br>
6. Explain Rolling Update vs Blue-Green vs Canary deployments.<br>
7. What is a Kubernetes Namespace and when would you use it?<br>
8. How do you troubleshoot a CrashLoopBackOff pod?<br>
9. What is Helm and how does it help with Kubernetes?<br>
10. How do you integrate AKS with Azure DevOps Pipelines?
</div>
</div>
`
},
"security": {
concepts: `
<h3>Azure Security Model</h3>
<p>Security in Azure DevOps involves identity management, access control, secrets management, and service-to-service authentication.</p>
<h3>Service Principals</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ”‘ Service Principal (from PDF)</div>
<div class="box-content">
A Service Principal is an identity for an application/service to access Azure resources. The PDF walks through:<br><br>
<strong>1.</strong> Register a new application in Azure AD<br>
<strong>2.</strong> Generate a Client Secret (password for the app)<br>
<strong>3.</strong> Assign a Role (e.g., Contributor) to the Service Principal
</div>
</div>
<h3>Service Connections (from PDF)</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Connection Type</th><th>Connects To</th><th>Used For</th></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Azure Resource Manager</strong></td><td>Azure subscription</td><td>Deploy to Azure services</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>SonarQube</strong></td><td>SonarQube server</td><td>Code quality analysis</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Kubernetes</strong></td><td>AKS cluster</td><td>Deploy manifests</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Docker Registry</strong></td><td>ACR</td><td>Push/pull images</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Personal Access Tokens (PAT)</h3>
<div class="callout warning">
<div class="callout-title">⚠️ PAT Best Practices</div>
β€’ Set minimum required scopes<br>
β€’ Set short expiration dates<br>
β€’ Never commit PATs to source control<br>
β€’ Use Managed Identities when possible instead
</div>
<h3>Azure Key Vault</h3>
<p>Azure Key Vault securely stores secrets, keys, and certificates. Integrate it with Azure Pipelines using variable groups linked to Key Vault.</p>
`,
handson: `
<h3>Creating a Service Principal (from PDF)</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Step 1: Register app in Azure AD</span>
<span class="keyword">az</span> ad app create --display-name <span class="string">"devops-pipeline-sp"</span>
<span class="comment"># Step 2: Create service principal</span>
<span class="keyword">az</span> ad sp create --id &lt;APP_ID&gt;
<span class="comment"># Step 3: Create client secret</span>
<span class="keyword">az</span> ad app credential reset \\
--id &lt;APP_ID&gt; \\
--append
<span class="comment"># Step 4: Assign Contributor role</span>
<span class="keyword">az</span> role assignment create \\
--assignee &lt;SP_OBJECT_ID&gt; \\
--role Contributor \\
--scope /subscriptions/&lt;SUB_ID&gt;
</div>
<h3>Key Vault Integration with Pipelines</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Link Variable Group to Key Vault</span>
<span class="key">variables</span>:
- <span class="key">group</span>: <span class="string">"kv-secrets"</span> <span class="comment"># Linked to Azure Key Vault</span>
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">task</span>: AzureKeyVault@2
<span class="key">inputs</span>:
<span class="key">azureSubscription</span>: <span class="string">"azure-conn"</span>
<span class="key">keyVaultName</span>: <span class="string">"my-keyvault"</span>
<span class="key">secretsFilter</span>: <span class="string">"db-password,api-key"</span>
- <span class="key">script</span>: |
echo "Using secret: $(db-password)"
</div>
<h3>RBAC in Azure DevOps</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Role</th><th>Scope</th><th>Permissions</th></tr>
<tr><td>Project Admin</td><td>Project</td><td>Full control</td></tr>
<tr><td>Build Admin</td><td>Pipelines</td><td>Manage build definitions</td></tr>
<tr><td>Contributors</td><td>Project</td><td>Edit code, run pipelines</td></tr>
<tr><td>Readers</td><td>Project</td><td>View only</td></tr>
</table>
`,
applications: `
<h3>Security Checklist for CI/CD</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ›‘οΈ Production Security Checklist</div>
<div class="box-content">
βœ… Use Service Principals (not personal accounts) for pipelines<br>
βœ… Store secrets in Azure Key Vault, never in code<br>
βœ… Enable branch policies and required reviewers<br>
βœ… Scan code with SonarQube and dependencies with Trivy<br>
βœ… Use Managed Identities for Azure-to-Azure auth<br>
βœ… Implement least-privilege RBAC<br>
βœ… Rotate secrets regularly<br>
βœ… Enable audit logging
</div>
</div>
<div class="interview-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ“‹ Probable Interview Questions</div>
<div class="box-content">
1. What is a Service Principal and how does it differ from a Managed Identity?<br>
2. How do you create and manage Service Connections in Azure DevOps?<br>
3. What is Azure Key Vault and how do you integrate it with pipelines?<br>
4. What are PATs and what are the security risks?<br>
5. Explain RBAC in Azure DevOps.<br>
6. How do you implement least-privilege access in CI/CD?<br>
7. What is Workload Identity Federation?<br>
8. How do you prevent secrets from leaking in pipeline logs?<br>
9. What security scanning tools should be in a CI/CD pipeline?<br>
10. How do you audit who ran a pipeline and what changes were deployed?
</div>
</div>
`
},
"mlops": {
concepts: `
<h3>What is MLOps?</h3>
<p>MLOps (Machine Learning Operations) applies DevOps principles to the ML lifecycle: data preparation, model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring.</p>
<div class="pipeline-flow">
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(0,120,212,0.2); color: #0078D4;">Data</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(0,183,195,0.2); color: #00b7c3;">Feature Eng</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(163,113,247,0.2); color: #a371f7;">Train</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(255,107,53,0.2); color: #ff6b35;">Evaluate</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(0,255,136,0.2); color: #00ff88;">Register</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(46,204,113,0.2); color: #2ecc71;">Deploy</div>
<span class="pipeline-arrow">β†’</span>
<div class="pipeline-stage" style="background: rgba(231,76,60,0.2); color: #e74c3c;">Monitor</div>
</div>
<h3>MLOps Maturity Levels</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Level</th><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr>
<tr><td>0</td><td>No MLOps</td><td>Manual notebooks, no versioning</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>DevOps but no MLOps</td><td>CI/CD for code but not for models</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td><td>Automated Training</td><td>Automated training pipeline, model registry</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td>Automated Deployment</td><td>CI/CD for models, A/B testing</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td><td>Full MLOps</td><td>Auto-retraining on drift, canary rollouts, full observability</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Key MLOps Concepts</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">🧠 The Three Pillars of MLOps</div>
<div class="box-content">
<strong>1. Data Management:</strong> Data versioning (DVC), data validation, feature stores<br>
<strong>2. Model Management:</strong> Model registry, experiment tracking (MLflow), reproducibility<br>
<strong>3. Deployment & Monitoring:</strong> Model serving, A/B testing, drift detection, retraining triggers
</div>
</div>
<h3>Data Drift vs Model Drift</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Type</th><th>What Changes</th><th>Detection</th></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Data Drift</strong></td><td>Input data distribution shifts</td><td>Statistical tests (KS, PSI)</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Concept Drift</strong></td><td>Relationship between inputs and outputs changes</td><td>Performance monitoring</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Model Decay</strong></td><td>Model accuracy degrades over time</td><td>Accuracy/F1 dashboards</td></tr>
</table>
`,
handson: `
<h3>Azure ML + Azure DevOps Integration</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># azure-pipelines.yml β€” MLOps Pipeline</span>
<span class="key">trigger</span>:
- main
<span class="key">stages</span>:
- <span class="key">stage</span>: DataValidation
<span class="key">jobs</span>:
- <span class="key">job</span>: validate_data
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">script</span>: |
python validate_data.py \\
--input data/train.csv \\
--schema schema.json
- <span class="key">stage</span>: TrainModel
<span class="key">dependsOn</span>: DataValidation
<span class="key">jobs</span>:
- <span class="key">job</span>: train
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">task</span>: AzureCLI@2
<span class="key">inputs</span>:
<span class="key">azureSubscription</span>: <span class="string">"azure-ml-conn"</span>
<span class="key">scriptType</span>: <span class="string">"bash"</span>
<span class="key">scriptLocation</span>: <span class="string">"inlineScript"</span>
<span class="key">inlineScript</span>: |
az ml job create -f train_job.yml
- <span class="key">stage</span>: RegisterModel
<span class="key">dependsOn</span>: TrainModel
<span class="key">jobs</span>:
- <span class="key">job</span>: register
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">script</span>: |
az ml model create \\
--name my-model \\
--version $(Build.BuildId) \\
--path outputs/model.pkl
- <span class="key">stage</span>: DeployModel
<span class="key">dependsOn</span>: RegisterModel
<span class="key">jobs</span>:
- <span class="key">job</span>: deploy
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">script</span>: |
az ml online-endpoint create -f endpoint.yml
az ml online-deployment create -f deployment.yml
</div>
<h3>MLflow Experiment Tracking</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Python β€” Track experiments with MLflow</span>
<span class="keyword">import</span> mlflow
mlflow.set_experiment(<span class="string">"fraud-detection"</span>)
<span class="keyword">with</span> mlflow.start_run():
mlflow.log_param(<span class="string">"learning_rate"</span>, 0.01)
mlflow.log_param(<span class="string">"n_estimators"</span>, 100)
model = train_model(X_train, y_train)
accuracy = evaluate(model, X_test, y_test)
mlflow.log_metric(<span class="string">"accuracy"</span>, accuracy)
mlflow.log_metric(<span class="string">"f1_score"</span>, f1)
mlflow.sklearn.log_model(model, <span class="string">"model"</span>)
</div>
`,
applications: `
<h3>MLOps Tools Ecosystem</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Category</th><th>Azure</th><th>Open Source</th></tr>
<tr><td>Experiment Tracking</td><td>Azure ML Studio</td><td>MLflow, W&B</td></tr>
<tr><td>Data Versioning</td><td>Azure ML Datasets</td><td>DVC, LakeFS</td></tr>
<tr><td>Model Registry</td><td>Azure ML Registry</td><td>MLflow Registry</td></tr>
<tr><td>Model Serving</td><td>Azure ML Endpoints</td><td>Seldon, BentoML</td></tr>
<tr><td>Feature Store</td><td>Azure ML Feature Store</td><td>Feast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Monitoring</td><td>Azure Monitor + ML</td><td>Evidently, WhyLabs</td></tr>
</table>
<div class="interview-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ“‹ Probable Interview Questions</div>
<div class="box-content">
1. What is MLOps and how does it differ from DevOps?<br>
2. Explain the MLOps maturity levels.<br>
3. What is data drift and how do you detect it?<br>
4. How do you version ML models and datasets?<br>
5. What is a model registry and why is it important?<br>
6. How do you implement CI/CD for ML models in Azure DevOps?<br>
7. What is a feature store and when do you need one?<br>
8. How do you implement A/B testing for ML models?<br>
9. What is MLflow and how does it integrate with Azure ML?<br>
10. How would you design an automated retraining pipeline triggered by drift?
</div>
</div>
`
},
"monitoring": {
concepts: `
<h3>Deployment Verification (from PDF)</h3>
<p>After deploying to AKS, verification ensures the application is running correctly:</p>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">βœ… Verification Steps (from PDF)</div>
<div class="box-content">
<strong>1.</strong> Go to AKS cluster β†’ Workloads β†’ Verify "bankapp" is running<br>
<strong>2.</strong> Go to Services and Ingresses β†’ Get External IP<br>
<strong>3.</strong> Access the app via the external IP<br>
<strong>4.</strong> Confirm the application is working fine
</div>
</div>
<h3>Pipeline Automation (from PDF)</h3>
<p>To automate the pipeline so it triggers on every code change:</p>
<div class="callout insight">
<div class="callout-title">πŸ’‘ From the PDF</div>
Change <code>trigger: none</code> to <code>trigger: [main]</code> in the YAML pipeline. Then test by creating a new file in Azure Repos β€” the pipeline should start automatically.
</div>
<h3>Monitoring Stack</h3>
<table>
<tr><th>Layer</th><th>What to Monitor</th><th>Azure Tool</th></tr>
<tr><td>Infrastructure</td><td>CPU, Memory, Disk, Network</td><td>Azure Monitor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Application</td><td>Response time, Error rates, Throughput</td><td>Application Insights</td></tr>
<tr><td>Kubernetes</td><td>Pod health, Node status, Resource usage</td><td>Container Insights</td></tr>
<tr><td>Pipeline</td><td>Build time, Failure rate, Deployment frequency</td><td>Azure DevOps Analytics</td></tr>
<tr><td>ML Models</td><td>Accuracy, Data drift, Prediction latency</td><td>Azure ML Monitoring</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Email Notifications (from PDF)</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ“§ Email Communication Service</div>
<div class="box-content">
The PDF demonstrates setting up Azure Email Communication Services to send pipeline notifications. This involves:<br>
<strong>1.</strong> Create Email Communication Service resource<br>
<strong>2.</strong> Add Azure subdomain or custom domain<br>
<strong>3.</strong> Configure pipeline to send notifications on completion
</div>
</div>
`,
handson: `
<h3>Azure Monitor & Application Insights</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Enable Container Insights on AKS</span>
<span class="keyword">az</span> aks enable-addons \\
--resource-group rg-devops \\
--name my-aks-cluster \\
--addons monitoring
<span class="comment"># Create Application Insights</span>
<span class="keyword">az</span> monitor app-insights component create \\
--app my-app \\
--location eastus \\
--resource-group rg-devops
</div>
<h3>Pipeline Notifications Setup</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Pipeline notification via Azure DevOps REST API</span>
<span class="key">stages</span>:
- <span class="key">stage</span>: Notify
<span class="key">condition</span>: always()
<span class="key">jobs</span>:
- <span class="key">job</span>: send_notification
<span class="key">steps</span>:
- <span class="key">script</span>: |
<span class="keyword">if</span> [ "$(Agent.JobStatus)" == "Succeeded" ]; then
echo "Pipeline PASSED βœ…"
<span class="keyword">else</span>
echo "Pipeline FAILED ❌"
<span class="keyword">fi</span>
- <span class="key">task</span>: SendEmail@1
<span class="key">inputs</span>:
<span class="key">to</span>: <span class="string">"team@company.com"</span>
<span class="key">subject</span>: <span class="string">"Pipeline $(Build.BuildId) - $(Agent.JobStatus)"</span>
</div>
<h3>Alerting Rules</h3>
<div class="code-block">
<span class="comment"># Create Azure Monitor Alert for high CPU</span>
<span class="keyword">az</span> monitor metrics alert create \\
--name <span class="string">"high-cpu-alert"</span> \\
--resource-group rg-devops \\
--scopes /subscriptions/.../aks-cluster \\
--condition <span class="string">"avg Percentage CPU > 80"</span> \\
--action /subscriptions/.../action-group \\
--window-size 5m \\
--evaluation-frequency 1m
</div>
`,
applications: `
<h3>Observability Best Practices</h3>
<div class="info-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ“Š The Three Pillars of Observability</div>
<div class="box-content">
<strong>Logs:</strong> Structured logging with correlation IDs (Azure Log Analytics)<br>
<strong>Metrics:</strong> Time-series data for dashboards and alerting (Azure Monitor)<br>
<strong>Traces:</strong> Distributed tracing across microservices (Application Insights)
</div>
</div>
<div class="interview-box">
<div class="box-title">πŸ“‹ Probable Interview Questions</div>
<div class="box-content">
1. How do you verify a deployment in AKS is successful?<br>
2. How do you automate a CI/CD pipeline to trigger on code push?<br>
3. What is Azure Monitor and Container Insights?<br>
4. Explain the three pillars of observability (Logs, Metrics, Traces).<br>
5. How do you set up email notifications for pipeline results?<br>
6. What are Azure Monitor Alerts and how do you configure them?<br>
7. How do you monitor Kubernetes cluster health?<br>
8. What is Application Insights and how does it work?<br>
9. How do you track DORA metrics in Azure DevOps?<br>
10. How would you set up monitoring for an ML model in production?
</div>
</div>
`
}
};
function createModuleHTML(module) {
const content = MODULE_CONTENT[module.id] || {};
return `
<div class="module" id="${module.id}-module">
<button class="btn-back" onclick="switchTo('dashboard')">← Back to Dashboard</button>
<header>
<h1>${module.icon} ${module.title}</h1>
<p class="subtitle">${module.description}</p>
</header>
<div class="tabs">
<button class="tab-btn active" onclick="switchTab(event, '${module.id}-concepts')">πŸ“– Key Concepts</button>
<button class="tab-btn" onclick="switchTab(event, '${module.id}-handson')">πŸ”§ Hands-On / YAML</button>
<button class="tab-btn" onclick="switchTab(event, '${module.id}-applications')">🎯 Applications & Interview</button>
</div>
<div id="${module.id}-concepts" class="tab active">
<div class="section">
<h2>πŸ“– Key Concepts</h2>
${content.concepts || '<p>Content loading...</p>'}
</div>
</div>
<div id="${module.id}-handson" class="tab">
<div class="section">
<h2>πŸ”§ Hands-On / YAML</h2>
${content.handson || '<p>Content loading...</p>'}
</div>
</div>
<div id="${module.id}-applications" class="tab">
<div class="section">
<h2>🎯 Applications & Interview Questions</h2>
${content.applications || '<p>Content loading...</p>'}
</div>
</div>
</div>
`;
}
function initDashboard() {
const grid = document.getElementById("modulesGrid");
const container = document.getElementById("modulesContainer");
modules.forEach((module) => {
const card = document.createElement("div");
card.className = "card";
card.style.borderColor = module.color;
card.onclick = () => switchTo(module.id + "-module");
card.innerHTML = `
<div class="card-icon">${module.icon}</div>
<h3>${module.title}</h3>
<p>${module.description}</p>
<span class="category-label">${module.category}</span>
`;
grid.appendChild(card);
container.innerHTML += createModuleHTML(module);
});
}
function switchTo(target) {
document.querySelectorAll('.dashboard, .module').forEach(el => el.classList.remove('active'));
const elem = document.getElementById(target);
if (elem) { elem.classList.add('active'); window.scrollTo(0, 0); }
}
function switchTab(e, tabId) {
const module = e.target.closest('.module');
if (!module) return;
module.querySelectorAll('.tab').forEach(t => t.classList.remove('active'));
module.querySelectorAll('.tab-btn').forEach(b => b.classList.remove('active'));
const tab = document.getElementById(tabId);
if (tab) tab.classList.add('active');
e.target.classList.add('active');
}
initDashboard();
</script>
</body>
</html>