Subhajit Chatterjee - Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions AZ-400 Exam Guide: Prepare for the certification exam and successfully apply Azure DevOps strategies with practical labs, 2nd Edition

Prepare for the certification exam and successfully apply Azure DevOps strategies with practical labs

Subhajit Chatterjee

Swapneel Deshpande

Henry Been

Maik van der Gaag

BIRMINGHAMMUMBAI

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Subhajit Chatterjee has a bachelor of engineering degree and a postgraduate diploma in information technology. He has also taken up many online certifications that have helped him learn and grow as a software engineering professional.

He has over two decades of experience in designing, implementing, and managing software development projects, using Microsoft and open source technologies. He is a seasoned engineering leader and has delivered many large and complex projects in Azure, IoT, enterprise integrations, web applications, and the mobility space.

He loves to solve problems and is passionate about sharing his learning with the community.

I want to thank the people who have been close to me and supported me all these years, especially my wife and my elder brother who have always been a source of motivation. I am also grateful to my work colleagues who are an inspiration themselves and have helped me learn and grow.

Swapneel Deshpande is a solution architect, development consultant, and a trusted technology advisor, entrepreneur, start-up consultant, and more. He has been working in IT for nearly two decades, with expertise in .NET and web-related technologies. He has led the software architecture design, development, and delivery of large, complex solutions. He is passionate about embracing new technologies and teaching. His current role involves leading large and complex projects right from architecture to delivery.

To my family for their unwavering support, patience, and encouragement throughout the process of writing this book. I am also grateful for my elder sister who has always been a source of motivation for me.

Henry Been has been working in IT for over ten years. He is an independent architect, developer, and trainer, who has worked with many different companies. With many of these companies, Henry has embarked on a journey implementing practices such as continuous integration and deployment, infrastructure as code, trunk-based development, and implementing feedback loops.

Alongside his work, Henry creates online training courses for Pluralsight and A Cloud Guru, and frequently speaks at meetups and conferences. He has held the Microsoft MVP award since 2019.

Maik van der Gaag is the CTO at 3fifty, an experienced consultancy company with a strong focus on the Microsoft cloud. He has over 15 years of experience providing architecture, development, training, and design expertise. During his career, Maik has worked on a variety of projects, ranging from cloud transformations to DevOps implementations.

Maik loves to share his knowledge, which was also one of the reasons why he founded the Dutch Cloud meetup. Maik is a Microsoft MVP, public speaker, talented blog writer, and an organizer of events.

Shachaf Goldstein has 10 years of experience in the IT infrastructure and development fields alongside 3 years of experience in cloud infrastructure and solutions. He practices various DevOps methodologies and works with many platforms (GitHub, Azure DevOps, Atlassian Jira, GitLab). Shachaf is an experienced professional in automated cloud deployments, both for code and infrastructure elements, with a focus on Azure in recent years.

Jamel Achahbar has over 10 years of experience training people in several domains, is especially passionate about conveying technical knowledge to his audience in a practical way, and is an Azure geek. He has delivered Azure Immersion Workshops, created practical labs and blog content, and is a technical lead at his current company. He enjoys supporting his colleagues to achieve success for their customers. He has been instrumental in the move to the cloud of several customers. He has a degree in network and systems administration and is a Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert and Microsoft Certified Trainer. He likes to get out of his comfort zone and take on challenges to keep learning and growing. Jamel has a never-ending learning attitude.

Id like to thank my family and friends who understand the time and commitment it takes to keep abreast of everything that happens in the cloud. Working in this field would not be possible without the support system of a great Microsoft cloud community, passionate leaders, and great friends and family. Thank you to all of the giants who created these great tools, content, and services to make our work easier and help us achieve success!