After this seminar you can plan an internal developer platform with confidence: you derive architecture decisions from security, cost and compliance requirements, shape self-service so teams deliver faster while rules still apply, and use observability to check whether the platform does its job. You also draft a roadmap that ties platform work to business goals. The course suits experienced DevOps and platform engineers, architects and technical leads who already work with Azure and want to move from individual pipelines to a shared platform.
What you’ll take away.
- Explain how platform engineering serves development teams and business goals
- Design platform architectures with security, scale, cost and compliance in mind
- Plan developer self-service with clear guardrails and governance
- Use observability and feedback loops to improve the platform continuously
- Build a platform roadmap that reflects business priorities and emerging technology
Your training in detail
- Who is it for?
- Platform and DevOps engineers, software developers, IT architects and technical leads who build or evolve an internal platform. Security and compliance staff who help define guardrails will also benefit.
- Prerequisites
- You understand the IaaS, PaaS and SaaS cloud models, have hands-on experience in Azure administration or Azure development, and are comfortable with version control, agile software development and DevOps practices.
- Format & planning
- Standard length: 1 training day. A different length can be arranged for companies.
Agenda: from understanding to application
Our independently developed agenda proposal. Focus areas, lab environment and scope are agreed before booking.
Foundations: goals, roles and value of platform engineering in an organisation
Secure, scalable platform architecture: capacity planning, cost, automation and regulatory requirements
Developer self-service: balancing provisioning paths, templates and governance
Observability: analysing performance data, bottlenecks and feedback from development teams
Continuous improvement: feedback loops, market trends and a culture of innovation in the platform team
Strategic roadmap: aligning platform initiatives with business goals and preparing for future technology
You design an internal platform for a sample organisation: target architecture, a self-service offering with guardrails, suitable observability metrics and a roadmap for the next stages. Finally, you present your decisions and explain your reasoning.
Exams, licences & credentials
Microsoft does not list a certification exam for this course; the seminar is about building expertise. It is not an official Microsoft course unless the offer explicitly says so.
Vendor references & review date
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Your learning content
These objectives describe the training topic. The specific syllabus, dates and trainer are agreed before booking; the written offer is binding.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an exam for AZ-2010?
Microsoft does not list a certification exam for this course. The focus is on concepts and decisions for building a platform.
How does AZ-2010 differ from AZ-400?
AZ-400 covers DevOps processes and pipelines in detail and prepares for an exam. AZ-2010 works one level higher: platform architecture, self-service for many teams, governance and strategic planning.
Which products are involved?
Microsoft maps the learning path to Azure, Azure DevOps and GitHub. The concepts also transfer to platforms built with other tools.
Does AZ-2010 Design and Implement Platform Engineering: planning internal developer platforms include a certificate?
Microsoft does not list a certification exam for this course; the seminar is about building expertise. It is not an official Microsoft course unless the offer explicitly says so.