Your developers waste valuable time configuring their work environments and manually provisioning Azure resources for each project? Organizations without a centralized developer platform see productivity drop due to inconsistent configurations, provisioning delays, and insufficient security controls. Without a Platform Engineering approach, each team reinvents its own processes and cloud costs become uncontrollable.
This official Microsoft AZ-2010 training teaches you in 1 day how to implement a developer platform with Azure DevCenter. You configure dev centers, create reusable environment definitions, set up preconfigured dev boxes, and implement template catalogs to standardize resource provisioning. MCT-certified trainers guide you through Microsoft cloud labs with hands-on Platform Engineering scenarios. This training validates the corresponding Applied Skill. Sessions are available in person in Geneva and Lausanne or as virtual classroom.
Module 1: Foundations of Platform Engineering
Module 2: Design Secure and Scalable Platform Architectures
Module 3: Implement Developer Self-Service
Module 4: Observability and Continuous Improvement
Module 5: Strategic Platform Road Mapping
Platform Engineering is emerging as a key discipline for organizations seeking to scale their development practices. Rather than letting each team manage its own infrastructure and tools, a centralized approach with a developer platform standardizes environments, automates provisioning, and ensures security compliance. Azure DevCenter is Microsoft’s response to this need, providing a managed platform for creating developer environments and deploying application infrastructure. For Swiss companies with multiple development teams, Platform Engineering reduces onboarding time, eliminates configuration drift, and controls cloud costs.
This intensive one-day training covers implementing a developer platform with Azure DevCenter. You start by configuring a dev center with projects and access policies that define who can create what in your organization. You then create deployment environment definitions using infrastructure as code templates (ARM/Bicep) that developers can provision on demand. The dev boxes module covers creating preconfigured virtual machines with all tools and configurations needed for each project type. You implement template catalogs connected to Git repositories for centralized and versioned management of environment definitions. The training concludes with configuring governance policies and cost controls to maintain control over provisioned resources.
This training is designed for platform engineers, DevOps engineers, and cloud architects responsible for developer environments in their organization. IT infrastructure managers looking to modernize developer tool provisioning will find a structured and scalable approach. Prerequisites include experience with Azure administration (resource management, access policies), understanding of infrastructure as code concepts (ARM, Bicep, or Terraform), and familiarity with developer environment management. Experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub is helpful for the catalog integration portion.
Azure DevCenter fits into Microsoft’s cloud strategy as the central component for Platform Engineering. The platform integrates with Azure Deployment Environments for application infrastructure provisioning, Microsoft Dev Box for developer workstations, and Azure DevOps/GitHub for code and CI/CD management. For enterprises, this centralization provides unified visibility into developer environments, cost control through policies and quotas, and security compliance through predefined templates. Dev centers support multi-project organizations with role-based access controls and customizable catalogs for each team.
ITTA delivers this training with MCT-certified trainers experienced in implementing developer platforms for Swiss companies. Sessions in Geneva and Lausanne are limited in size for personalized interaction with the trainer. Official Microsoft lab environments provide a complete infrastructure to practice DevCenter configurations, environment definitions, and dev box deployments. This training validates a Microsoft Applied Skill, demonstrating your practical ability to implement Platform Engineering with Azure DevCenter. Post-training support helps you set up your developer platform in your organization.
What is the difference between Azure DevCenter and Azure DevOps?
Azure DevOps manages CI/CD, source code, and project tracking. Azure DevCenter manages developer environments and infrastructure provisioning. The two platforms are complementary: DevCenter provides the environments, DevOps manages the delivery pipeline.
Do I need Platform Engineering experience to take this training?
No, the training covers Platform Engineering concepts from the fundamentals. Azure administration experience and understanding of infrastructure as code are the main prerequisites.
What are Microsoft Dev Boxes?
Dev Boxes are cloud-hosted developer workstations preconfigured with the tools and settings needed for each project. They allow developers to start working immediately without manual environment setup.
Can DevCenter integrate with existing Git repositories?
Yes, DevCenter supports connecting to GitHub and Azure DevOps repositories for managing environment definition catalogs, enabling centralized and versioned template management.
Is this training relevant for small organizations?
DevCenter is primarily designed for organizations with multiple development teams. For smaller structures, the Platform Engineering concepts taught remain valuable, but full DevCenter implementation may be more relevant as the organization scales.
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