Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) validates ability to combine people, processes, and technologies to deliver valuable products and services that meet user needs and business objectives. Focus on CI/CD, source control, security, compliance.
A visual preview of how exclam.ai turns a 10-week AZ-400 plan into daily domain coverage, flashcard, quiz, review, and mock streaks. Adjust the start date and review week to fit your exam timeline.
40-60 questions, 120 minutes. Multiple choice, case studies.
AZ-104 (Administrator) or AZ-204 (Developer) is a prerequisite.
$165 USD
The 5 domains tested on AZ-400, with approximate weights from the official exam guide. exclam.ai weights your study plan according to these percentages.
| Domain | Approximate weight |
|---|---|
| Design and implement processes and communications | 10-15% |
| Design and implement a source control strategy | 15-20% |
| Design and implement build and release pipelines | 40-45% |
| Develop a security and compliance plan | 10-15% |
| Implement an instrumentation strategy | 10-15% |
Source: official AZ-400 exam guide published by Microsoft Azure.
How the 5-domain AZ-400 plan distributes across 10 weeks at the start date you picked above. Heavier-weight domains get more time; lighter ones may pair into a single week. Adjust the controls in the tracker to re-slot review and mocks.
Cover Design and implement processes and communications end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Cover Design and implement a source control strategy end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Cover Design and implement build and release pipelines end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Cover Develop a security and compliance plan end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Cover Implement an instrumentation strategy end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Weak-topic drilling. exclam.ai surfaces topics where you underperformed during coverage and re-quizzes them. Daily FSRS flashcard reps across all 5 topics to prevent decay. Start doing timed question batches focused on the heaviest-weight sections.
Full-length AZ-400 practice exams under timed conditions. Target one mock every 3–5 days. Same-day error review: for every question you miss, re-derive the solution from scratch. Taper in the final 3 days — light flashcards only.
Microsoft Azure publishes the AZ-400 exam guide as a free HTML page. Download it, upload it to exclam.ai, and get a fully guided study plan with adaptive flashcards and quizzes in minutes.
Upload the AZ-400 exam guide and exclam.ai generates flashcards for each of the 5 domains, mapped to the approximate exam weights.
Quizzes pull more questions from heavier domains. exclam.ai tracks which domains you're weakest on and weights future practice accordingly.
Coverage phase, review phase, and mocks — distributed across your target timeline. Falls behind automatically rebalance without re-planning.
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Either works as the prerequisite. AZ-204 (Developer) aligns better with developers moving into DevOps roles. AZ-104 (Administrator) aligns better with ops-to-DevOps paths.
Pick the timeline that matches your exam date. Each plan distributes ~100 hours across the 5 AZ-400 domains in syllabus order, with review and mock phases following coverage.
Upload the free Azure AZ-400 exam guide and exclam.ai builds a fully guided study plan. Free to start.