AZ-2010: Designing and Implementing Platform Engineering

Course Description

Advance your cloud infrastructure skills with AZ-2010: Designing and Implementing Platform Engineering, an instructor-led course focused on building scalable, reliable, and automated cloud platforms using Azure. Learn how to design and implement platform engineering solutions that streamline developer workflows, standardize infrastructure, and accelerate application delivery. This course covers platform architecture, infrastructure automation, self-service capabilities, and governance — empowering teams to create robust, secure, and scalable cloud platforms.

Target Audience

Ideal for:

• Cloud Architects, Platform Engineers, and DevOps Professionals tasked with designing and managing enterprise cloud platforms

• Infrastructure and operations engineers seeking to implement platform engineering best practices to improve developer productivity and governance

Prerequisites:

• Experience with Azure infrastructure and DevOps practices

• Understanding of cloud architecture and automation tools

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Platform Engineering Concepts

• Define platform engineering and its role in modern cloud environments

• Explore platform as a product approach and developer experience optimization

• Understand platform governance, security, and compliance essentials

Module 2: Designing Cloud Platforms for Scalability and Reliability

• Architect Azure platforms that enable scalability and high availability

• Design modular, reusable platform components using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Plan for multi-environment and multi-region deployments

Module 3: Implementing Infrastructure Automation and Self-Service

• Automate platform provisioning with tools like ARM templates, Bicep, and Terraform

• Build self-service capabilities to empower developers with controlled resource access

• Integrate CI/CD pipelines for platform updates and lifecycle management

Module 4: Security, Compliance, and Governance in Platform Engineering

• Embed security best practices into platform design

• Use Azure Policy, Blueprints, and Management Groups for governance

• Monitor compliance and audit platform health continuously

Module 5: Operationalizing and Managing Platform Engineering

• Implement monitoring and alerting strategies using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics

• Manage platform lifecycle, versioning, and change control

• Foster collaboration between platform teams and developers

Hands-On Experience

This course dedicates 40% to 50% of the time to hands-on exercises, enabling participants to apply platform engineering techniques through practical scenarios focused on Azure infrastructure automation, governance, and self-service platform delivery.

Skills You’ll Gain

By the end of AZ-2010, you will be able to:

• Design scalable and reliable Azure cloud platforms

• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code tools

• Implement platform governance and compliance using Azure native services

• Build developer-centric self-service portals and capabilities

• Manage platform operations to ensure continuous improvement and security