Applied Skills

Microsoft Applied Skills: Automate Azure Load Testing by using GitHub Actions

Validate your technical skills and open doors to new possibilities of advancement with Microsoft Applied Skills.

At a glance

Overview

To earn this Microsoft Applied Skills credential, learners demonstrate the ability to Automate Azure Load Testing by using GitHub Actions.

The scenario in this experience represents real-world challenges faced by developers and DevOps professionals.

Candidates for this credential should be familiar with creating resources in Azure, configuring Azure App Service and Azure Load Testing, and authoring GitHub Actions workflows. Candidates should have experience using Visual Studio Code.

Skills earned upon completion

Prepare for the assessment

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This assessment will use an interactive lab to evaluate your performance. It will take a few minutes to load the lab, and you may do other activities while it loads. After you launch the lab, you will need to wait 72 hours to launch it again. Your mouse movements and text entered during the lab will be recorded for quality purposes. Learn more

Evaluated in this assessment

  • Prepare the GitHub and Azure environments
  • Configure GitHub Actions to deploy an app to Azure App Service
  • Create and configure load tests
  • Configure GitHub Actions to run load tests
  • Manage deployment slots and pull requests by using GitHub Actions

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Applied Skills Resources

Study guide for Applied Skills

This study guide provides a summary of the topics covered in the assessment lab, along with additional resources to help you prepare.

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