Microsoft · Official Blueprint · Last reviewed May 2026
The official Microsoft AZ-400 exam covers 7 domains. The vendor does not publish percentage weights for these domains — treat each as an equal part of the exam blueprint.
Covers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Configure processes and communications domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Configure processes and communications questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Design and implement source control domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Design and implement source control questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Design and implement build and release pipelines domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Design and implement build and release pipelines questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Develop a security and compliance plan domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Develop a security and compliance plan questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Implement an instrumentation strategy domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Implement an instrumentation strategy questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Design and implement a DevOps infrastructure domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Design and implement a DevOps infrastructure questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Design and implement a source control strategy domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Design and implement a source control strategy questionsThe vendor does not currently publish percentage weights for these domains, so Courseiva does not rank them by weight.
Work through each domain systematically — cover fundamentals first, then applied and scenario-based topics.
Never skip a domain regardless of perceived importance. Full coverage is required to pass.
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