Introduction to GitHub Actions | AZ-400 | Episode 11

Description

Episode 11 of 25 For the full video series, click here: https://aka.ms/AZ-400onYouTube In this episode, Microsoft Technical Trainer Andrew Conniff introduces a practical overview of GitHub Actions and their role in modern CI/CD workflows. You’ll learn how workflows are defined by using YAML, and how events, jobs, steps, and runners work together to automate building, testing, and deploying code directly from GitHub repositories. The session also explains where workflows are stored, how jobs can run in parallel or with dependencies, how to review logs and results in the GitHub interface, and why pinning action versions is important for reliability and security. This episode aligns with AZ-400 certification objectives related to implementing CI/CD by using GitHub Actions. Learn more about this course and take the certification exam to test your new skills: https://aka.ms/AZ-400onLearn