Last-mile 1Z0-1109-25 review: CI/CD pipeline mental models, Terraform/Resource Manager rules, blue/green vs canary pickers, secrets handling, and observability/rollback cues.
Use this for last‑mile review. DevOps answers are judged by safety: gates, rollback, and observability.
flowchart LR
G["Git commit"] --> B["Build + test"]
B --> A["Artifact"]
A --> D["Deploy"]
D --> M["Monitor"]
M -->|rollback| D
Exam rule: if there’s no rollback story, the answer is rarely correct.
| Requirement | Prefer | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Minimize risk for critical app | Canary | limit blast radius |
| Fast cutover with proven stack | Blue/green | quick switch + rollback |
| Simple update, low risk | Rolling | lowest operational overhead |
| You need… | Prefer |
|---|---|
| Keys/secrets | Vault |
| App config | parameterization + environment scoping |