Challenges

Eight challenges guide you through the full Infrastructure-as-Code lifecycle — from gathering requirements with an AI agent to presenting your solution in a partner showcase.

Tip

Each challenge names its input artifact (what you need from the previous step), output artifact (what you produce), and next step. Check the Artifact Handoff table at the bottom of each challenge page.

Challenge Overview

#	Challenge	Duration	Points
1	Requirements Capture	30 min	20
2	Architecture Design	30 min	25
3	Bicep Implementation & Deploy	45 min	25
4	DR Curveball & Deploy	45 min	10
5	Load Testing	30 min	5
6	Workload Documentation	15 min	5
7	Troubleshooting & Diagnostics	5 min	5
8	Partner Showcase	60 min	10

Total: 105 base points + up to 25 bonus points

Challenge Flow

%%{init: {'theme':'neutral'}}%%
graph LR
    C1[C1: Requirements] --> C2[C2: Architecture]
    C2 --> C3[C3: Bicep]
    C3 --> CB[⚡ CURVEBALL ⚡]
    CB --> C4[C4: DR]
    C4 --> C5[C5: Load Test]
    C5 --> C6[C6: Docs]
    C6 --> C7[C7: Diagnose]
    C7 --> C8[C8: Showcase]

    style CB fill:#ff6b6b,color:#fff
    style C8 fill:#0078d4,color:#fff

Text alternative: Challenge flow

C1 Requirements → C2 Architecture → C3 Bicep Implementation → ⚡ CURVEBALL ⚡ → C4 DR → C5 Load Test → C6 Docs → C7 Diagnose → C8 Showcase

Challenge 4 is announced as a surprise midway through the event.

Note

Challenge 4 is announced as a surprise midway through the event — simulating real-world requirement changes.