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Azure DevOps
Microsoft's all-in-one DevOps platform from planning to production.
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CI/CD Cloud Platform DevOps Platform
Overview
Microsoft's end-to-end DevOps solution with Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Test Plans, and Artifacts.
Key Features
- Azure Pipelines: YAML-based CI/CD running on Microsoft-hosted or self-hosted agents
- Azure Boards: Kanban, sprints, and backlog management
- Azure Repos: Git hosting with pull request workflows
- Azure Artifacts: universal package feed for npm, NuGet, Maven, and more
- Azure Test Plans: manual and exploratory testing management
- Deep integration with the full Microsoft and Azure ecosystem
Real-World Workflows
End-to-end .NET app delivery to Azure Kubernetes Service
- 1Code is hosted in Azure Repos; pipeline triggers on pull request
- 2Build stage compiles the .NET app, runs tests, and publishes artifacts
- 3Docker image is built and pushed to Azure Container Registry
- 4Release pipeline deploys to AKS using Helm with environment approvals
- 5Azure Monitor alerts are configured for the production deployment
Multi-stage deployment with approval gates
- 1Define dev, staging, and prod as separate pipeline environments
- 2Deploy to dev automatically; staging requires QA team approval
- 3Add a business approval check before the production environment
- 4Use deployment strategies (canary or rolling) for zero-downtime releases
Getting Started
# Create a pipeline from the Azure DevOps portal # or define azure-pipelines.yml: trigger: - main pool: vmImage: ubuntu-latest steps: - script: echo Hello, Azure DevOps!
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