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Azure DevOps Services is Microsoft’s cloud-hosted DevOps platform offering source control, CI/CD pipelines, work tracking and package feeds. It integrates planning, build, test and deployment workflows to streamline delivery on Azure or other clouds. Enterprise features include permissions, extensibility and REST APIs.
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Azure DevOps Services is Microsoft’s cloud-based DevOps platform for source control, CI/CD, work tracking, and package feeds. It connects planning, build, test, and deployment in a managed service.
Microsoft developed Azure DevOps Services as the hosted successor to Team Foundation Service Preview, Visual Studio Online, and Visual Studio Team Services. It moved repositories, pipelines, work items, and artifacts into a shared cloud environment so teams do not have to operate the platform themselves.
Think of it as a control room for software delivery. Work items describe the task, repositories hold the code, pipelines build and test changes, and artifacts or package feeds pass results to the next steps. Permissions, approvals, and policies govern the same flow through one central interface.
Changes are automatically integrated, tested, and delivered through repeatable workflows.
Repositories keep code versioned in one place and support pull requests and change tracking.
Boards and work items make requirements, tasks, and status visible.
Build, test, and deploy steps run as defined process chains inside the platform.
Artifacts and packages are published internally and made available to downstream builds or releases.
Access, approvals, and rules determine who may change, verify, or release what.
Azure DevOps Services is useful when development, testing, and deployment should be bundled in one centrally managed system, especially across multiple teams, repositories, or environments. Its value comes from standardization and traceability; the trade-offs are Microsoft dependence, ongoing permission management, and a stricter process frame.
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