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Azure DevOps Server 2019 Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Tarun Arora, Utkarsh Shigihalli
Book Image

Azure DevOps Server 2019 Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Tarun Arora, Utkarsh Shigihalli

Overview of this book

Previously known as Team Foundation Server (TFS), Azure DevOps Server is a comprehensive on-premise DevOps toolset with a rich ecosystem of open source plugins. This book will help you learn how to effectively use the different Azure DevOps services. You will start by building high-quality scalable software targeting .NET, .NET Core and Node.js applications. Next, you will learn techniques that will help you to set up end-to-end traceability of your code changes, from design through to release. Whether you are deploying software on-premise or in the cloud in App Service, Functions, or Azure VMs, this book will help you learn release management techniques to reduce failures. As you progress, you will be able to secure application configuration by using Azure Key Vault. You will also understand how to create and release extensions to the Azure DevOps marketplace and reach the million-strong developer ecosystem for feedback. Later, the working extension samples will even allow you to iterate changes in your extensions easily and release updates to the marketplace quickly. By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the skills you need to break down the invisible silos between your software development teams, and transform them into a modern cross-functional software development team.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Title Page
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Deploying an Azure Virtual Machine to Azure Dev Test Lab (DTL)


Development teams are often limited by the infrastructure that is available to them to deploy and test their changes. The cloud promises to address this by giving you an infinite resource capacity that you can consume in a pay-as-you-go subscription model. Enterprises making their first foray into the cloud are keen to test the waters by moving development and test workloads to the cloud. However, the biggest apprehension when moving to the cloud for Development and Testing teams is repeatability, security, and governance. Microsoft understands the trend, so to help customers make the move, it has introduced a new service called Azure Dev Test Lab.

Azure DTL is a service that helps development teams quickly create heterogeneous environments in Azure while minimizing waste and controlling cost. The biggest unique selling proposition for Azure DTL is the ability to lock down the lab by securing the network to a private subnet, applying...