Best Branching Strategies for Dev Teams
Explains why environment-based branching slows development, and recommends using feature flags and progressive rollouts for simpler, faster, and safer …
DevOps is a philosophy that unites people, processes, and technology to deliver continuous value, fostering collaboration, automation, and shared accountability.
DevOps is not a methodology, framework, or job title—it is an philosophy or ethos that unites people, processes, and technology to enable continuous value delivery. At its core, DevOps is about eliminating friction between development and operations, fostering collaboration, and embracing automation to achieve high-quality, fast, and reliable software delivery.
DevOps is built on principles that extend beyond tooling or process enforcement:
A DevOps-driven organisation doesn’t ask, “How do we implement DevOps?” Instead, it asks, “How do we deliver value faster and more reliably?” The answer typically involves:
DevOps is not a destination—it’s a continuous journey toward delivering better software, faster, with confidence.
Explains why environment-based branching slows development, and recommends using feature flags and progressive rollouts for simpler, faster, and safer …
Explores common DevOps challenges to rapid delivery, highlighting automation, feedback loops, mindset shifts, and compliance for achieving agile, …
Automating software testing to improve quality and accelerate feedback loops.
Frequent software releases reduce risk, enable faster feedback, and help teams adapt to user needs, preventing costly mistakes and improving overall …
Explains why true agility requires end-to-end automation and short feedback loops, not just Agile teams, to maximise value and efficiency for …
Explores how frequent code deployments improve code quality, reduce technical debt, enable faster feedback, and support iterative, user-focused …
Explains how to automate and streamline software release management using Team Foundation Server 2012, Lab Management, and Octopus, focusing on build, …
Explains how integrating security and quality early in software development—using practices like TDD, pair programming, and continuous feedback—builds …
Explores how agile teams use DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering to deliver high-quality software rapidly, with insights from Microsoft’s Azure …
A complex software project unified 80+ teams across 9 countries by adopting Azure DevOps, streamlining processes, and achieving a single engineering …
Step-by-step guide to building an automated Release Management pipeline for professional developers, covering build, deployment, environment setup, …
Personal experiences and lessons on using Azure DevOps, covering its evolution, migration strategies, custom tools, and practical advice for …
Learn how to automate code synchronisation between VSTS/TFS and GitHub, enabling seamless DevOps workflows for open-source projects with flexible …
Learn about Azure DevOps migration, including common scenarios, challenges, solutions, and best practices for planning, testing, and ensuring a smooth …
Learn how to maintain data integrity during DevOps migrations, weighing full versus selective data transfer, managing risks, and ensuring team …
Step-by-step guide to migrating from Team Foundation Server (TFS) to Azure DevOps, covering tools, validation, common issues, account alignment, and …
Many organisations cite software complexity as a barrier to continuous delivery, but real obstacles are technical debt and lack of investment in …
Explains how slow product release cycles delay feature delivery, risk losing relevance, and create competitive disadvantages, highlighting the …
Explains how Windows OS updates shifted from infrequent, risky releases to safe, staged rollouts using ring-based deployment and real-time user …
Unreleased features create hidden costs and risks. Regular software delivery reduces failure rates, rework, and missed opportunities, ensuring real …
Explores how automation boosts software development by reducing errors, speeding up deployments, and ensuring consistent, high-quality releases in …
Resilience must be designed into products from the start, not added later. Build systems to detect, contain, and recover from failures, making …
Ensuring continuous delivery of incremental improvements to users and stakeholders.
One Engineering System (1ES) is a strategic standardised, integrated framework designed to streamline software development by unifying tools, …
Tracking the time taken to complete a unit of work from start to finish.
Releases feel risky when teams lack a clear Definition of Done. Learn how a strong DoD ensures stress-free, reliable software delivery with built-in …
Staging environments can’t fully replicate production, often leading to false confidence. Real risk reduction comes from safe, incremental releases to …
Learn how unmanaged technical debt can hinder growth, and discover strategies like sustainable architecture, DevOps, and automation to scale …
Ensure software quality and reliability with Automated Testing. Detect issues early, reduce manual effort, and accelerate delivery.
Explains how managing and repaying technical debt improves software quality, delivery speed, and long-term value by addressing both known and unknown …
Explains how simplifying complex software and committing to change enables continuous delivery, highlighting the need for cultural shift, resilience, …
Explores why fixed best practices don't suit complex continuous delivery, highlighting adaptive approaches like audience-based delivery, testing in …
Explores modern code review practices, emphasising automation, pre-reviewed code, and shift-left strategies to improve software quality, speed, and …
An Internal Developer Platform streamlines development processes, enabling teams to build, test, and deploy applications efficiently within a …
Explains how DevOps and Agile work together to enable continuous delivery, rapid feedback, and customer value in software development and product …
Explains why a “Blocked” column in Azure DevOps hinders workflow, and suggests using tags and tracking to manage blocked work more effectively and …
Setting up and configuring software, hardware, and systems for optimal performance, using tools and automation.
Approaches to planning incremental and iterative software releases.
Explores how effective leadership drives cultural change, supports agile practices, and fosters collaboration through vision, automation, learning, …
Explains how feature flags enable safe, incremental software releases, support continuous delivery, and use user feedback to improve features before …
Overview of Microsoft’s new web-based Release Management tools for building flexible, integrated DevOps pipelines in VSTS and TFS, supporting diverse …
DevOps integrates development and operations to enable continuous delivery, faster feedback, and efficient product deployment in modern software …
Explores common DevOps frustrations, debunks the myth that continuous delivery is unattainable, and highlights the importance of empowering developers …
Explores how automation in software development reduces human error, improves reliability, and streamlines workflows, using real-world examples and …
Explains how adopting a shift-left approach in software development improves quality, speeds up delivery, reduces costs, and fosters collaboration by …
Explains why lasting Agile and DevOps success requires empowering teams and building internal capability, not relying on quick fixes or external …
Explores how virtual labs help development and operations teams manage, test, and automate complex modern application environments using …
Learn key steps, common pitfalls, and best practices for migrating data from legacy TFS systems to Azure DevOps, including identity alignment, …
Explores why scaling technology alone isn’t enough, highlighting the need for engineering cultures that support collaboration, DevOps, and continuous …
Learn how to migrate projects to Azure DevOps using self-service or managed tools, ensuring accurate data transfer, improved collaboration, and …
Continuous Delivery is the practice of frequently delivering small increments of valuable product directly to real users, enabling rapid feedback, …
GitHub is a platform for version control and collaboration, offering tools for code hosting, CI/CD, project management, and team collaboration.
Explains why Git Flow is outdated for modern software, highlighting its drawbacks and recommending simpler workflows like GitHub Flow for faster, …
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