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Azure DevOps

Ship faster. Ship safer. With Azure DevOps.

CI/CD pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Boards, and automated testing environments. We build the DevOps toolchain that lets your team deploy with confidence, every time.

Azure Pipelines
Azure Repos
Automated Testing
Key Vault Secrets
4 weeks
Typical pipeline implementation
92%
Reduction in deployment time
0
Production incidents post-implementation
10x
Increase in deployment frequency
What Is Included

The complete Azure DevOps toolchain. Configured for your team.

From CI/CD pipelines and source control to work item tracking and automated testing, we implement every component of Azure DevOps for your development workflow.

CI/CD Pipeline Design

Azure Pipelines configured for build, test, and deployment automation. YAML pipelines version-controlled alongside your code. Multi-stage pipelines with environment gates and approval workflows.

Azure PipelinesYAML PipelinesMulti-Stage Deployments

Azure Repos

Git repositories configured with branch policies, pull request workflows, and code review requirements. Protected branches, required reviewers, and build validation enforced before merges.

Git RepositoriesBranch PoliciesPull Request Workflows

Azure Boards

Work item tracking, sprint planning, and backlog management configured in Azure Boards. Kanban boards, sprint boards, and delivery plans set up to match your team workflow.

Work Item TrackingSprint PlanningKanban Boards

Automated Testing

Unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests integrated into your pipeline. Test results published to Azure Test Plans. Quality gates configured to block deployments on test failures.

Azure Test PlansQuality GatesTest Automation

Azure Artifacts

Private package feeds configured in Azure Artifacts for NuGet, npm, Maven, and Python packages. Upstream sources configured. Package retention policies applied to manage storage costs.

Package FeedsNuGetnpm Packages

Security and Compliance

Service connections secured with managed identities. Secrets managed in Azure Key Vault and injected at pipeline runtime. Dependency scanning and SAST tools integrated into the pipeline.

Key Vault IntegrationManaged IdentitiesSAST Scanning
How We Work

From manual deployments to full automation in six stages.

Every Azure DevOps implementation follows a structured process that minimises disruption and gets your team shipping faster as quickly as possible.

01

Current State Review

Existing source control, deployment processes, and tooling reviewed. Pain points identified. Azure DevOps organisation and project structure designed to match your team.

02

Repository Migration

Source code migrated to Azure Repos with full history preserved. Branch policies and pull request workflows configured. Team access and permissions set up.

03

Pipeline Build

CI/CD pipelines built for each application. Build, test, and deployment stages configured. Environment-specific variables and secrets managed securely.

04

Test Integration

Automated tests integrated into pipelines. Quality gates configured. Test results published and tracked in Azure Test Plans. Coverage thresholds enforced.

05

Team Enablement

Development team trained on Azure DevOps workflows. Azure Boards configured for sprint planning. Documentation produced for pipeline maintenance and extension.

06

Ongoing Optimisation

Pipeline performance reviewed. Deployment frequency and lead time measured. Continuous improvement applied to reduce build times and increase deployment confidence.

Real Results

Azure DevOps implemented for UK development teams.

Software Development Team, London

A development team was deploying manually to Azure, causing inconsistencies between environments and frequent production incidents due to configuration drift.

Full Azure DevOps pipeline implemented in 4 weeks. Deployment time reduced from 4 hours to 12 minutes. Zero production incidents in the following quarter. Deployment frequency increased from monthly to daily.

SaaS Company, Bristol

A SaaS company needed to migrate from GitHub Actions to Azure DevOps to consolidate their toolchain and improve integration with their Azure infrastructure and Microsoft 365 environment.

Full migration to Azure DevOps completed in 3 weeks. All 12 repositories migrated with history preserved. Pipeline build times reduced by 30 percent. Security scanning integrated into every pipeline.

Financial Services Firm, Leeds

A financial services firm needed to implement a DevOps toolchain that met FCA change management requirements, with full audit trails for every deployment and mandatory approval gates.

Azure DevOps implemented with multi-stage pipelines, mandatory approval gates, and full audit logging. FCA change management requirements met. Deployment lead time reduced from 3 weeks to 2 days.

Get Started with Azure DevOps

Still deploying manually? We can fix that.

Our DevOps review assesses your current deployment process, source control, and testing practices. You receive a recommended Azure DevOps architecture and implementation plan.