Microsoft Azure DevOps Reviews

We use Azure DevOps as a way to organize our development. As a means of facilitating application deployment from pre-production to production. We use it to organize our environment and identification systems. If you don't have the power or permission to do something, you can't do it. With Azure DevOps, we can create profiles that developers can use right away to go from pre-production to production.

Microsoft Azure DevOps is a very useful system. Before using this solution, we had to deploy our applications, from pre-production to production, manually.

We are entry-level users when it comes to Azure DevOps. We haven't had to set up anything complex as of yet. So far, we are very satisfied with this service.

This solution is very stable. On a scale from one to ten, stability-wise, I would give it a rating of nine.

I've never had to scale it up or down, so I can't comment on that.

If we experience any issues, I am not the one who contacts support. Other team members handle that.

We had some hands-on help from Microsoft engineers with deployment, so for us, it was straightforward. 

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of nine. If Microsoft Azure DevOps were more accessible in south Brazil, I would give it a rating of ten. Although, the reason for this may be due to the price.

We are a manufacturing company and I am a technical consultant who is responsible for managing the software applications that are outsourced for development. In this role, I have gained experience using Microsoft Azure DevOps.

I have also used it as a software developer in companies that I previously worked for.

I like the entire tool because it is a one-stop-solution for DevOps.

The Scrum functionality in project management is helpful, as are the code repositories. It has support for pipelines.

There are certain areas in Azure DevOps that are better in other products. These are things that I need to more fully explore.

I have been working with Azure DevOps for approximately four years.

The stability is good and I haven't had any issues with it.

At this time, the majority of our software application development is outsourced so there is not much in terms of DevOps. However, in the future, I am planning to implement DevOps here. Once that happens, I expect that our usage of this solution will increase.

I have not needed to contact Microsoft's technical support.

The initial setup is straightforward and easy. It takes very little time to deploy.

I deployed this solution without any help.

Personally, I like this product and it is one that I recommend. That said, based on my experience, I cannot say that it is perfect.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

• Source code management
• Git repository management including a visualizing for the pull requests process
• Build automation
• Continuous integration
• Project management
• Test management 
• Release automation
• Deployments automation
• Artifacts management
• Package management
• Agile planning 
• Dashboards and reports
• Requirement management
• Work estimation 
• Capacity management
• Backlogs and Kanban boards for different teams
• Load test 
• Integration test automation and unit test projects with status reports on the test results.

Azure DevOps helps us to implement all our DevOps practices with a complete end-to-end cycle starting from code commit till the production deployment including continuous feedback.

This enables us to release the silos between the teams and enhance collaboration. Also, it gives us more control on the project delivery lifecycle and to fix the issues more earlier than before as we are aligned and working on one integrated system which can give us reports about any piece of info.

• Linking the project teamwork (bugs, tasks, user stories, test cases ) with the code, build, release, delivery
• It's a matter of integration to have only one platform for all your software development life cycle.

• Enable more control on Application Insights integration to open different types of work items as this is area still need more enhancements.
• Test management extension is too high to be paid on a monthly basis.
  
• Test and feedback chrome extension still need more development as they are not very stable.

We adopted the SAFe Framework, and more than 10 teams are using the process or workflow template from Azure DevOps for SAFe. Also, we're currently using DevOps for future planning and backlog management following the scrum approach on the team and coordination level. The company plans to extend this with Lean Portfolio Management. 

Time to Market: Teams deliver more in less time.

Azure Pipeline is the most valuable feature.

The portfolio is one area where DevOps has room for improvement. Built-in reporting and visualization also could be better. We're using Power BI and Tableau to compile more complex reports and dashboards. Azure DevOps has some out-of-the-box reporting capabilities, but they're very simple. It's usually okay on the team level, but if you have to run a complex report, it's difficult and insufficient, so we use Power BI as an extension.

I've been using DevOps for about three years.

DevOps is very stable.

DevOps is scalable. We have about 65 users working with it, including the product manager, product owner, scrum master developer, tester, line managers, and architects. 

We haven't experienced any significant issues so far, but any issues we've had were fixed fast, so I would say I'm very satisfied with the support.

Positive

We were using Jira, but we switched to DevOps. It was a strategic decision to reduce the complexity of the toolchains. We wanted a Microsoft solution, so we chose Azure DevOps.

Setting up Azure DevOps was straightforward. It's easy to use the default templates. Everything is under our control, so it's simple to implement new requirements. We did it ourselves in three days. Since we used the default templates,  we didn't have to change the standard Azure DevOps services. Two people are responsible for deployment and maintenance: DevOps engineer and Release Train Engineer

I rate Azure DevOps seven out of 10. DevOps isn't so easy. In general, the solution is straightforward and suits our purposes, but it's a little bit tricky to customize the workflow. It's simple to implement the SAFe Framework, but it's not easy to customize compared to Digital.ai Agility. There's a huge gap.

Currently, we are using it for the continuous integration and continuous deployment of the CI/CD pipeline available for our projects.

The solution is very useful.

It's very easy to use and easy to navigate. It's a simple product to navigate.

The product is very stable; it's being used by quite a few organizations. We find it quite reliable.

The scalability, for now, is good for what we need. 

The installation is very straightforward.

We haven't had too much time to really play with the solution and therefore it's difficult to really know if there's anything missing in terms of features. We need more time with it.

The price could be lowered. It would be nice if it was cheaper.

I started using the solution a few months ago. It's been about a year or so. We have not used the product for that long just yet.

The product is quite stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's quite reliable in terms of performance. 

The solution is scalable, at least for our purposes. We haven't run into any issues.

We have about 1,000 users on the solution currently.

The forums that are available to users are quite helpful and have a lot of information. It helps us troubleshoot very well. We don't usually call anyone directly.

We did not use a different solution before using this product.

The product is very straightforward to set up. 

The deployment is fast as well. It only took us about 10 to 15 minutes to have everything up and running. 

I handled the installation myself. I did not need the assistance of a consultant or integrator. It was handled in-house.

It would be nice if the licensing was a bit cheaper.

Our IT team looks after that aspect. I don't deal with tasks such as licensing and payments directly.

We did not evaluate other solutions before deciding on this product.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. So far, we've been very pleased with its capabilities.

The solution can be used for immutable infrastructure or for microservices.

The most valuable feature is the ease of use and performance.

There could more integration with other platforms.

I have been using this solution for approximately two years.

I have found the stability good.

We have approximately 20 people using the solution in my organization.

The technical support from Microsoft is really good.

We purchase the solution on an annual basis.

I have evaluated AWS.

I would recommend this solution.

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps an eight out of ten.

We are using it for managing the teams and planning the screens and scope of work. We are also using it for building pipelines for automation of builds.

Monitoring is most valuable.

Its interface could be more user-friendly. It could be simplified for users with no prior knowledge. There should also be better tutorials.

It is stable.

Their technical support is pretty good.

Our IT department installs this solution.

Before using this solution, I would advise getting somebody who really knows how to use this solution and learning about how to do customizations based on your organization's needs.

I would rate Microsoft Azure DevOps an eight out of ten.

I am familiar with the VSTS environment, grading tests, plan, and tracking dashboard activity.

In my previous company, we used this solution to create test cases, test reports, test execution, task boards, and we use the dashboard for the product activity.

I really like the Microsoft DevOps survey.

I would like to see DevOps have the ability to give us something with a compatibility or traceability matrix.

I have never seen a table or a Matrix in DevOps for traceability for either software or hardware upgrades. I am not aware of whether the website has these capabilities.

I had planned to recommend this product to my current company but the traceability is missing and could not consider it.

I have been using this solution for three or four years.

It has some bugs that we reported and they have been fixed, which is good.

I would rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a nine out of ten.