Beginning Azure Devops : Planning, Building, Testing, and Releasing Software Applications on Azure / Adora Nwodo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nwodo, Adora, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Azure (Computing platform).

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Cloud computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2023]

Summary:

The perfect DevOps guide for beginning Azure users In Beginning Azure DevOps: Planning, Building, Testing and Releasing Software Applications on Azure, award-winning software engineer Adora Nwodo delivers a beginner's guide to DevOps on the Microsoft-powered Azure cloud platform. In the book, you'll learn to deploy Azure's built-in DevOps tools required to plan, build, test, and ship applications. The author explains how to use Azure's functionality for project management, version control, code testing, and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). She discusses how to plan software development projects from start to finish using Agile and Scrum techniques. Readers will also find: Updated source code repositories on GitHub with instructive practice exercises Strategies for improving collaboration and automating your code-to-cloud workflows Techniques for securing your code with advanced capabilities An essential resource for Azure novices who hope to learn about the myriad possibilities unlocked by Azure DevOps tools, Beginning Azure DevOps will also earn a place in the libraries of software professionals familiar with other cloud platforms who hope to gain a foothold in the Azure cloud environment.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

About the Author

About the Technical Editor

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

Who This Book is For

Chapter Outline

Supplemental Materials

To Get the Most Out of This Book

Chapter 1 Introduction to DevOps

Definition and Overview of DevOps

History of DevOps

The DevOps Life Cycle

The Benefit of DevOps

The Current State of DevOps

Summary

Chapter 2 Introduction to Azure DevOps

What Is Azure DevOps?

Azure DevOps Services vs. Azure DevOps Server

Differences Between Azure DevOps Services and Azure DevOps Server

Scoping

Authentication

Users and Group

User Access Management

Data Protection

Similarities Between Azure DevOps Services and Azure DevOps Server

Features

Analytics and Reporting

Process Customization

Added Benefits On Azure DevOps Services

Azure DevOps Features

Benefits of Azure DevOps

Azure Monitor

Azure DevTest Labs

Chapter 3 Managing an Azure DevOps Project with Azure Boards

Azure DevOps Organizations

Planning Your Organization

Creating an Azure DevOps Organization

Azure DevOps Projects

Types of Projects

Single Project

Many Projects

Creating an Azure DevOps Project

Understanding Project Processes

Concepts in Azure Boards

Work Items

Creating a Work Item

Backlogs

Managing Backlogs

Boards

Sprints

Queries

Plans

Integrating Azure Boards with GitHub

GitHub and Azure Boards Connection

GitHub and Azure Boards Verification

Chapter 4 Version Control with Azure Repos

Version Control

Version Control Systems

History of Version Control

Benefits of Version Control

Git

What Is a Git Repository?

Create a Git Repository on Azure DevOps

Setting Repository Permissions

Creating the Repository.

Cloning the Repository

Import an Existing Git Repository to Azure DevOps

Pull Requests

Draft Pull Requests

Create a Pull Request from Azure Repos

Creating a Pull Request from the Pull Requests Page

Creating a Pull Request from a Feature Branch

Creating a Pull Request from a Work Item in Azure Boards

Creating a Draft Pull Request

Collaborate in Pull Requests

Git Tags

Annotated Tags

Lightweight Tags

Create Tags in Azure DevOps

Using the Tags View

Using the Commits View

Chapter 5 Automating Code Builds with Azure Pipelines

Overview of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment

Continuous Integration

Continuous Deployment

Continuous Delivery

Overview of Azure Pipelines

Azure Pipelines Features

Defining Pipelines

Defining Pipelines Using YAML

Defining Pipelines Using the Classic Editor

Components of Azure Pipelines

Azure Pipelines Agents and Agent Pools

Agents

Agent Pools

Using Microsoft-Hosted Agents

Using Self-Hosted Linux Agents

Using Self-Hosted Windows Agents

Using Self-Hosted macOS Agents

Azure Pipelines Build Script

YAML Overview

Writing a Build Script

Chapter 6 Running Automated Tests with Azure Pipelines

Overview of Software Testing

History of Software Testing

Continuous Testing

Importance of Software Testing

Types of Software Tests

Unit Tests

Integration Tests

Smoke Tests

Regression Tests

End-to-End Tests

Other Types of Software Tests

Steps for Running Software Tests

Setting Up Testing in Azure Pipelines

Chapter 7 Creating and Hosting Source Code Packages with Azure Artifacts

Overview of Artifact Repositories

Introduction to Azure Artifacts

Azure Artifacts Feeds

Project-Scoped Feeds

Organization-Scoped Feeds.

How to Create an Azure Artifacts Feed

Public Feeds

Azure Artifacts Feed Views

Types of Azure Artifacts Feed Views

Upstream Sources

Setting Up Upstream Sources

How to Update a Feed to Use an Upstream Source

How to Create a Feed with Upstream Source Capability

How to Add a Feed in Your Organization to an Upstream Source

Publishing Artifacts in Azure Pipelines

Publishing Artifacts Using the publish Keyword in YAML

Publishing Artifacts Using a YAML Task

Publishing Artifacts Using the Classic Editor

Downloading Artifacts in Azure Pipelines

Downloading Artifacts Using the Download Keyword in YAML

Downloading Artifacts Using a YAML Task

Downloading Artifacts Using the Classic Editor

Chapter 8 Automating Code Deployments with Azure Pipelines

Continuous Deployment and Continuous Delivery in DevOps

Continuous Deployment Tools

Advantages of Continuous Deployment

Advantages of Continuous Delivery

Release Pipelines

Advantages of Release Pipelines

How Release Pipelines Work in Azure

Deployment Model Using Azure Release Pipelines

Creating the Release Pipeline

Creating a Release

Multistage Pipelines

Chapter 9 Application Testing with Azure Test Plans

Overview of Azure Test Plans

How Azure Test Plans Work

Advantages of Azure Test Plans

Creating Test Plans and Test Suites

Test Plans

Test Suites

Adding a Static Test Suite

Adding a Requirement-BasedTest Suite

Adding a Query-BasedTest Suite

Test Cases

Overview of Test Cases

Creating Test Cases

Configurations in Tests

Creating Test Configurations

Assigning Test Configurations

Running Manual Tests

Running Tests with Configurations

Viewing Manual Test Results

Running Automated Tests from Test Plans.

Setting Up Your Environment for Automated Tests

Running the Tests

Chapter 10 Infrastructure Automation with Azure Pipelines

Overview of Infrastructure Automation

Types of Infrastructure as Code

Imperative Infrastructure as Code

Declarative Infrastructure as Code

Benefits of Infrastructure as Code

Infrastructure Automation Tools on Azure

Azure Resource Manager Templates

Azure Bicep

How Azure Bicep Works

Benefits of Azure Bicep

Using Azure Bicep in Azure Pipelines

Setting Up Azure Bicep on Your Computer

Azure Bicep Templates Overview

Azure Bicep Templates in Azure Pipelines

Pipeline Authentication

Deploying Azure Bicep Templates Using the Pipeline

Chapter 11 Exercise-Practice Using Azure DevOps Tools

Introducing the Sample Application

Create a Fork of the Project

Clone Your Fork Locally

Importing the Repository from GitHub to Azure Repos

Using Azure Boards to Manage Work Items

Committing Code That Adds New Features

Building the Code in Azure Pipelines

Deploying the Code

Chapter 12 Starting a Career in Azure DevOps

Starting an Azure DevOps Career

Getting Your First Job as an Azure DevOps Engineer

Finding an Azure DevOps Community Near You

Chapter 13 Conclusion

References

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781394320639

1394320639

9781394165896

1394165897

OCLC:

1375296920