Microsoft Azure DevOps Other Advice

Jayashree Acharyya - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at PepsiCo

Microsoft Azure DevOps gives us an end-to-end solution. We could write the epics feature and user stories. From there, we could create the batches in the repository and create a pipeline to deploy. We can also use test plans to test different application scenarios. We are using Microsoft Azure DevOps as an enterprise-level solution.

Azure Boards have been good at improving our project tracking and agility. We are using the Azure repository, and it's working well for us. Microsoft Azure DevOps is deployed on the cloud, and we are using a Software as a Service (SaaS) version.

I would recommend the solution to other users because of its pricing and because it is an end-to-end platform for everything, including project management.

Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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CR
Assurance Manager at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I would ask those who are looking into implementing Microsoft Azure DevOps if they are already on the Microsoft stack of products. If they are, I would highly recommend them to use Azure DevOps Services or Azure DevOps, because they're already paying for that as part of their E-agreement. So, they should take full advantage of that because it is part of their licensing agreements. They should exploit what they're paying for because they are already paying a lot of money for Microsoft products.

Both UCD and ADO are the best products in the current DevOps space right now. They're both agnostic, and you can plug and play and integrate them with the majority of the tools in the market. You can integrate them with Jenkins and other open-source products, and open-source is where everything is going when you move to the cloud. Having that flexibility and viability within your company and business, no matter whether you're a small or large company, is a huge benefit. That will allow you to be flexible and deliver to on-prem or container.

Microsoft is extremely flexible, and they are listening to feedback and hearing what customers are saying. I've worked with Microsoft for almost 20 years now, but I took kind of a two-year sabbatical. Most of that time, I was developing out their SharePoint Online O365 platform. I stepped away for two years and then I transitioned over to DevOps because they really weren't taking feedback that was being provided by customers, and they were ignoring the customer experience, but their new CEO has kind of refocused Microsoft's outlook on the customer experience and is putting the priority back where it needs to be. They're doing a much better job in terms of incorporating feedback. They're continuing to advance and advent their product, and they are keeping ahead of and staying in touch with what technology is doing from a CI/CD pipeline perspective. This is why I am looking forward to continuing to use them.

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

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Usman ur Rehman Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud App Dev & Services Pre-Sales Lead for MEA & APAC at Systems Limited

Azure DevOps is a highly stable and robust product, providing users with a dependable experience. It offers more functionality than initially anticipated, making it essential to explore its full capabilities beyond just storage management or source code usage. It's crucial for users to thoroughly understand the product and its features to leverage its full potential. We are highly satisfied with it as we haven't encountered significant problems where the product itself is unresponsive or features are failing to load. Performance issues, authentication failures, and other common concerns are non-existent, as the standard mechanisms work flawlessly for us. Overall, I would rate it eight out of ten.

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Microsoft Azure DevOps
April 2024
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AC
Service Delivery Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

The voice of the customer is very important. Develop the software based on the voice of the customer.

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a seven out of ten.

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MM
Software Engineer at Mercedes-Benz AG

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. I would strongly recommend using this solution. 

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Manish  Purohit - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Cloud Solution Architect at Green Point Technology Services (I) Pvt. Ltd

Microsoft Azure DevOps is the best choice because it is an end-to-end solution. Everything is integrated and trackable from every point. Right from my operations team to developers, everyone gets a clearer picture of everything. Overall, I rate the product a 9 out of 10.

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Jeremy Chen - PeerSpot reviewer
Installation Engineer at CTCI

The initialization process may pose some challenges, but I find that the investigation aspect is handled quite effectively. Overall, I believe it's well-suited for both general and specialized DevOps use cases. I would rate it seven out of ten.

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Mitch Tolson - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Robotics at Fresh Consulting

We're just a customer and an end-user.

I've used all the versions, starting back with Server 2005. Now I'm just using their online version.

In terms of advice I'd give to new users, I'd say it goes back to basic change management. Understand who your attractors and detractors are. Lay out the feature sets, ease of use, and things like that. That at least will help detractors become a neutral party as there are always going to be people that create friction within a deployment. Just have an effective change management plan. I've looked at over 12 different ALMs and they all have their pros and cons. It really just comes down to just picking one and going forward with it and learning it.

I would rate the product at an eight out of ten.

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HarunRashid - PeerSpot reviewer
Principle BI Architect at Allshore Staffing

In my experience, integrating reporting and analytics into Azure DevOps enhances project visibility and decision-making processes. We can easily generate reports online to track project status and task progress. Additionally, I have integrated Azure DevOps with other tools like SQL Server, enabling us to gather data for generating Power BI reports.

The most beneficial integrations with Azure DevOps are integration with other project management tools for seamless collaboration and APIs for importing data into applications. Additionally, integrating with personal models allows for enhanced analytics and reporting on resource performance and other project metrics.

The source control management features of Azure DevOps, particularly Azure Repos, are highly effective. We can easily track and manage code changes, commit updates, and maintain a complete history of changes for our applications.

I would recommend Azure DevOps to others. Before choosing Azure DevOps, I would advise considering the need for better project management, consolidation of management tools, and streamlining deployment processes.

Overall, I would rate Azure DevOps as an eight out of ten.

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Malak Zouaoui - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps engineer at FORVIA

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a nine out of ten. 

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Alba Jamile Diaz - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at Premium Consulting SAS

Azure DevOps or TFS is a very good tool for development teams. It's easy to use. However, you would need the help of a consultant who has a lot of experience with the tool. This is because the tool let's you do things in many ways, but not all of them will be the right way to do it. It would be better to invest in the services of an experienced consultant.

Overall, I would rate TFS or Azure DevOps at nine out of ten.

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BC
Director at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

We plan to continue using this solution.

I would recommend this solution, but I would not know their business needs.

Based on the various features, the deployments, licensing, pricing, and the customer experience, I would rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a seven out of ten.

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FB
Software Developer at Politecnico di Milano

Microsoft Azure DevOps is deployed on the cloud in our organization. The product supports our agile project management practices very well. We can configure a process, and it would give you some different types of tasks, like the epics feature, user stories, and tasks. We need very little staff for the solution's deployment and maintenance.

For source control, we use Git repositories that are perfectly integrated into our IDE, Visual Studio 2022. Everything is available, and we can create or pull requests from Microsoft Azure DevOps. We can also manage, reject, and accept the requests. I would recommend the solution to other users.

Using Azure Boards for tracking work items and bugs is clear and visually appealing. It's easy to add tasks. In our current configuration, every time I go inside the tasks and go back using the browser, it doesn't redirect me to Azure Boards, even if I am coming from there.

Since the solution is available as Software as a Service (SaaS), you won't need to do any setup, installation management, etc. It's very straightforward, and there is no particular study required. To a certain degree, the solution is configurable and can suit different use cases. It is working very well in terms of Git repositories. Microsoft Azure DevOps is also very accessible.

You can define tasks using Microsoft Azure DevOps and then reference them when you write a commit message or push code. You can open a previous commit in the browser from Visual Studio, and you can use DevOps to compare some files or to check commits done by Visual Studio. So, the solution is perfectly integrated.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Krishnakumar Subramanian - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Director at Alstom Ferroviaria S.p.A.

Overall, I rate the product a seven out of ten.

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CW
Software Engineering Manager at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I'm somewhat critical of the documentation for certain things, but overall, the documentation is really good. In general, Microsoft is really good at documentation. It's worth taking a few hours to read it and then you'll know a little about how Access works. If you set up a sandbox, you're not going to destroy anything and you'll learn by trying things out. I would still read the documentation and go in parallel so you can at least know enough and be aware that it's safe to get in there.

We are very heavy users in creating small projects and then sometimes deleting them because they weren't useful but I like that model. Create a little sandbox and go build. We have done our own workflows and they are always tested in a sandbox before going live. That would be my suggestion. 

I rate the solution eight out of 10.  

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Vignesh Kumar Sekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Analyst at Sword Group

The product documentation contains all the necessary information to get started with the platform and understand its evolving features. Additionally, numerous resources are available on platforms like YouTube, where various vloggers share valuable insights and tutorials on using Azure DevOps effectively.

I rate it an eight.

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GP
Project Manager at a government with 10,001+ employees

You would really have to do a comparison, and you would need some training. 

It really depends on your project management and reporting requirements. DevOps is simple to use, but it is severely limited in terms of project management. JIRA is complete, but it's a lot more complicated.

I only use it for project management and the tools associated with project management. I know it's popular among those who use it for source code control and release management. It appears to be more satisfactory for that purpose.

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

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OB
Director | Information Technology / Quality Engineering at a performing arts with 1,001-5,000 employees

I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using at this time.

I personally just love using Microsoft DevOps. I would recommend the solution to anyone. Organizations considering the solution should just go for it and they should get the complete orchestration.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. I don't think that I have explored everything extensively yet. Any product definitely will have its own gaps, and since I'm not in a position to understand it 100%, I want to play it safe on ranking it at eight.

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Syed Fahad Anwar - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal System Developer at HHRC

 Overall It offers a comprehensive array of features with accessibility and support for customizations and performance enhancements. Its extensive feature set covers various aspects, making it highly versatile. I strongly recommend Azure's demo for exploring CI/CD pipelines, boards, and customization options. It will undoubtedly streamline development activities, reducing effort and boosting productivity significantly. Overall, I would rate it eight out of ten.

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AS
Software & Cyber Section Manager at a aerospace/defense firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

We are customers and end-users. We don't have a business relationship with Microsoft.

I'm a manager, and therefore I don't personally use it on a daily basis anymore, however, I manage teams that work directly with the product.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. If I compare it against other products, it holds its own. It's quite a good solution overall and we've been happy with its capabilities.

I would recommend it to other organizations or companies. I'd advise them, however, to use the source control and to wisely choose which kind of collection they want to set up and configure. It's something very important that will set a company up for success. 

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AS
President & CEO at Modern Requirements

I would certainly recommend this product.

There are a lot of parts to the toolchain for DevOps, so take each area at a time. My advice is to take one step at a time, don't overdo it, and over time build out all of the capacity difficulties. Automation is also one of the biggest things.

Overall, it seems like a really good solution.

I would rate it a ten out of ten.

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VM
Associate Software Development Engineer at Publicis Sapient

I rate this product an eight-and-a-half or nine out of ten. I have partial knowledge about it, since I haven't really explored everything in proper elaborate detail, but I would definitely recommend Microsoft Azure DevOps to others considering implementation. 

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CM
CT DDS ENC at SGRE

I rate the solution nine out of ten.

If someone is considering developing and deploying the infrastructure in this solution, then using this tool is perfect because it's fully integrated with the pipelines and with a server core repository. When you are building infrastructure, then you are able to use the same tool to deploy the server, deploy infrastructure, and all within a few minutes. This gives you access to the same tool, task management, dashboards, pipelines, and the server core repository. So everything you need to develop a server is integrated into the same tool.

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CP
Agile Coach at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees

Mostly, because of the pricing, I would rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a seven out of ten.

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Akhilendra Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Engagement Manager at Capgemini

We have spread the knowledge about Microsoft Azure DevOps to a lot of our customers. We have organized a lot of training sessions because we are Microsoft's gold partner. That is why we promote all the tools and technologies which are part of Microsoft and we're also using them.

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a nine out of ten.

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EC
IT Project Manager at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

It is an Agile tool. We were using the tool calling that we were Agile, but we were really doing things in the Waterfall methodology. It was our square peg in the round hole, and that's where I realized that we didn't have the capabilities in DevOps to use it as a Waterfall tool, which makes sense because Agile is a different approach. We've evolved since then, and now, we're doing a bit more Agile when we use the tool. So, a tool is just a tool. There has to be that thinking alignment. Otherwise, it is a square peg in a round hole, and it doesn't quite fit. Your organization and your team have to understand that. Just using the tool doesn't make you agile.

The only problem we had was when we rolled this out, we didn't realize how Waterfall we really were. So, I had to go back and have PMs create additional data elements for us to capture what we really wanted to capture to report in Waterfall. Dependencies weren't tracked, and we had to go back. It almost felt like we had to do rework, and people weren't too happy about that.

I haven't used its mobile device capabilities, but that's definitely something that I would hope to evaluate in the future. 

I would rate Microsoft Azure DevOps an eight out of 10. Overall, I'm pleased with the tool, but there is definitely some room for improvement.

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Jeremy Chen - PeerSpot reviewer
Installation Engineer at CTCI

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

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TC
Senior .NET Engineer at Advance Storage Products

It is a really complicated product. All DevOps stuff is complicated. The advice that I would give to anybody doing DevOps is to have a goal in mind of what you want to do. Then the product will do what you wanted it to do. 

I would rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a four out of ten because I don't know it enough to rate it.

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AG
Technical Engineer (Retail Group) at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

If you're looking for a cross-platform solution that end-to-end does everything in the development life cycle, this would be a very good solution for you. If you're looking for a more siloed product that is specifically focused on one particular area of the lifecycle, this is definitely still an option, but you should also evaluate other options as well (Atlassian, IBM Rational,  MIcro Focus ALM, GitHub etc) for completeness.

I would rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a solid eight out of ten. It is really good at what it does, but it also has some solid areas of improvement that are needed. Once they have addressed those, it could be hard to beat.

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SA
Data Scientist at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

My advice to those looking to use Azure DevOps would be to make good use of the documentation available on their website. It is a valuable resource that can help answer questions and provide clarity on various aspects of the platform. Overall, I would rate Microsoft Azure DevOps as an eight out of ten.

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Carlos Arturo Quiroga Quiroga - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Architecture Corporate Leader at Banco Pichincha

I rate Azure DevOps nine out of 10. I would give it a perfect 10 if Microsoft offered personalized support. Sometimes we call Microsoft with requests, and it would be nice to have personalized processes with our specialized services.

We have two different approaches for products. One is to support products that we provide our customers. The other is creating a digital transformation strategy for new products. We are using DevOps in the latest products, and in the future, we are going to grow with support for products we have produced in the digital transformation. This is part of our roadmap to implement DevOps in all the processes in every technological area of our companies.

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WJ
Test Advisory, Management & Implementation at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees

I would rate this solution 9 out of 10.

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TM
CTO at Southernsoft Technologies

We’re a customer and an end-user.

I’m a big fan of DevOps. It’s a good project and I haven’t seen anything else like it.

As we’re on the cloud deployment of the solution, we’re always on the latest version.

I’d advise new users, if they are a Microsoft shop, to choose DevOps over Jira. It just makes more sense.

I’d rate the solution at a ten out of ten.

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PS
Application Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I would recommend this solution to new users if it's a simple project. If you want JIRA, you'll need to have JIRA software for backlog management. 

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Microsoft Azure DevOps an eight.

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MM
DevOps engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would recommend other tools like GitLab or Jenkins. Overall, I would rate it seven out of ten.

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BJ
Program Test Manager at B and H Designs

I would advise organizing and doing the right assessment for all teams that are going to use it. When it is being set up, more people within the program need to be involved in the setup, not just the developers. You need to know about the requirements for design, development, testing, integrations, and architecture. You need to solicit requirements on what each one of these teams needs from the tool before the tool is configured. When you set something up only from the development perspective, you forget that there would be a need to extract information for data testing and training. So, you need to assess who all are going to use the tool so that you set it up for maximum usage.

At this time, I'd rather not recommend it because it wasn't set up correctly. It wasn't set up with other teams involved. In a year's time, if I'm working on it again, I may have a different opinion.

I would rate it a five out of 10.

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WD
Group Product Manager – Billing and Payments at MultiChoice Group

I would rate Microsoft Azure DevOps an eight out of 10. It is the primary tool that we've been using. It works very well.

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Rodrigo Bassani - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Technology at Elogroup

It's very easy to start using this solution because the first five licenses are free. As a result, it's easy to track and compare with other solutions and it's easy to scale. 

I would rate this solution a nine out of 10. 

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Eli Harush - PeerSpot reviewer
Customer Solution Manager at DXC

It's a great product for the CI/CD process, but DevOps lacks some features for project management, guide, user story, etc., so it's far from perfect. Compared to monday.com, JIRA, or others, they have some work to do.

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RC
Vice President at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

I would very much recommend the solution to others. 

I don't see the need for more integration with other platforms, as the solution is already pretty well integrated, at least, that is, for our needs. 

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps as a nine or ten out of ten. 

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SP
Principal Project Manager at Systems Limited

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps seven out of 10. I would recommend it to others. It's a nice and helpful tool.

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VS
Manager Systems Engineering at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I would give Microsoft Azure DevOps a six out of 10. Microsoft Azure DevOps is not perfected yet, as it needs to be more user friendly. If it can achieve that it will eventually reach a 10.

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Abhay Rawat - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer at Hanu Software

My company utilizes Microsoft Azure DevOps for continuous integrations and deployments of CI/CD workflow since my company uses IaC. My company uses pipelines for continuous integrations. Moreover, one of the teams in my company uses the tools available in Microsoft Azure DevOps and various work items in it to integrate into the project.

My company utilizes Microsoft Azure DevOps for project management and collaboration across the software development lifecycle with the help of work items, like Azure Boards, which is a necessary part of team management. The task assigned to our company's team members is integrated into Azure Boards.

The feature of Azure Repos I find to be the most effective for source control management stems from the fact that it is integrated with third-party platforms, like Jenkins and GitHub, making it an option that is very usable in our company's environment.

I won't be able to comment on the product's reporting part. Our company's project manager takes care of the product's reporting part. To date, I have had no concerns with the project visibility area in the product. Working with Microsoft Azure DevOps is great because it provides top-notch integration capabilities.

Microsoft Azure DevOps has improved the productivity and efficiency of my company's development team. In the past, when my company wasn't using the portal in Microsoft Azure DevOps, there used to be no continuous integrations. After my company started to use Microsoft Azure DevOps, we got to know about the CI/CD pipelines. Now, it is easy for us to make changes in the code, and simultaneously, the code starts working at the production end. My company majorly uses the solution for CI/CD pipelines.

Speaking about the integration part, I would say that my company mostly works with Terraform as it is a scripting language. Along with Microsoft Azure DevOps, my company has only worked with Terraform for now. Though my company works with other platforms, like GitHub, we haven't done projects with GitHub. Working with TerraForm and Microsoft Azure DevOps has been great.

The tool's maintenance part is great. I did not face any issues during maintenance.

I recommend the product to those who plan to use it.

I suggest others watch some online tutorials before purchasing the product, as it can help them get the basic information related to the solution, making it easier for them to use it.

I rate the overall tool a nine to nine and a half out of ten.

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Mohammad Alyounis - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps engineer at Q-pros

We ensure the security of our company's source code uploaded to Azure Repos by using a SonarQube Plugin and then automate its deployment to various environments like development and QA. Once approved by QA, we deploy to the production environment, passing through our firewall for protection. This streamlined process ensures efficient and secure CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps.

Azure Boards has significantly improved our project tracking and adjustability. It is a powerful tool where we can easily trace work items and monitor the progress of our projects.

Azure Boards is a powerful tool for tracing work items and project progress. It simplifies uploading and versioning of project assets and tools, enabling easy refreshes or benchmarks.

Overall, I would rate Azure DevOps as a nine out of ten. I would recommend it to others.

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Krishnakumar Subramanian - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Director at Alstom Ferroviaria S.p.A.

Overall, I would give this solution a rating of eight out of ten. 

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MS
Project Manager at Shell Exploration & Production Co.

Before implementing Microsoft Azure DevOps, I would suggest doing your research on how to configure it. It is a product that I recommend

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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Himanshu  Rana - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery Service Engineer at Hanu Software

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

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YN
Owner and Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

I would recommend this solution to others who may be interested in using it.

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

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DA
DevOps Engineer at Simprints

On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate Microsoft Azure DevOps as an eight-out-of-ten. It is not quite up to the level of other offerings in some ways but it is improving all the time.  

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MF
C# Developer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

I'd say Visual Studio is a nine out of 10. If you're thinking about adopting Visual Studio, research the kind of functionality you need. The nice thing about Visual Studio Code is that it's a modular design. So if you're working on a strange language that has a different syntax, you can just get a plugin that'll format your code for you based on the language it's in.

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HM
Director of Development and Support at MEDICARE Planos de Saúde

I would recommend this solution to companies that use the incorporated services provided, it is very good to adapt as a DevOps tool.

I have not used the solution extensively enough to give the solution a higher rating.

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps an eight out of ten.

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EA
CIO at i cloud seven

My advice to others wanting to implement this solution is they need to think about their inter-process before moving to this kind of solution. In many cases, we start to configure some projects using the tools, but if we do not have our roadmap and do not define our goals, we cannot take full advantage of the tools. There should be a lot of planning before moving to the projects.

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a nine out of ten.

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BB
Director of Strategy at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

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

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HN
Software Architect at EML

We're partners with Microsoft.

I'd highly recommend Microsoft, and I recommend it more than any other solution. Everything is very simple and straightforward. The only worry for some organizations may be the cost. You need to be really, really careful.

I'd rate the solution overall nine out of ten. I think it's really, really great. If the functions were a bit better, I'd give it a full ten out of ten.

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IG
Senior Director at Cloud Technovation

The first thing that I would suggest is to read the documentation for the platform. The online documentation changes pretty much every other week; there is always something new coming out. Practice, practice, and practice. Test, practice, and repeat. You need to know your way around the platform and the only way to do that is by hands-on practice. You can't break the environment, but you can speed things up on the thirteenth hour. It depends on how you configure things since every configuration is different. It's an excellent product that is taking into account current technology, yet also flexible enough to use with future technology.

At the moment I would rate Azure DevOps as a nine out of ten. The reason I wouldn't give anything a ten is because it's constantly evolving. There is room for improvement, as this is not the finished article at all. The reason I would give it a nine is the information to get the best usage out of the product is readily available. I've been using Microsoft tech for over 25 years now and back in the day it was difficult to get information out of Microsoft even when you were an MCPN. You would have a special link to go through a Microsoft back door to gain information. That's completely different to the advice that you would get related to Microsoft.com. Now Microsoft is completely different with everything readily available. You can download it in pdot format and the document could be 2000-3000 pages. They leave no stone unturned.

The only problem I would say at the moment is a friend of mine said that the Microsoft test book is taking a long time to come out because he wants to take the exam. Some people need to read the information and retain the information that way. Sometimes you go on these courses that are not run by Microsoft directly. They can be very flaky and don't have all the information or experience of using the product in normal working life.

If there is anything I would ask for, it's to get the documentation out on hardback so that we can add it to our libraries. That would be very good.

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it_user1101249 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Deployment of solutions on Azure DevOps is a perfect way to provide Disaster Recovery and High Availability. This is a straightforward solution, and I would suggest not wasting any time looking at others.

Right now, this is the best solution.

I would rate this solution ten out of ten.

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LO
Manager of Information Technology Services at a government with 501-1,000 employees

To run it, to use the tool the way it's designed, you need someone who understands Scrum or Agile project management.

I have used GitLab and other pipeline tools like Jenkins. Azure DevOps combines all of them together, and it beats all of them at everything they do.

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate this solution at nine and advise others to go for it.

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Johan Bester - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Rand Merchant Bank

We are 100% satisfied with it. I would rate it a nine out of 10.

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LB
Support Level 3 for the Finance systems at World Vision International

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a nine out of ten.

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KA
Chief Operating Officer Executive at a cloud provider with 11-50 employees

I would rate Azure DevOps as an 8 out of 10. I would ensure that DevOps' use is planned, in detail, including the implementation before using the software. I would also ensure you have a thorough knowledge of the main components of the system. This will ultimately save hours of work.

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Ismail Kiswani - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at Al-kiswani

I would recommend Microsoft Azure DevOps for other users who are interested in using it.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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SG
Senior Project Manager at a marketing services firm with 10,001+ employees

Overall, this is a good product and one that I recommend. The features it has have helped us, especially with tracking dependencies.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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SC
Works at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

It's a good tool, quite rich, it has a lot of features, and quite a lot of analytical capabilities which are built on top of it so that you can see how your projects are going and all that stuff. It's a good tool.

I would rate it a nine out of ten.

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Derek Smith - PeerSpot reviewer
Development and Release Compliance Officer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I'm just a customer and an end-user.

I'd advise new users to plan very carefully the way that they would like to set up projects. The model that you choose is extremely important and you might have to do a lot of rework if you don't get it right the first time.

I'd rate the solution an eight out of ten. It's Microsoft. It's backed by the mighty, mega Microsoft. You can't get fired for choosing the top product run by a top multinational company. The downside for us here is, in South Africa, there are only two points of presence. For the data, if it's fully hosted, we only have Capetown and Johannesburg. When it comes to back hall speeds for internet, it could be better if we had points of presence in all the major cities, however, I suppose it's too much investment for Microsoft to make.

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FC
Cloud Solution Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

We are both a reseller and a partner of Microsoft.

We always use the latest version of the solution. 

I would recommend this product to other companies and users. If a company or a team doesn't know how to work with Azure DevOps, the advice I would give is to find someone that knows the tool and do a POC first to make sure you understand everything a bit better before diving right in. 

In general, I would rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

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HS
Senior Soft Engineer at SECP

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Microsoft Azure DevOps a seven.

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KA
Chief Operating Officer Executive at a cloud provider with 11-50 employees

We use Microsoft solutions as part of management. We use Microsoft's platform.

We use the latest version of Microsoft Azure DevOps for our projects.

We have 15 people who are in charge of the deployment and maintenance of the solution. Per project, we have one or two developers who utilize Microsoft Azure DevOps: At the beginning, we have the front end developer and the cloud personnel who create the environment, the designer who works to create the right frame, the right materials, the layout, and the design for the project, and at the middle, we have four to five operators.

The platform works well so we didn't have the need to open a ticket or contact Microsoft technical support.

I really like Microsoft Azure DevOps, so I recommend it to people who want to start using it. My advice to them is that it's a huge platform, so it won't be easy the first time. When you test the platform, you need to spend time and make an effort to understand how it works, but it's the best solution. It's the top solution. 

Another advice to new users of Microsoft Azure DevOps is that it's harder to have a macro view of all the processes together. When we needed to cross-match a lot of information from the different processing teams of customers, we found it difficult. You also need to plan well, particularly plan when your developer can work on more than one project. When you have many projects, you need to handle the processes well, e.g. create separate folders for each customer, separate projects, etc., to keep the information separate and be more organized.

Microsoft Azure DevOps could still be improved more, so I'm rating it an eight out of ten.

We are a partner of Microsoft, and we use Microsoft solutions. What we recommend to our customers is for them to use the Microsoft environment, server and databases. We work with some of the solutions and technologies from Microsoft.

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JS
Practice Director, Global Infrastructure Services at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

I would definitely recommend this solution to others. They can go ahead and use it.

I would rate it a seven out of 10.

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BG
Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

We're just Microsoft customers. We don't have any business relationship with the company.

I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using.

I'd strongly recommend the solution to other organizations. I can't see us ever reversing back now after being on this for a year.

Overall, I would rate the solution at an eight out of ten. It's relatively easy to use and it does what we need it to do.

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KM
Co Founder and Technical Architect at Think NYX Technologies LLP

My advice to anybody who is considering Azure DevOps is that it is quite easy to onboard. It is a good product if you really want to work in a close-knit environment.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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OH
Enterprise Agile Coach at Knowit Require

My advice for anyone implementing this solution is to have an expert for every fifty users of the solution. This person is responsible for configurations and so forth.

If you have a Microsoft environment then this is an easy choice for you, but if you don't then I think that JIRA would be a better choice.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

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MN
Trainer at a training & coaching company with 51-200 employees

All people who work on projects must have good staff in development in .net, and need to have certificates. The minimal certificate is the AZ-204 Azure developer, it is obligatory.

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a nine out of ten.

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LB
Software Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of eight. 

It could be a little bit more flexible in terms of work item management. Apart from that, I can't really think of many features that are missing. It supports all kinds of ecosystems; there are a lot of possibilities when it comes to interacting with other ecosystems. 

Try to follow the market standards. There's a whole huge community that supports it. The market is evolving very fast. Microsoft is acquiring other companies. They recently bought GitHub. It's hard to say which solution will survive — DevOps or GitHub. That may be an issue in the future. 

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AS
Technical Sales Manager at Skhomo Technologies

I rate Azure DevOps seven out of 10. I would give it a higher rating, but there are a couple of things that tick me off.

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RM
Release Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

My advice to others is for them to do their research before implementing this solution.

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a seven out of ten.

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CJ
National Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

I'm an implementor. I work with a variety of clients. 

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. It's great for agile and we've been pretty happy with it as an end-to-end solution. 

If you're moving into an agile CI/CD, DevOps is the way to go. If you're still thinking about old manual start testing, Micro Focus is probably the way to go. That said, more standalone manual testing is better supported by Micro Focus.

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JM
IT System Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

We are using the public cloud deployment model.

Potential users should not hesitate to move to Azure DevOps. It keeps on progressing and keeps on adding new features all of the time, so it's a solution that I would highly recommend people use.

I would rate the solution eight out of ten.

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CH
Product and Systems Director at SPCM

Get to know the product because it is complex and has many different possibilities.

It is worth having it, but you have to have an in-depth understanding and know what it is capable of doing. Otherwise, you're going to install it, and then it will be like having a very nice car in your garage that you don't know how to drive.

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate Microsoft Azure DevOps at eight.

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SK
CTO at Cantier Inc

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

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PB
Consulting services manager at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

In summary, this is a good product but I would like to see better Office integration and API support.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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JP
Ingeniero de DevOps at Babel Software

My organization is a Microsoft partner.

I have Microsoft certifications. I always develop in Visual Studio, .NET, or Core, and now I work with Azure DevOps and also in Azure Portal.

I deployed in a hybrid environment as the clients have a lot of things on-premises. For example, the databases I use, for example, Redgate, plus Azure DevOps, or Apex with Azure DevOps, to deploy databases. In some cases, a lot of banks prefer their data on-premise. In other cases, I deploy to Azure App Services, for example, in the cloud. Also, I see things with Amazon Web Services and telephone, like multi-cloud.

I would rate the solution at a ten out of ten as it never gives me any problems. 

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MZ
System engineering project Manager at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

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

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DB
Vice President at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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.

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Zeeshan Arshad - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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

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PN
Devops Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I rate this solution eight out of 10.

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KI
Consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Definitely, I would recommend this solution. I would still look into your team goals and what tools you already know. 

GitHub is more community-driven, with more modules that are easy to access. 

Azure DevOps is more integrated with Azure as a platform, and that is important to consider when you consider DevOps in general or Azure DevOps.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

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AT
Director of R&D and Testing at a recreational facilities/services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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.

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SA
Delivery Lead - Agile Coach at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

I have experience with other solutions and with this one, you can add many addons without any difficult configuration. It has all the code and related items together, it is a total package.

I highly recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a nine out of ten.

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IR
Lead solution architect at a recreational facilities/services company with 10,001+ employees

We are using the latest version of the product.

Our organization has five people who are using it. 

We plan to continue to use Microsoft Azure DevOps because our development or our environment is one of Microsoft's.

My advice to someone considering implementing the product is that it is good. I work in a Microsoft school so this is the environment with which everyone is acquainted.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. 

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CH
Product and Systems Director at SPCM

We are just a customer.

We intend to move from on-premises to the cloud next year.

I'd recommend this solution. It's a worthwhile investment.

I would rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've been quite satisfied with it overall.

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AS
Senior Business Analyst │ Microsoft Power BI & Power BI App Development at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would recommend this solution. It's a good tool and it's free.

Instead of spending money on premium tools, you can at least start with Microsoft Azure DevOps and then upgrade it slowly.

You can learn how to use this tool in less than a day.

If you have Microsoft 365, this comes with it for free.

It doesn't require any maintenance.

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

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IT
Software Architect Consultant at a tech consulting company with self employed

This is a solution that I would recommend.

Azure DevOps is a leading platform, but some things can be better. 

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

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CC
Head of .NET Department at Evozon

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps an eight out of ten.

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MM
Sr. Devops Architect Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would rate this solution at eight on a scale from one to ten.

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HG
Technical Content Writer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

I would recommend this solution.

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps an eight out of ten.

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AK
Project Manager at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

I'm just a customer and end-user. I don't have a business relationship with Microsoft.

Overall, I would rate the solution at a seven out of ten. It's been okay so far. We're satisfied with the solution overall.

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RC
Senior Support Analyst at ONS

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.

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SK
Tech Lead DevOps (Manager) at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

There are a lot of different tools on the market such as Jira, so I would look at DevOps as one option and how it is going to handle things in your environment.

I would rate this solution a six out of ten.

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HP
Computer engineering student at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees

This is a product that I can recommend to other users.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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TA
Process Manager at a marketing services firm with 501-1,000 employees

I would definitely recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.

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

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CK
Senior Software Engineer at Xylem

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

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SP
Senior Consultant at CMEx

Overall, this is a good product and I recommend it.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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RV
XBRL Specialist at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would recommend this solution. It is a nice environment for working in teams and implementing the DevOps philosophy. It provides good support for that.

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

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CM
Lead Technical Consultant (Information Technology) at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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.

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RM
Chief Technical Officer

I rate Azure DevOps eight out of 10. 

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WG
DevOps Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would advise potential Microsoft Azure DevOps users to start exploring the free options, which are pretty good. I use it myself as an independent. As soon as you start using it, you'll know that you have to pay because it's a good tool that we can have to manage our code.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Microsoft Azure DevOps an nine.

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MG
Partner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

We plan to continue offering this product to our customers and I would recommend it.

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a seven out of ten.

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VP
Senior Project Manager at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I would recommend this solution, it is a good tool to use.

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps an eight out of ten.

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NE
API | SOA | Integration | Application | Internet of Things Solution Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

My only advice would be to go for the cloud version of DevOps, it's a better product. 

I rate the solution eight out of 10. 

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HR
Works at a tech services company

I would recommend this solution to others if they have tools with Microsoft and the proper infrastructure because not all customers work with this methodology in the development team.

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a nine out of ten.

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EA
Head of Tourism Development at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I rate Azure DevOps eight out of 10. I prefer Jira, but both solutions are very nice. 

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GP
Principal Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Overall, this is a good product and if the Gantt chart and occupancy reporting features are added then it will be the most powerful one in this space.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten

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SM
Managing Director at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The solution is cloud-based.

There are 150 people using this product in our organization, only end-users. 

There are five people responsible for deployment and maintenance. Anyone who wishes can make use of the solution.

I would recommend this solution to others contemplating its use.  

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

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MN
Especialista Devops at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

I would recommend this solution. I like Azure DevOps.

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

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RZ
Data Base Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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

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AP
Subdirector General at a tech company with 51-200 employees

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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MS
System Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would advise someone considering this solution to use Microsoft because it is very user-friendly, it can run on small levels of applications, can be calibrated to the application, it can be scaled to a larger scale, from small scale to larger scale. It's very stable, you just need to increase the receptors if you need to scale to a larger scale. 

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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