Get Quick Pipelines Up and Running with Azure DevOps
October 10, 2019

Get Quick Pipelines Up and Running with Azure DevOps

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS)

Azure DevOps is a common tool used by technical teams. In my capacity I used Azure DevOps to create a Chef Cookbook pipeline for delivering tested code. In doing this, I used it in conjunction with the built in version control system provided by Azure DevOps, but it also integrates well with GitHub and other systems.I also helped others set up pipelines and implement the use of Azure DevOps in this capacity as well.
  • Usability: The usability of Azure DevOps is great! Being a new user, it was easy to pick up and go with this tool with very little requirement to seek external documentation.
  • Integration: This tool integrates well with other systems (ie. GitHub, Chef, etc).
  • Built in activities: Azure DevOps has a ton of prebuilt activities that allow you to basically build whatever you need without writing any extensive code.
  • While usability is great, it did take me a few times to find "hidden areas" (like the visual designer link for creating pipelines). Having these in more defined noticeable areas will only improve on the already great usability.
  • As with other Microsoft tools, the Microsoft login get's a little crazy when you have multiple accounts. In my case, I have several accounts (personal, university, and work) and getting into Azure DevOps with the appropriate account could sometimes be an act of futility.
  • AWS CodePipeline, Gitlab, Jenkins and Bamboo
Azure DevOps required the least amount of up front knowledge to get a pipeline up and running. Because of the built in activities, when I initially started working with this tool I didn't have to know anything other than where my code was stored. The rest was easy enough to figure out as I went. It didn't require me to build up any images to work, all of that was in an easy to use interface that was prebuilt and ready to go.
While I did not interact with Azure DevOps support, there are so many online resources to get you acclimated that that alone merits a high rating. Additionally, the usability is so easy from the get go.

Do you think Azure DevOps Services delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Azure DevOps Services's feature set?

Yes

Did Azure DevOps Services live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Azure DevOps Services go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Azure DevOps Services again?

Yes

AWS CodePipeline, AWS EC2 Container Service, HashiCorp Vault, Terraform, Atom, Consul, Docker, GitHub, Jekyll, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Microsoft Visual Studio Code, New Relic, Okta Workforce Identity, ServiceNow, Slack, Secret Server, MS SharePoint, Microsoft Office 365, Chef, Control-M, Bitbucket Server (formerly Stash)
Azure DevOps is well suited for any platform you are running. In my case, it was a great Chef cookbook pipeline solution that required no overhead or setup, cost nothing, and worked great. It works well with on-prem systems, systems in Azure, systems in AWS, and even systems in Google Cloud. Honestly, it's a really great multi-platform tool in my opinion.