Azure Devops Community Launch Series - Part 1

Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) is now Azure DevOps. In this meetup we'll take a look at what's new and how Azure Devops is your one stop solution for your DevOps needs regardless of your platform, framework, language, be it on-prem or on the cloud.

This is the first part of a multi-part series on Azure DevOps. We will discuss the driving principles and practices required for a successful DevOps transformation and how Azure DevOps enables you to start in the right direction.

P.S. Lunch has been arranged for you.
Level : Beginner

# Agenda

## ( 10:00 - 11:00 ) Microsoft's DevOps Transformation Story by Harish Agarwal

Harish Agarwal covers Microsoft's journey to cloud cadence. Harish drills into the culture changes as they moved to Azure DevOps (VSTS) from a slower-moving world of on-premise software (TFS).He goes through the sequence of steps they took, and that you can take as you become proficient at DevOps. Harish covers team structures, agile transformation and lessons learnt running a 24*7 SaaS offering on the cloud.

About the Speaker :
Harish is a Senior Product Manager with the Azure DevOps team. He has more than a decade of experience in building and shipping software at Microsoft.

## ( 11:00 - 11:30 ) Break

## ( 11:30 - 12:00 ) Introduction to Azure DevOps by Harish Agarwal

Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) is now Azure DevOps. Azure DevOps helps you plan your project with Agile tools, manages your code using Git, and deploys your code through the best CI/CD system on the planet. Harish walks you through how Azure Devops is your one stop solution for your DevOps needs regardless of your platform, framework, language, be it on-premises or on the cloud.

About the Speaker :
Harish is a Senior Product Manager with the Azure DevOps team. He has more than a decade of experience in building and shipping software at Microsoft.

## ( 12:00 - 12:30 ) Exploring Azure Boards with Chen

Azure Boards provides a suite of interactive Agile tools that you can use to plan and track work, bugs, and issues. Azure Boards is agile ready with Kanban Boards, Sprints, Backlog and many other features. Chen will demo all the cool features including how to extend Azure Boards by customizing / creating new work item types that fit your workflow.

Speaker Bio:
Chendrayan Venkatesan (Chen V) is a Microsoft MVP, loves PowerShell and is also a TechNet wiki judge. He is also the author of Windows PowerShell 5.0 for .NET developers.

## Lunch and Networking (12:30 - 1:30)

## (1:30 - 2:30) Azure Pipelines Part 1 - Builds by Girish Gouda

Azure Pipelines is a fully featured continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) service. It is cross platform, works with any language, integrates with your favorite git provider and can deploy to major cloud services. Girish will demonstrate how easy it is to configure Continuous Integration with Azure Pipelines with a easy to follow demo.

Speaker Bio:
Girish has worked as a developer, architect and consultant and is an expert in Devops and Azure.

## (2:30 - 3:00 ) Break

## (3:00 - 4:00) Azure Pipelines Part 2 - Release Management by Girish Gouda

In Part 2 of Azure Pipelines, Girish will continue through all the features of Release Management like Artifacts, Environments, Triggers and Approvals and will demonstrate deployment of an application on Azure.

Speaker Bio:
Girish has worked as a developer, architect and consultant and is an expert in Devops and Azure