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Azure DevOps ALM – Releases

Azure DevOps ALM – Releases

Now you have your pipeline setup, it’s time for next major step and 3rd in the series, which is releasing your exported solutions to multiple environments. This guide will also include information such as backing up the solutions, linking work items and others, which...
Azure DevOps ALM – Releases

Azure DevOps ALM – Pipelines/Builds

This post will discuss the first part of building your automation process, which includes exporting from your source environment and preparing the files for release. Ensure you have read, understood and carried out the setup in the previous post, as you will not be...
Azure DevOps ALM – Releases

Azure DevOps ALM – Setup

After my not so recent post comparing the relatively new built-in Power Platform Pipelines to Azure DevOps, this is a guide on how to build your ALM processes in DevOps, as it can become quite complex and confusing. The whole process will be split between multiple...
Azure DevOps or Power Platform Pipelines?

Azure DevOps or Power Platform Pipelines?

Firstly, a basic intro to both. Azure DevOps is a catch-all tool for software development that has been around for years, originating in Team Foundation Server. It has very robust work management, source control, build and release and other options, primarily built...
Why Is ALM Important?

Why Is ALM Important?

After a brief introduction in my first post, this will expand into more detail as to why ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) is critically important to your projects. Along with platform governance, it is a core aspect of using Power Platform and Dynamics as...