CI/CD with Azure: Build Pipelines Like a Pro

Unlock the full potential of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) using Azure DevOps in CI/CD with Azure: Build Pipelines Like a Pro. This comprehensive guide is designed for developers, DevOps engineers, system administrators, and IT professionals seeking to master the end-to-end pipeline process using Microsoft's powerful DevOps platform.

Starting with the evolution of software delivery and the core principles of CI/CD, this book lays a solid foundation for readers new to the concepts, while offering deep insights for experienced professionals. You'll explore the benefits of modern DevOps practices and learn why Azure DevOps stands out as a robust, flexible solution for building and deploying applications at scale.

Through detailed, step-by-step instructions, you'll set up your Azure DevOps environment, manage permissions, and integrate with external tools. You'll gain a deep understanding of both classic and YAML-based pipelines, and learn how to structure builds, configure triggers, manage variables, and harness the full power of pipeline templates.

Build your first CI pipeline with confidence, incorporating validation tasks, static code analysis, and custom build steps. Move into advanced territory with multi-stage and conditional builds, artifact management, and performance tuning. Then dive into continuous delivery and deployment strategies, creating secure and compliant release pipelines that deploy to Azure App Services, virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, and more.

Security, governance, and compliance are covered in depth, ensuring your pipelines meet enterprise-grade standards. You'll also learn how to monitor, troubleshoot, and continuously improve your CI/CD workflows using telemetry, alerts, and real-world feedback loops.

Packed with practical examples, sample projects, case studies, and appendices filled with helpful resources, glossaries, and code snippets, this book equips you with everything needed to build professional-grade pipelines using Azure DevOps.

Whether you're modernizing a legacy system, scaling DevOps in a large enterprise, or exploring the latest trends in GitHub Actions, serverless CI/CD, or AI-driven automation, this book provides the expertise you need to thrive in today’s fast-paced development environments.