The Azure DevOps Blueprint: Step-by-Step Strategies for Automating Builds, Releases, and Cloud Operations

By Fred Thompson

Unlock the full power of enterprise delivery and take your skills from practitioner to architect with the most comprehensive Azure DevOps guide ever published. The Azure DevOps Blueprint is the definitive all-in-one resource for automating, securing, and scaling cloud-native operations.

Whether you are a developer looking to eliminate manual deployments, a systems administrator transitioning into DevOps, or a technical leader driving organizational change, this book provides a professional roadmap from foundational concepts to advanced, AI-driven CI/CD orchestration.

Inside, you'll discover how to:

Architect and Govern: Master the core services-Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Test Plans, and Artifacts-to create a unified "single source of truth" for your entire organization.

Automate Infrastructure as Code: Use Azure Bicep and Terraform to treat your cloud environment as software, ensuring perfectly reproducible and version-controlled deployments.

Engineer High-Velocity Pipelines: Build advanced YAML-based CI/CD engines featuring multi-stage environments, deployment gates, and canary releases.

Implement DevSecOps: Shift security left by integrating automated vulnerability scanning, secret management with Azure Key Vault, and compliance-as-code guardrails.

Master Cloud-Native Deployment: Deploy with confidence to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), App Services, and serverless architectures using zero-downtime strategies.

Optimize and Scale: Utilize DORA metrics and Azure Monitor to bridge the gap between technical performance and business value, scaling your practices across hundreds of teams.

Access the Blueprint Toolkit: Gain immediate value from a professional collection of starter YAML templates, security checklists, and real-world case studies ready for production.

Unlike piecemeal tutorials or high-level overviews, this book delivers a complete, expert-led journey-blending authoritative technical depth with practical, battle-tested strategies used by top-tier engineering teams. By the end, you won't just "run" pipelines; you will architect a resilient, high-performing delivery engine that serves as a strategic driver for innovation and growth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GH644R4T
• ISBN13: 9798244072709
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"