Microsoft launched the Azure service just over eight years ago in a bid to play catchup with Amazon Web Services. And it has succeeded. Azure is now the No. 2 cloud service, behind AWS. Just how far ...

Microsoft Azure DevOps is software that uses modern agile methodologies and definitions to help track, plan and collaborate. There are five separate services included with Azure DevOps, and each can ...

In 2026, the benchmark for enterprise success is no longer just moving to the cloud—it’s how effectively you can trust your own speed. As Azure environments evolve into complex webs of Kubernetes (AKS ...

Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), Microsoft’s application lifecycle management system, is to undergo a major shake-up and rebranding. Instead of a single Visual Studio-branded service, it’s being ...

Microsoft delivers another internal AI tool for the rest of us that adds agents to workflows and site reliability engineering. Modern AI tools have been around for some time now, offering a wide ...

This approach to building software is the norm now with most companies recognizing the need to iterate quickly and release new code frequently. DevOps is a combination of philosophies, practices and ...

For those who were wondering what Microsoft would do with Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) following its purchase of GitHub earlier this year, the answer is in. Microsoft is "evolving" VSTS into a ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. In the IT space, the ...