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Announcing Public Preview of Managed DevOps Pools (MDP) for Azure DevOps
Aug 2, 2024
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Announcing Public Preview of Managed DevOps Pools (MDP) for Azure DevOps

Suraj Guptha Eliza Tarasila
Suraj,
Eliza

Engineering teams ideally want to spend all their time writing code to create applications and services for their users! In reality, many end up spending a significant portion of their time on other tasks, such as maintaining DevOps infrastructure. In Azure DevOps, Microsoft-hosted agents (aka Azure Pipelines agents) provide a fully managed, low overhead way to get started with Azure Pipelines. Many customers find that these agents are not flexible enough to meet their needs - not enough power, not enough memory, an inability to connect to private networks, etc. In these cases, teams can use self-hosted agents f...

Update on Azure Boards + GitHub Integration
Jul 25, 2024
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Update on Azure Boards + GitHub Integration

Dan Hellem
Dan Hellem

It's been a few months since our last update on the initiative to enhance the integration between Azure Boards and GitHub. We're excited to share that many new features have been completed and are in the process of being rolled out. Here’s a summary of our progress so far, along with an announcement of two new features 🎉. Create GitHub branch from work item (new) You can now create a GitHub branch directly from a work item within Azure DevOps. The "New GitHub Branch" link is available whenever a GitHub connection is configured for your project. This link can be found in all work item context menus, including th...

Updated: Azure DevOps Server 2022.2 RTW now available
Jul 9, 2024
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Updated: Azure DevOps Server 2022.2 RTW now available

Gloridel Morales
Gloridel Morales

8/13 Update: We have re-released Azure DevOps Server 2022.2 to fix the loading Teams names issue. If you have installed the version of Azure DevOps Server 2022.2 released on July 9, you can install Patch 1 for Azure DevOps Server 2022.2 to fix the issue. Patch 1 is not required if you are installing Azure DevOps Server 2022.2 for the first time since the download links have been updated to include the fix. You can download Patch 1 from this link. 8/5 Update: We are currently testing a fix for the loading Teams names issue. We will continue sharing updates in this blog post and expect to announce a release date b...

June patches for Azure DevOps Server
Jun 11, 2024
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June patches for Azure DevOps Server

Gloridel Morales
Gloridel Morales

This month, we are releasing fixes that impact our self-hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. The following version of the product has been patched. Azure DevOps Server 2022.1 Patch 4 If you have Azure DevOps Server 2022.1, you should install Azure DevOps Server 2022.1 Patch 4. Release notes Verifying Installation

Test & Feedback Extension in Manifest V3
Jun 9, 2024
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Test & Feedback Extension in Manifest V3

Jihye Eom
Jihye Eom

We are excited to announce a new update to the Azure DevOps Test and Feedback extension! This update brings essential implementation changes, upgrading from manifest version 2 to version 3. Following Google's announcement of their Manifest V2 deprecation schedule, we have been actively working on our implementation of Manifest V3. While the extension’s core features remain the same, this behind-the-scenes update enhances the extension’s security and performance. 🔬 What is Test & Feedback Extension If you are new to the Test and Feedback Extension, we invite you to try it out! Testing should no longer be lim...

May patches for Azure DevOps Server
May 28, 2024
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May patches for Azure DevOps Server

Gloridel Morales
Gloridel Morales

This month, we are releasing fixes that impact our self-hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. The following version of the product has been patched. Azure DevOps Server 2019.1.2 Patch 9 If you have Azure DevOps Server 2019.1.2, you should install Azure DevOps Server 2019.1.2 Patch 9. Release notes Verifying Installation

Azure DevOps Server 2022 Update 2 RC now available
May 7, 2024
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Azure DevOps Server 2022 Update 2 RC now available

Gloridel Morales
Gloridel Morales

Today we're thrilled to announce the release candidate (RC) of Azure DevOps Server 2022.2! This release includes new features that have been previously released in our hosted version of the product. Here are a few of the highlights: There are more features with this release, and you can read all about those features in our release notes. You can download Azure DevOps Server 2022.2 RC today. A direct upgrade to Azure DevOps Server is supported from any version of TFS, including Team Foundation Server 2015 and newer. Let us know any feedback or questions via the Developer Community. Resources

AB links on GitHub pull request and scale improvements for large organizations
Apr 4, 2024
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AB links on GitHub pull request and scale improvements for large organizations

Dan Hellem
Dan Hellem

We have a few new updates to announce for the work we have been doing to improve the Azure Boards + GitHub experience. Let’s jump right into it… 🎉 Add link to GitHub commit or pull request (GA) After being several weeks in preview, we are excited to announce our new enhanced experience for linking work items to GitHub. You can now search and select the desired repository and drill down to find and link to the specific pull request or commit. No more need for multiple window changes and copy/paste (although you still have that option). ⭐ GitHub connection improvements (private preview) For GitHub organizat...

End of Support for Microsoft products reliant on older Azure DevOps and Visual Studio authentication
Apr 3, 2024
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End of Support for Microsoft products reliant on older Azure DevOps and Visual Studio authentication

Angel Wong
Angel Wong

Azure DevOps will no longer guarantee support for older authentication methods in use by out-of-support Visual Studio and Microsoft products. Known impacted clients include: This may not be a comprehensive list of impacted products, but affected products are expected to be out of support already per Microsoft’s product end of support policies. Some third-party clients/tools may also be in use of these out-of-date authentication mechanisms. If you're using one of these tools, consider upgrading to a later version of the client, which may be calling our APIs using more modern authentication tok...