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What Azure DevOps is and why it matters
Azure DevOps is Microsoft\'s full DevOps suite: Repos, Pipelines, Boards, Test Plans, Artifacts — unified in a single SaaS.
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Azure DevOps vs GitHub Actions vs Jenkins vs GitLab CI
Comparison table: Boards, self-hosted, test plans, Azure integration, pricing for 50 devs, learning curve.
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Real costs in México
Basic free for 5 users. USD 6/user/month after. Microsoft-hosted agents USD 40/month each. Implementation USD 25K-60K.
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Migrating from Jenkins, GitLab CI or GitHub Actions
Jenkins → 2-6 weeks. GitLab CI → 1-3 weeks (similar syntax). GitHub Actions → often hybrid is better.
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Real use cases in Mexican companies
Manufacturing 12 .NET apps migration, financial services CNBV compliance, retail monorepo with 8 services.
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Common mistakes
Replicating Jenkins in YAML, not using Environments, plain secrets, no agent scaling, ignoring Boards.
