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How to Efficiently Migrate from TFS to Azure DevOps

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Application lifecycle management systems assist developers with the many stages of DevOps. Those processes include but are not limited to planning, maintenance, coding, testing, deploying, and other tasks.   Among the popular tools for collaboration are Azure DevOps and Azure DevOps Server (previously called “Team Foundation Server” or TFS). Both are extremely helpful for teams who want to streamline their processes, yet they offer varying features and pose different cons.   For one, TFS has many limitations and can be quite more complex than Azure DevOps. Some developers also complain about its huge costs and long downtimes. Why it’s worth migrating to Azure DevOps   Developers share common sentiments on the challenges that come with using TFS. The most prominent complaints include:   Updates to new functions and features are slow. Infrastructure, maintenance, licenses, and other aspects demand too much time and attention.   TFS doesn’t comply with many certificates, which pos

Continuous Integration: Improving collaboration and developing better applications

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Creating a reliable and impressive software isn’t the work of one developer, but a whole team. When tech minds brainstorm, you can expect a result that goes beyond expectations. However, like any other collaborative work, developing an application comes with a few bumps on the road. For one, it’s never easy to divide tasks and merge each part before deployment. Without continuous integration, compiling everyone’s parts can take up too much time and effort. Defining continuous integration testing Techopedia defines continuous integration as a practice where developers integrate their work regularly. Before it became the standard, teams typically took weeks to update their codes and merge individual bits. The downside of waiting too long resulted in a merge conflict, duplicated effort, and even stubborn bugs.  What are the benefits of continuous integration? Continuous integration is an excellent practice to implement across your IT departments for many reasons.  Simpler and easier handl

The Best Advantages of Using Cloud-Based Enterprise Applications

By now, cloud computing has clearly emerged as a common business tool. This is no hype. You will, in fact, hardly find an organization that doesn’t rely on cloud services as a means to build and maintain its IT infrastructure. From data security firms to accountancies, shared office spaces, marketing companies, and global corporations, businesses in different fields continue to benefit from cloud computing.   General Electric, Kroger, eBay, HotelTonight, Meals on Wheels, and Fitbit are some of the most common examples of companies that are harnessing the power of cloud computing to streamline their IT processes and are relying on enterprise cloud application services. Take a look at some of the best advantages that cloud-based application have to offer to your business: Easier maintenance - Relying on enterprise cloud application services would mean that you no longer have to worry about assembling or maintaining your hardware or even upgrading it. You cloud provider will do all the