What you'll learn

Ensure Key concepts in Release Management
Authoring a new release definition
Defining and using configuration variables
Configuring Continuous Release
Configuring your approval workflow
Cloning environments to quickly create environments
Releasing a web application to an IIS server with deployment
Releasing an Azure Web Application as well as execute tests

Course content

5 sections • 26 lectures • 3h 40m total length

The Course Overview2:32
This video will give you an overview about the course.
What is Release Management5:14
In this video, we are going to give you an overview of what is release management.
Key Concepts in Release Management4:47
In this video, we are going to cover the key concepts of release management.
The Current State of Release Management in TFS/VSTS5:17
In this video we are going cover the current state of the release management tool.

Authoring a New Release Definition6:08
In this video, we are going to show you how to author your first release definition.
Linking Your Build Definition to a Release3:26
In this video, we are going to cover how you link your build artifacts to your release definition.
Determining What to Deploy Using Artifacts19:31
In this video, we are going to show you how to determine the artifacts that you are going to deploy with release management.
Defining and Using Configuration Variables10:20
In this video, we are going to cover what configuration variables are and how to use them.
Configuring Continuous Release2:58
In this video we are going to discuss the benefits of continuous delivery as well as setup the release to be a continuous deployment release.
Naming Your Release and Using Retention Policies7:47
In this video, we are going to show you how to name the release definition.

Understanding Environments5:35
In this video, we are going to explain what environments re in release management. You will learn how to configure an environment.
Configuring Your Approval Workflow4:51
Setting up an approval workflow is a very important part of creating and running a release. Join us while we show you how to set that up.
Selecting Your Deployment Queue8:19
Understanding Deployment Conditions4:12
There are some pre and post deployment conditions. Join us as we explain what they are.
Cloning Environments4:28
In this video, we are going to cover the value of a cloned release environment. It allows us to quickly create environments saving both time and work.
Queue a Release16:01
In this video, we are going through the process of queuing a release.

Overview of Release Tasks11:13
In this video, we are going to take a lap around the release tasks that we will use to deploy to IIS on premises.
Copying Files and Running Scripts8:46
To setup the deployment we need to copy over the application files. Once copied we are going to run PowerShell to deploy the database.
Releasing a Web Application to an IIS Server8:55
Once the files are copied and the database is setup we are going to deploy the application to IIS, In this video we are going to show you how to do it.
Executing Tests as Part of Our On-Premises Release9:32
After the application is deployed we are going to need to run tests to verify the deployment was successful.
Tracking Our Release13:50
In this video, we are going to cover the dashboard capabilities in VSTS. We are going to create a DevOps dashboard

Understanding Azure Resources10:54
In this video, we are going to take a lap around the various Azure resources that will be used for the deployment
Understanding Service Endpoints3:13
In this video, we are going to show you how to connect VSTS to the Azure environment using Service Endpoints
Configuring Endpoints for Connecting to Azure8:57
In this video, we are going to create the two endpoints that we are going to need for our release and deployment
Releasing an Azure Web Application18:26
In this video, we are going to show you how to release the web application to an Azure app service resource.
Executing Tests as Part of Our Azure Release15:16
In this video, we are going to run coded UI tests as well as the unit tests

Requirements

Basics of Release Management

Description

In this video we are going to discuss what Release Management is while discussing the key concepts of Release Management. After we have shown you how to create and configure release environments, we are going to look at deploying to both on-premises and Azure environments

About the Author

Paul Hacker, a Principal Consultant with AgileThought, has over 15 years of application architecture, design, development, and management expertise in Microsoft technologies. Paul has a depth of experience in ALM, Process Improvement, and Team Foundation Server. Having distinguished himself as a leader in the IT industry he has been awarded the distinction of Microsoft MVP in the ALM category every year since 2006.

Who this course is for:

Aimed at software professionals including Developers, Testers, Architects, Configuration Analysts, and Release Managers who want to understand the capabilities of TFS to deliver better quality software faster

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Course content

Overview of Release Management4 lectures • 18min

Release Management6 lectures • 50min

Configuring Environments6 lectures • 43min

Defining a Release Workflow-on-Premises5 lectures • 52min

Defining a Release Workflow-Azure5 lectures • 57min

Requirements

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