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May 2019
Filter by target branch in pull requests
In the Sprint 152 Update of Azure DevOps, we added the option to filter pull requests by target branch, several new command line commands and an extensibility point to allow extensions to add syntax highlighting and autocomplete to the file explorer and pull request views.
Kubernetes integration with Azure Pipelines is now available
You can now use GitHub identity to login into the Azure DevOps portal. In addition, you can take your GitHub repo all the way to Kubernetes using a YAML based multistage pipeline.
Visual Studio Subscription with GitHub Enterprise offering
The native integrations of GitHub Enterprise with Visual Studio and Azure DevOps make it easier and faster for your development teams to adopt Git.
Azure now supports GitHub identity single sign-on
GitHub identities are now supported as sign in option to log in to Azure. An existing Microsoft account is no longer needed to sign in to Azure.
Azure now supports GitHub identity single sign-on
GitHub identities are now supported as sign in option to log in to Azure. An existing Microsoft account is no longer needed to sign in to Azure.
Azure Pipelines app for Teams, improved GitHub and Azure Boards integration: Sprint 151 Update
In the Sprint 151 Update of Azure DevOps, we improved GitHub integration with Azure Boards by adding a GitHub Marketplace app to streamline the acquisition and configuration with your GitHub repositories.
April 2019
Manage organization billing in Azure DevOps: Sprint 150 Update
In the Sprint 150 Update of Azure DevOps, we added the ability to manage billing for your organization within our portal.
March 2019
Azure Boards and Azure Pipelines GitHub Integration Improvements - Sprint 149 Update
In the Sprint 149 Update of Azure DevOps, we added the ability to navigate to Azure Boards directly from mentions in a GitHub comment as well as support for Azure Boards in GitHub Enterprise.
February 2019
Azure DevOps CLI preview and feature updates in Pipelines - Sprint 148 Update
In the Sprint 148 Update of Azure DevOps, we added a new CLI extension that allows you to interact with Azure DevOps services by using the command line.
Azure DevOps Roadmap update for 2019 Q1
We updated the Features Timeline to provide visibility on our key investments for this quarter.
NuGet, npm, and other Artifacts tasks support proxies - Sprint 147 Update
In the Sprint 147 Update of Azure DevOps, we've updated artifacts-related Pipelines tasks to support proxies. Proxies now work in the npm, NuGet, .NET Core, and Universal Packages tasks.
January 2019
GitHub Enterprise support and automatic GitHub service connections in pipelines - Sprint 146 Update
In the Sprint 146 Update of Azure DevOps, we improved our GitHub integration with Azure Pipelines. The "New build pipeline" wizard can now create pipelines for GitHub Enterprise repositories.
December 2018
Link GitHub commits and pull requests to Azure Boards work items - Sprint 144 Update
In the Sprint 144 Update of Azure DevOps, we continue to expand the integration with GitHub. Now you can link GitHub commits and pull requests to Azure Boards work items.
November 2018
Draft pull requests and new work item text editor: Sprint 143 Update
The Sprint 143 Update of Azure DevOps introduces a new work item text editor, draft pull requests in Azure Repos, and new features in Azure Artifacts.
October 2018
YAML improvements in Azure Pipelines - Sprint 142 Update
The Sprint 142 Update of Azure DevOps includes several improvements to YAML, new navigation for all users, a dark theme, and improved linking and attachments in Azure Boards.
Pipeline compliance and security validations - Sprint 141 Update
In the Sprint 141 Update of Azure DevOps Services, you can now include compliance and security validations in Azure Pipelines. In Azure Repos, you can change the target branch of pull requests.
September 2018
Azure Policy for Azure DevOps
Azure Policy integration with Azure DevOps is now available.
Pipeline container jobs - Sprint 140 Update
In the Sprint 140 Update of Azure DevOps Services, you'll find a new way to customize build dependencies to your specific requirements with the introduction of container jobs in Azure Pipelines.
Introducing Azure DevOps
Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) is becoming a set of Azure DevOps services. You'll start to notice new icons and names for Azure DevOps and each service within it.
August 2018
Migrate projects to the Inheritance process model: VSTS Sprint 139 Update
In the Sprint 139 Update of Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), you can now migrate Hosted XML projects to the Inheritance process model to ease customization.
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