Use service connection approvals to elevate Azure DevOps deployment security

In DevOps, the focus is primarily on automation and having dependable deployments. However, sometimes human intervention is necessary, particularly for deployments to critical environments like production or other business-critical systems. Azure DevOps has some measures that you can configure to implement these controls through approvals and checks. Azure DevOps has…

11/03/2024 Article Bloggers John Lokerse

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