How to Automate Deployments with Azure DevOps Pipelines

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Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) in the Microsoft Power Platform is evolving rapidly, with new tools and automation capabilities making it more accessible—even for non-developers. In this episode, Benedikt Bergmann shares insights from authoring his book on ALM, navigating platform changes, and implementing DevOps pipelines for scalable governance. Learn how to streamline deployments, avoid common pitfalls, and build resilient ALM processes. 

🎙️ What you’ll learn   

• Set up automated ALM pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub 
• Understand the role of ALM in Power Platform governance 
• Navigate tooling updates and documentation gaps in Microsoft platforms 
• Structure technical content for clarity and consistency 
• Manage visual and code elements in professional publishing 

✅ Highlights    

• “Microsoft has invested a lot of money into improving everything around ALM.” 
• “You can't enforce the automated deployment yet, but it is transparent.” 
• “We use Azure DevOps pipelines in basically all of our projects.” 
• “I had to explain why I don't have anything—because documentation was lacking.” 
• “The first half is not very technical, the second half is really technical.” 
• “We decided we won’t print YAML files in a book—that’s not going to work.” 
• “I had to recreate images to avoid using official Microsoft visuals.” 

🧰 Mentioned     

•  Microsoft Power Platform - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform 
• Azure DevOps - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/devops/ 
• Packt Publishing - https://www.packtpub.com/ 
• Microsoft Documentation - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/docs/ 
• Microsoft MVP Summit - https://mvp.microsoft.com/MVPsummit 
•  Power Platform Pipelines Documentation - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/alm/pipelines
• Benedikt's Book: Application Lifecycle Management on Power Platform - https://www.amazon.com/Application-Lifecycle-Management-Microsoft-Platform-ebook/dp/B0DCW2RCTQ?ref_=ast_author_mpb

✅ Keywords     
power platform, application lifecycle management, alm, azure devops, github, citizen developers, governance, automation, yaml, publishing, microsoft documentation, pipelines

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