Selecting the right platform for essential DevOps practices like version control, deployment, and collaboration is critical to your team’s productivity and success. Azure DevOps and GitHub are two robust tools that excel at project management, fostering teamwork, and enabling automation—but how do you determine which one is the right fit for your needs?

Azure DevOps and GitHub are two of the most popular DevOps platforms in the Microsoft ecosystem, each offering powerful features. While Azure DevOps is often favored by enterprise teams for its end-to-end capabilities, GitHub is known for its developer-friendly environment and open-source capabilities. Understanding the differences is key to aligning the tool to your data project goals.

This session will provide a comparison of Azure DevOps and GitHub, focusing on core features such as CI/CD workflows, security & secrets management, branch policies, collaboration, integration and licensing. The session will also explore use cases to illustrate when to choose one platform over the other or even how to leverage both in hybrid setups for maximum efficiency.

By the end of the session, you will understand the strengths and trade-offs of Azure DevOps and GitHub to make an informed decision for your next data or DevOps project.

So, whether you’re an enterprise team looking for end-to-end solutions or a developer-driven team focused on agility, this session will equip you with the insights to optimize your workflows and achieve your project goals.