How to Set up Azure DevOps Organizations

Start by creating your account at Azure DevOps

When you signup and log in for the first time you will get a default organization created and from there on you can customize that default organization or create new organizations per your project needs.

An Organization can basically be considered a unit to group similar applications/projects in an enterprise. Sales and HR for instance can have two separate Azure DevOps organizations in an Enterprise. Each organization has its share of free services including Pipelines, repos, and many more.

Planing your organization structure is critically important in DevOps and a recommendation by Microsoft.

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