As previously discussed, once the CI is complete, published build artifacts should ideally be transferred into the release pipeline, starting the CD phase. Azure DevOps release templates and infrastructure provide a complete release management solution, which, without the need for any additional platform such as Jenkins, Octopus, or TeamCity, can handle the CI/CD pipeline.
Creating and using release templates
Azure DevOps releases
A release definition is made up of two main components: artifacts and stages. Using triggers and gates, the deployment of artifacts to target stages is organized and managed.
