DevOps in the Spotlight

TH16 Testing in Production Using Azure and Azure DevOps

10/03/2019

1:30pm - 2:45pm

Level: Intermediate

Colin Dembovsky

Field Solution Engineer

GitHub

When it comes to testing, there's no place like Production! But how do you test in production and minimize risk simultaneously? How do you know if new code is better or producing the desired results? In this demo-rich session, learn effective techniques such as how to add effective telemetry to provide test data; how and when to use feature-flags, and A/B testing using Azure Web Apps, LaunchDarkly, Application Insights and Azure DevOps.

You will learn:

  • When and how to use feature flags
  • Using Azure Web app deployment slots for A/B testing
  • Instrumenting code with Application Insights