Transform your development practices with N8 Group’s comprehensive Microsoft ALM expertise. With over a decade of experience, we guide organisations through every stage of their DevOps journey, from legacy systems to modern cloud solutions.

Our Strategic Services Portfolio:

Why Choose N8 Group?

• Proven track record with enterprise-scale implementations
• Deep technical expertise across the Microsoft ALM ecosystem
• Flexible, business-focused approach to digital transformation
• Comprehensive support throughout your DevOps journey
• Risk-mitigated migration strategies

Let our experts guide you through your DevOps transformation journey. Explore our detailed service offerings below to learn how we can help your organisation achieve its development and delivery goals.

Team Foundation Server (TFS) Modernisation

Team Foundation Server remains a critical infrastructure component for many enterprises, and our expertise helps organisations navigate its complexities while planning for future growth. Our comprehensive TFS services encompass everything from routine maintenance to complex upgrade scenarios, ensuring your development infrastructure remains robust and efficient. We specialise in modernising legacy XAML build definitions to contemporary Classic Pipelines, enabling teams to leverage newer features and capabilities without disrupting existing workflows. Our experts possess deep knowledge of Windows Server configurations specific to TFS hosting, ensuring optimal performance and reliability across your development environment. Through careful assessment and strategic planning, we guide organisations through migration paths to newer platforms, whether that’s Azure DevOps Server, Azure DevOps Services, or alternative solutions like GitHub or JIRA. We understand the challenges of maintaining legacy systems while planning for future scalability, and our approach ensures both immediate stability and long-term sustainability.

Our TFS Excellence Includes:

• Comprehensive health checks and performance optimisation
• Strategic upgrade planning and execution
• XAML to Classic Pipeline migration support
• Infrastructure optimisation and Windows Server configuration
• Structured migration pathways to Azure DevOps Server or Services

Azure DevOps Server Solutions

Azure DevOps Server represents a significant evolution in Microsoft’s ALM offerings, combining the security of on-premises hosting with modern DevOps capabilities. Our team provides comprehensive support for organisations throughout their Azure DevOps Server journey, from initial implementation to ongoing optimisation and maintenance. We specialise in implementing robust governance frameworks that ensure security, compliance, and operational efficiency across your development environment. Our expertise extends to custom extension development and integration, enabling organisations to tailor their DevOps environment to specific business requirements and workflows. The migration from Classic Pipelines to YAML-based solutions is a crucial modernisation step, and our team guides organisations through this transition with minimal disruption to existing development processes. We help organisations implement and optimise Agile methodologies through process customisation and team structure optimisation, ensuring maximum efficiency and collaboration. Our support extends to all aspects of security configuration, including advanced policy management and permission structures that protect your intellectual property while enabling productive teamwork.

Our Azure DevOps Server Capabilities:

• Enterprise-grade governance frameworks
• Custom extension development and implementation
• Agile process customisation and optimisation
• Strategic upgrade planning and execution
• Cloud readiness assessments and migration planning
• Pipeline modernisation (Classic to YAML)
• Advanced security and compliance configuration
• Team and project structure optimisation

Azure DevOps Services Expertise

In the cloud-first era, Azure DevOps Services offers unparalleled scalability and integration capabilities for modern development teams. Our expertise helps organisations fully leverage these capabilities while maintaining security and governance requirements. We provide comprehensive support for complex enterprise scenarios, including post-acquisition integrations, tenant consolidations, and cross-organisation migrations. Our team specialises in implementing automated workflows and custom extensions that streamline development processes and enhance team productivity. We understand the complexities of enterprise-scale implementations, particularly in areas of billing management, subscription optimisation, and cross-platform integrations. Our expertise in dashboard configuration and query organisation helps teams gain better visibility into their development processes and project status. We also guide organisations through strategic migrations between platforms, whether consolidating multiple Azure DevOps organisations or transitioning to alternative solutions like GitHub Enterprise or JIRA.

Our Cloud DevOps Solutions:

• Enterprise governance and policy management
• Cross-platform integration architectures
• Custom automation and webhook implementation
• Post-merger technology consolidation
• Advanced reporting and analytics configuration
• Organisation-wide security and compliance frameworks
• Strategic platform migration planning and execution

Azure DevOps Services Migration Excellence

N8 Group possesses exceptional expertise in managing complex migrations from Azure DevOps Services to various enterprise-grade platforms such as JIRA, Confluence, and GitHub Enterprise. Our comprehensive migration approach ensures complete data integrity while maintaining historical information, work items, and source code repositories throughout the transition process. We understand that successful migrations require careful planning and execution, which is why we begin with thorough source and target system analysis to identify potential challenges and dependencies. Our team has developed sophisticated tools and methodologies to handle complex scenarios such as customised work item types, complex query structures, and extensive pipeline configurations during the migration process. We ensure minimal disruption to ongoing development activities by implementing parallel run strategies and comprehensive validation procedures throughout the migration journey. Through years of experience, we’ve refined our migration frameworks to address common challenges such as maintaining user mappings, preserving work item relationships, and ensuring complete traceability post-migration.

Key Migration Capabilities:

• End-to-end migration planning and execution
• Custom-built migration tools and accelerators
• Comprehensive data mapping and validation
• Historical data preservation strategies
• Post-migration support and validation

Organization Consolidation and Tenant Management

In today’s dynamic business environment, where mergers and acquisitions are common, N8 Group specialises in complex Azure DevOps organization consolidations and tenant migrations. Our expertise encompasses managing intricate scenarios such as merging multiple Azure DevOps organizations, transitioning between Microsoft Entra ID tenants, and restructuring enterprise-wide DevOps environments. We understand the critical nature of maintaining security contexts, preserving access controls, and ensuring uninterrupted service during these complex transformations. Our team has successfully executed numerous large-scale tenant migrations, helping organisations navigate challenges such as user identity management, access control reconciliation, and billing transitions. We provide comprehensive support for scenarios including organization mergers, tenant switches, and complete reorganization of Azure DevOps structures to align with new business requirements.

Consolidation and Tenant Migration Services:

• Organization merger strategy and execution
• Microsoft Entra ID tenant transition planning
• Billing and subscription management
• Security and access control reconciliation
• Identity management and user mapping
• Cross-organization data migration
• Custom automation for large-scale transitions

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