I was locked out of my own Azure DevOps Server instance with 401 errors. I was a server admin. I was in the right groups. My SID was correct. Nothing ...

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Azure DevOps Server SSH Vulnerabilities: Before You Fix Them, Find Out If Anyone Is Even Using SSH

Feb 17, 2026

Your vulnerability scanner flagged SSH cipher issues on your Azure DevOps Server. Before you start hardening ciphers, there's a much simpler question:...

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How to Configure Backlog Levels and State Categories in Your Custom Azure DevOps Process Template

Feb 12, 2026

If you're using a custom process template in Azure DevOps, there are two configuration settings that are easy to overlook but critical to get right: b...

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Branches That Don't Suck #7: Why Long-Lived Branches Create Merge Hell

Feb 02, 2026

That branch you created three months ago? The one you've been dreading to merge? Let's talk about why that dread is justified. Here's the thing people...

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