Azure Devops to GitHub Enterprise Migrations Part II - Source Environment Assessment and Target Environment Setup

  • Module
  • 6 Units
Intermediate
DevOps Engineer
Administrator
Developer
Solution Architect
GitHub

By clearly understanding your source environment and setting up an appealing target environment, you turn migration into a straightforward execution process. Use your Phase 2 insights to align stakeholders and your Phase 3 setup to onboard a pilot team quickly—building momentum through clarity and strong foundations.

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

  • Explain the purpose and value of a thorough source assessment in terms stakeholders can understand
  • Generate and interpret an Azure DevOps inventory, turning raw CSV output into meaningful migration insights
  • Recognize repository traits that influence migration approach and timelines
  • Map Azure Boards and Azure Pipelines dependencies and choose appropriate migration strategies
  • Validate GitHub Enterprise Cloud environment type and authentication readiness
  • Design an organization and team structure that matches how your enterprise actually works
  • Establish baseline repository governance so migrated teams are productive from day one
  • Configure hybrid integrations with Azure Boards and Azure Pipelines to reduce transition risk

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure you have:

Access permissions:

  • Azure DevOps Organization Admin or read permissions covering your target migration scope
  • GitHub Enterprise Cloud Organization Owner or delegated administrative access
  • Identity provider admin access for SAML/SCIM or group sync configuration

Required tokens and tools:

  • Azure DevOps Personal Access Token with necessary scopes
  • GitHub Personal Access Token with appropriate repository and admin scopes
  • GitHub CLI with the ADO2GH extension installed
  • Git configured with correct credentials

Environment setup:

  • Test Azure DevOps organization or clearly defined assessment scope
  • Test GitHub organization within your Enterprise account
  • Single sign-on configured and tested for GitHub Enterprise Cloud
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