Azure API Management (APIM) is a powerful platform to manage, secure, and monitor APIs. When serving as a Managed Control Plane (MCP) server for AI agents, forwarding the actual user identity instead of a generic service account is critical. Doing so enhances security, auditability, and compliance, while giving your AI agents better context about who is making requests.

Learn how to set up a robust, automated development workflow using CI/CD pipelines and containers (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.). In this guide, you’ll walk through each step—version control, containerization, pipeline creation, environment management, testing, deployment—and adopt best practices to build a scalable, secure, and maintainable delivery process. Ideal for developers, DevOps engineers, and IT leads who want to implement professional CI/CD from scratch.

In a constantly evolving technological world, IT professionals face increasing challenges in software development, deployment, and system maintenance. The DevOps movement, a fusion of development (Dev) and operations (Ops) practices, is emerging as a strategic response to improve collaboration, efficiency, and the quality of software delivery. Adopting DevOps best practices is becoming essential for IT teams aiming to optimize their processes and meet modern market demands.