Microsoft Hosted CI/CD Concurrent Job
Empower your development teams with Microsoft Hosted CI/CD Concurrent Job licenses, providing essential capacity for continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
- Access to: Scalable build and deployment resources on Microsoft-hosted infrastructure.
- Coverage for: Concurrent job execution, ensuring parallel processing for faster release cycles.
- Protection against: Bottlenecks in your CI/CD pipeline that can delay critical software updates.
- Entitlement to: Efficient resource utilization, optimizing development workflows and reducing time to market.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Hosted CI/CD Concurrent Job license provides the necessary capacity for your organization's continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines running on Microsoft-hosted agents.
It is designed for businesses that utilize Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for their software development lifecycle and require dedicated concurrent job execution to maintain efficient build, test, and deployment processes.
- Scalable Capacity: Provides a set number of concurrent jobs, allowing for parallel execution of builds and deployments.
- Microsoft-Hosted Agents: Utilizes Microsoft's infrastructure for running CI/CD jobs, eliminating the need for self-managed build agents.
- Optimized Workflows: Enables faster feedback loops by allowing multiple development tasks to run simultaneously.
- Cost-Effective Licensing: Subscription-based model ensures predictable costs for CI/CD resource consumption.
- Compliance and Security: Leverages Microsoft's secure and compliant cloud environment for your development operations.
This license is ideal for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to streamline their development operations without the overhead of managing their own CI/CD infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable parallel build and test execution
Enable teams to run multiple build and test jobs concurrently, significantly reducing the time required for code validation. This accelerates the feedback loop for developers, allowing for quicker identification and resolution of issues.
cloud-native development, microservices architecture, agile development methodologies, DevOps practices
Automate deployment to staging and production
Streamline the process of deploying applications to various environments by leveraging concurrent job execution for automated release pipelines. This ensures consistent and efficient delivery of software updates.
continuous deployment pipelines, multi-environment deployments, automated release management, application lifecycle management
Scale CI/CD capacity on demand
Automate the scaling of your CI/CD resources to meet fluctuating development demands without manual intervention. This ensures that your build and deployment processes remain efficient even during peak periods.
variable development workloads, project-based development, fluctuating release schedules, elastic infrastructure needs
Key Features
Concurrent Job Execution
Allows multiple CI/CD tasks to run simultaneously, speeding up the development and release process.
Microsoft-Hosted Agents
Eliminates the need for managing and maintaining your own build infrastructure, reducing operational overhead.
Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions Integration
Seamlessly integrates with popular Microsoft development platforms for efficient workflow automation.
Subscription-Based Licensing
Provides predictable costs and easy scalability for your CI/CD resource needs.
Secure and Compliant Environment
Leverages Microsoft's secure cloud infrastructure, ensuring your development operations meet compliance standards.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require rapid and secure deployment of applications to meet evolving market demands and regulatory compliance, making efficient CI/CD pipelines essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need to deploy and update critical patient management and operational software securely and efficiently, often under strict regulatory oversight like HIPAA.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers increasingly rely on software for operational efficiency, supply chain management, and IoT integration, necessitating agile development and deployment practices.
Retail & Hospitality
The retail and hospitality sectors depend on dynamic customer-facing applications and backend systems that require frequent updates to adapt to market trends and enhance customer experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a concurrent job in CI/CD?
A concurrent job refers to the number of CI/CD tasks (like builds, tests, or deployments) that can run at the same time. This license provides a specific number of these simultaneous executions.
Do I need to manage the build agents with this license?
No, this license is for Microsoft-hosted agents. Microsoft manages the underlying infrastructure, so you do not need to worry about maintaining build servers.
How does this license help my business?
It helps by accelerating your software release cycles, improving developer productivity, and reducing the operational burden of managing CI/CD infrastructure, allowing your team to focus on delivering value.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.