From Azure DevOps to GitHub Actions: Using AI to Accelerate CI/CD Modernization

Modernization often stalls not because teams don’t know where they need to go — but because getting there feels heavy, risky, and slow. CI/CD is a perfect example. Legacy pipelines linger, teams work around brittle systems, and even “simple” platform shifts can consume weeks of effort. Sound familiar? The pressure to modernize is real, but so is the fear of disrupting delivery while doing it.

In this Lean BYTES, Staff Engineers, Alex McClure and Jacob Reed, will walk through how AI can meaningfully reduce the burden of modernization using a real CI/CD use case: transitioning from Azure DevOps Classic pipelines to GitHub Actions. You’ll see how structured inputs, reusable workflows, and AI assistance can accelerate migrations, improve consistency, and free teams from repetitive work. This isn’t about tools for tools’ sake — it’s about what becomes possible when AI supports your teams instead of adding complexity.