To practice with one or more of the technologies and techniques described in the previous chapters, an Azure DevOps organization might have been created specifically for this use, or maybe one was available already that could be used for this purpose. However, creating an organization for a company from scratch takes a little more consideration. Taking the time to properly plan the layout of the organization can save a lot of time later on.

This section describes the components out of which Azure DevOps is built, how you can use this to organize a fitting security model, and licensing options and costs.