Can anyone explain how Release Management compliments TFS in the devOps pipeline?

Question

I always get confused which area they both cover in the DevOps space from a Microsoft perspective. Understanding ALM and what are roles does each play? How do they provide solution consolidation for multiple projects/teams for code deployments.

Answer 1

First, Team Foundation Server (TFS) is a product that provides source code management (either TFVC or Git), reporting, requirements management, project management (such as agile software development), automated builds, lab management, testing and release management capabilities.

TFS covers the entire application lifecycle, and enables DevOps capabilities.

So in short, relase mangement is just a part of TFS. Release Management features have been integrated into Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2015 Update 2 and above, and into the Release hub in TFS web access.