Three Horizons

Enterprise-Grade Agentic DevOps

An enterprise-grade platform combining Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, AI Agents, and an Internal Developer Platform to accelerate software delivery.

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Agentic DevOps

The DevOps Evolution

From manual operations to AI-powered autonomous delivery — three generations of software engineering.

Generation 1

DevOps

CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, containers, monitoring. Manual decisions and human-triggered deployments.

Generation 2

DevSecOps

Security integrated into every pipeline stage. Shift-left testing, compliance as code, GHAS scanning, zero-trust by default.

Generation 3

Agentic DevOps

AI agents that observe, reason, and act autonomously. Multi-agent orchestration, self-healing systems, intelligent deployment decisions.

Four Layers of Composition

Not a product — a reference architecture that composes existing Microsoft assets into a unified platform story.

LayerWhat It ContainsExamples
ProductsMicrosoft® products already in marketGitHub® Copilot, GitHub® Actions, AKS, Azure AI Foundry, Defender for Cloud
AgentsAI-powered autonomous capabilitiesSRE Agent, GitHub® Copilot Agents, Copilot for Security, Agent HQ
FrameworkPrescriptive maturity model for scoringAI Maturity: 3 Pillars x 5 Levels, Scoring Criteria v2.3, Gap Analysis
IntegrationGlue narrative: products to journeyInner loop, CI/CD, Platform Engineering, AI Apps, end-to-end observability

Maturity Model

A progressive journey from foundation to innovation, each horizon building on the previous.

H1 — Foundation

Core Infrastructure

Enterprise-grade Azure infrastructure with AKS, networking, databases, security, and disaster recovery.

AKS 1.29+ Terraform Key Vault PostgreSQL Calico Defender
H2 — Enhancement

Platform Services

GitOps with ArgoCD, Red Hat® Developer Hub as IDP, full observability stack, Golden Paths, and self-hosted runners.

ArgoCD RHDH 1.8 Prometheus Grafana Gatekeeper ESO
H3 — Innovation

AI Capabilities

GitHub® Copilot

Microsoft® Azure AI Foundry with GPT-4o, 18 GitHub® Copilot agents, MCP servers, and Developer Lightspeed.

AI Foundry GPT-4o 18 Agents MCP Lightspeed RAG

18 Specialized AI Agents

Each agent is an expert in its domain, collaborating through intelligent handoffs to deliver end-to-end automation.

GitHub® Copilot Agents AI Copilot Microsoft® AI

Foundation

@architect@docs@test@sre@terraform@reviewer@security

Delivery

@onboarding@devops@deploy

Azure Infrastructure

@azure-portal-deploy

Portal & Shared Services

@template-engineer@platform@hybrid-scenarios@github-integration@ado-integration

Intelligence & Architecture

@engineering-intelligence@context-architect@rhdh-architect

16 MCP Servers

azuregithubterraformkuberneteshelmdockerargocdopenshiftbackstagedefenderpurvieweng-intelligence

Agent Handoff Flows

Agents collaborate through intelligent handoffs, each contributing their expertise to complete complex workflows.

Key Differentiators

Unified Developer Portal

Red Hat® Developer Hub as single pane of glass — software catalog, Golden Paths, TechDocs, Scorecards, and AI chat in one place.

Complete Automation

From Terraform plan to ArgoCD sync — zero manual steps. GitOps with App-of-Apps pattern, sync waves, and self-healing.

Multi-Platform Flexibility

Deploy on AKS or ARO. Supports GitHub® and Azure DevOps coexistence with hybrid scenarios (A/B/C patterns).

AI-Powered Engineering

18 agents with intelligent handoffs, 16 MCP servers, Developer Lightspeed, and DORA metrics correlation.

Three Horizons Journey

Start with H1 infrastructure, advance through H2 platform, reach H3 AI innovation — at your own pace.

Security by Default

Zero-trust, Workload Identity, private endpoints, OPA Gatekeeper, GHAS scanning — security is never optional.

Platform Layers

Eight composable layers from application runtime to monitoring — each independently configurable.

Application Platform
AKSAROACAAzure Arc
Tools & Agents
MCPPlaywrightSemantic KernelAgent Framework
Engineering Systems
AI FoundryGitHub® PlatformAzure DevOps
IaC & Configuration
TerraformRed Hat® AnsibleHelm
Developer Platform API
TemplatesEntity GraphPlatform Orchestrator
Self-Service Foundation
Dev BoxAPI CenterService CatalogGitHub® ActionsArgoCD/Flux
Monitoring & Observability
Azure MonitorApp InsightsLog AnalyticsPrometheusGrafana
Security & Compliance
DefenderGHASSentinelKey VaultPurview

Every Team Benefits

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Developer Teams

  • Self-service Golden Paths for new services in minutes
  • AI-assisted coding with GitHub® Copilot + 18 specialized agents
  • Inner loop with Dev Box + Codespaces
  • TechDocs and API catalog in RHDH

Platform Teams

  • Red Hat® Developer Hub as single developer portal
  • HashiCorp® Terraform modules with guardrails
  • GitOps with ArgoCD App-of-Apps
  • DORA metrics + GitHub® Copilot analytics
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Business Leaders

  • AI Maturity scoring with gap analysis
  • Cost management dashboards + budget alerts
  • Compliance (SOC 2, PCI-DSS, CIS)
  • Measurable DORA improvements

Start Your Agentic Journey

Begin with H1 Foundation, advance through H2 Platform Services, and reach H3 AI Innovation — at your own pace.

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