Automated Deployments is Mission Critical
In my late twenties, I was hired to work on a project for a new client. The project was to add a lot of new features to a SaaS application. The client was the largest player in its particular industry...
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Introducing .NET Standard For The Enterprise
Code reuse is near the top, if not at the top, of my priority list. In the .NET world, that can mean only one thing, .NET Standard. Until a few months ago, the chance to experiment with it for the...
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Building .NET Standard Libraries with Visual Studio 2017
Thanks to the Visual Studio 2017, creating .NET Standard Class Libraries is easier than ever. While it is easy, there are few tips and tricks to help make the process as smooth as possible. This is the...
View ArticleRedgate SQL Toolbelt over Microsoft SSDT: My Biased Opinion
Back in the article How Redgate Helped Define our Process, there was this small blurb about SSDT: Microsoft SSDT Tooling Considered - the increased cost of licenses forced us to take a hard look at...
View ArticleIncreased Database Security: Another Reason to Adopt DevOps
The tooling necessary to incorporate DevOps practices is already out there. There are many different flavors of build tools, Jenkins, TeamCity, VSTS, AppVeyor, and Bamboo. Release management is covered...
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Real-World Use Case for Redgate SQL Data Generator
At some point during the development lifecycle someone, be it a developer, QA, or a business owner, asks for "real" data to test against. Typically this is for two reasons, they want the volume of data...
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Picking the right Azure VM size using Load Testing
Properly configured, the cloud can be very cost effective. When misconfigured, the cloud is very expensive. Recently I helped the company I work for make the move from AWS to Azure. Part of that move...
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Multi-Thread Redgate DLM Deployments
The time had finally come. It was time to run the Redgate automated database deployment process in production for the first time. All we had to do was click the deploy button in Octopus Deploy, and we...
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Automated Developer Machine Setup - Part I - Introduction and DISM
It seems no matter where you work as a developer, the first day or two is all about setting up the company issued laptop with the necessary tools to do the job. Everyone recognizes how much pain in the...
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Home Office Upgrade - Winter 2017 / 2018
Over the Christmas holiday, I had some time off. At first, I thought I might be able to get some bike rides in. At the beginning of the month, the temperature averaged around 45 degrees Fahrenheit. If...
View ArticleAutomated Developer Machine Setup - Part II - Developer Tool Suite
The previous post in this series talked about why it is important to automate developer machine setup as well as getting Windows configured using DISM. This article will dive into automating the...
View ArticleRun Visual Studio always as administrator in Windows 10
If you plan on using Visual Studio with IIS it will need to run as an administrator. This is so Visual Studio can interact with IIS to set up the necessary virtual directories. If you don't run Visual...
View ArticleSelf Signed Certificates and Sub-Domains with Local IIS - Automated Developer...
As any developer can tell you, having their machine match production as close as possible is key. A lot of websites today now make use of subdomains, IE platform.mysite.com. In addition, it is very...
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Infrastructure: Setup Octopus Deploy to use Redgate DLM Automation
Automated database deployments is a critical aspect of any continuous integration pipeline. The tooling today has made it very easy to get that added, especially if you use Octopus Deploy and Redgate...
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Build a VM Test Lab using Unraid - Working From Home Part I
I've been working from home since April of 2018 for Octopus Deploy. As expected, working from home is a lot different than working in an office. I'll get into those differences in later posts. What I...
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