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Creating a Test Pipeline in Azure DevOps using a Windows Agent

Posted on August 21, 2024 by way0utwest

A customer was having some trouble getting started with Azure DevOps (AzDO) and building their database, so we took a step back and decided to create a simple test pipeline, so they could get a feel for how things work … Continue reading →

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Monday Monitor Tips: Changing the Fragmentation Alert

Posted on August 19, 2024 by way0utwest

I had a customer that was concerned about the fragmentation alert for indexes and wanted to know how to change it. This post discusses the change. This is part of a series of posts on Redgate Monitor. Click to see … Continue reading →

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A Lack of Architecture and Planning

Posted on August 19, 2024 by way0utwest

A few weeks ago, I was sitting in the audience, waiting for my turn to speak at DevOps Days in Minneapolis. Just before me, Xe Iaso delivered a funny and thought-provoking talk on building a social network on a whiteboard. … Continue reading →

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SQL Saturday Denver 2024 Resources

Posted on August 17, 2024 by way0utwest

Here are the resources from my talks today. Best Practices for Seamless Database Deployments PPTX slides Architecting Zero Downtime Deployments git repo:  https://github.com/way0utwest/ZeroDowntime  PPTX slides Some good questions today, which I’ll write a few posts on: What are feature flags … Continue reading →

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