Tag Archives: continuous delivery

Agent Phases in VSTS Deployment

Posted on April 17, 2017 by

VSTS (Visual Studio Team Services) continues to grow and change over time. It seems every few months I see some new features and changes, which are good and bad. Good in that usually things improve. Bad in that I get … Continue reading →

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Making VSTS Deployment Changes to Databases without Breaking Your Application

Posted on April 17, 2017 by

One of the things that I do a lot is demo changes to databases with CI/CD in a DevOps fashion. However, I also want to make some application changes to my sample app without breaking things. As a result, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Including Your Database in a DevOps CI/CD Process

Posted on March 31, 2017 by

Abstract DevOps is changing today’s software development world by helping us build better software, faster. However many organizations struggle to include their database changes with their application deployment. In this session, we will examine how the concepts and principles of … Continue reading →

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Held Hostage by the Database

Posted on November 16, 2016 by

Your database platform will constrain and limit the flexibility you have in evolving your software. It doesn’t matter which platform you choose, which type of database, or even the format for your data. At some point, you will be dealing … Continue reading →

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Webinar: Database Deployment with Git, Jenkins, and Octopus Deploy

Posted on October 18, 2016 by

I’ve got a webinar later today that looks at how Redgate Software’s DLM Automation and other SQL Toolbelt tools can be used to smoothly move development changes from one database to another. Sign up and spend an hour with me … Continue reading →

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Bringing DevOps to the Database

Posted on September 12, 2016 by

Abstract: DevOps is a hot topic in today’s software development world. However most of the knowledge and experience with DevOps is based around application software and ignores the database. We will examine how the concepts and principles of DevOps can … Continue reading →

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Practicing Deployments

Posted on September 7, 2016 by

This editorial was originally published on Feb 18, 2013. It is being re-run as Steve is out of the office. It’s said that amateurs practice until they can get something right. Professionals practice until they don’t get something wrong. That’s … Continue reading →

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Is Rollback Feasible for Database Changes?

Posted on August 22, 2016 by

One of the things I used to show people in SQL Compare was the ability to generate a quick rollback script by switching the source and target. We can generate a deployment script going from Dev to Production, switch the … Continue reading →

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A Buggy Release

Posted on July 26, 2016 by

I definitely believe in a DevOps process, though a thoughtful, incremental one. I think this is the best way to develop software, whether you release every day or every year. Yes, you can implement DevOps and release once a year. … Continue reading →

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ReadyRoll and Octopus Deploy Webinar

Posted on July 21, 2016 by

I’ll be hosting a webinar next week, Thursday, July 28, with Daniel Nolan (t) (founder of ReadyRoll and fellow Redgate employee) and Damian Brady (b | t) of Octopus Deploy. We’ll be talking deployment, with demos to show you how … Continue reading →

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