Tag Archives: DevOps

Ransomware and DevOps

Posted on July 15, 2019 by way0utwest

Ransomware. A scary topic and one attack that is apparently more common than I suspected. Before you go further, if you haven’t restored a database backup in the last month, stop and go verify your DR plan works. That’s one … Continue reading →

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Building Helpful Commit Messages

Posted on July 8, 2019 by way0utwest

Using a VCS (Version Control System) is important in any modern software development environment. I still can’t believe that both application and database developers are using a VCS at less than the 95% level, but surveys constantly show this. I’m … Continue reading →

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Getting Started with Spawn

Posted on July 1, 2019 by way0utwest

I’m excited that the Redgate Foundry is working on some cool projects. The Future of DevOps is one and part of that work is with Spawn. I’ve played with this a little, and I wanted to write about a few … Continue reading →

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Microsoft, Think DevOps First

Posted on June 22, 2019 by way0utwest

This post from Melissa Coates is a good example of not thinking through your product architecture early on. The short version of the post is that Power Bi Desktop is a better place, perhaps really the only place, to author … Continue reading →

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