Tag Archives: DevOps

DevOps at Microsoft

Posted on September 27, 2016 by way0utwest

I’ve been watching Microsoft for quite a few years, with my career being tightly intertwined with the company for 25 years.  I’m amazed by the way the company has changed in the last five years. It’s probably been longer than … Continue reading →

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Bringing Database Devops to DevConnections

Posted on September 13, 2016 by way0utwest

Another alliteration post. Maybe I’ll make all my titles tongue twisters to test your talents? This is my new favorite session. I’m slated to deliver this at a few different conferences this fall, and hopefully you’ll come see it in … Continue reading →

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Bringing DevOps to the Database

Posted on September 12, 2016 by way0utwest

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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What’s Your Smoke Test?

Posted on August 19, 2016 by way0utwest

Many DBAs and operational staff regularly stress over software deployments to production systems. Even when the administrator has built and tested the deployment scripts, there is still a nagging fear that something will be missed, incurring downtime for systems. I … Continue reading →

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