Explains how Service Level Objectives (SLOs) act as an abstraction layer to define boundaries and improve collaboration between engineering teams and management.
A developer troubleshoots a failed deployment due to a Bash script not exiting early on errors, exploring solutions like `set -e` and `pipefail`.
A guide to using conditional logic and runtime variables in Azure Pipelines YAML configurations to control step execution.
A quick guide on merging multiple Kubernetes kubectl configuration files into a single ~/.kube/config file using command-line steps.
The article discusses the complexities and challenges of administering Kubernetes, comparing tools and cloud services, and speculates on its future ease of use.
A software engineer shares practical advice for managing stress and handling on-call production support incidents effectively.
A technical preview of NetApp and Dell's cloud strategies ahead of Cloud Field Day 6, focusing on their evolution into cloud, DevOps, and Kubernetes.
A tutorial on deploying Docker container images from Azure Container Registry to Azure Web App for Containers, completing a CI/CD pipeline for Blazor apps.
A quick one-liner command to clean up temporary and test conda environments in Python development.
A tutorial on containerizing a Blazor Server application using Docker, covering Dockerfile creation and core container concepts.
Announcement for SQLSaturday Lisbon 2019 and Porto 2019, including dates, call for speakers, and workshop topics.
Troubleshooting a WebPageTest private instance where SSL redirects caused agents to fail to submit results, and the fix.
Connecting a Django Shiv app using Ansible, covering file permissions and settings configuration for deployment.
A software developer's list of past and upcoming tech talks on open-source, Microsoft technologies, cloud, and DevOps.
A step-by-step guide for migrating a Python project's CI/CD pipeline from Travis CI to Azure Pipelines, focusing on simplicity.
An ARM template to enable the Container Monitoring Solution on an existing Azure Log Analytics Workspace.
Explains methods to embed and run MongoDB shell scripts within larger Bash scripts for automation tasks like replica-set setup and data population.
Author shares experience and rationale for taking the Microsoft AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals exam, emphasizing its value for developers and IT professionals.
A guide to Azure Resource Manager templates, covering basics to advanced topics like nested templates, based on a 2019 Global Azure Bootcamp workshop.
Argues against Friday deploy freezes, explaining how they create technical debt, hurt team productivity, and indicate a fear of deployment that should be fixed.
