A tutorial on using Windows PowerShell to connect to and manage an Azure subscription, covering installation methods and cross-platform use.
A developer shares practical recommendations and lessons learned from using Terraform to provision Azure PaaS services, based on real-world experience.
A resource list for a Devs4Ops talk, featuring links to PowerCLI scripts, VMware automation tools, and coding examples for IT operations.
Argues for using your Linux distro's native package manager over language-specific tools like pip/npm for better system integration and deployment.
A guide to automating development database setup using Docker, including scripts to import production dumps into a MariaDB image for faster local deployment.
A step-by-step tutorial on containerizing an ASP.NET Core application using Docker, covering setup, Dockerfile creation, and image building.
A PowerShell developer reviews his 2017 tech resolutions and sets new goals for 2018, including blogging, streaming, and using DSC.
A guide on conducting effective post-incident retrospectives for software teams, focusing on process and improvement.
A guide to ChatOps, using chatbots like opsdroid to automate IT operations and improve team collaboration through transparent workflows.
A guide to creating and maintaining a RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md file to prevent manual deployment errors and ensure all post-release steps are tracked.
A developer's wishlist for Kubernetes CLI improvements, focusing on log streaming and token extraction, shared ahead of KubeCon.
A guide to useful Docker images for administration and visualization, including Docker Swarm Visualizer and Portainer, with deployment examples.
Discusses how Docker is a tool that can be misused, arguing that its problems stem from implementation, not the technology itself, and connecting it to DevOps culture.
A short post promoting three tech events in October: PowerShell Summit, #PSBlogWeek, and Hacktoberfest for open-source contributions.
A PowerShell script tutorial for automating the retrieval of Git credentials from Azure API Management, useful for CI/CD pipelines.
A tutorial on implementing blue/green deployments in Kubernetes for legacy applications that don't support rolling updates.
A guide to managing runtime configuration when migrating from Azure VMs to VM Scale Sets, using a custom solution with Cosmos DB.
A technical guide on migrating from Azure VMs to VM Scale Sets, focusing on modifying a VSTS build pipeline to create a VM image for scalable API deployment.
A developer's experience running NixOS on a DigitalOcean VPS, detailing setup challenges, service configuration, and a unique approach to managing user homes.
A critique of past and present security tools, arguing for better collaboration between security and software engineers to create usable security.
