A critique of complex multi-environment deployment workflows, arguing they create more problems than they solve.
A developer's personal reflection on reading IT and DevOps books in 2015, including exam guides and technical novels.
The author explores 'normalization of deviance' by sharing workplace anecdotes where bizarre or unethical practices were considered standard.
Part 4 of a series on creating professional PowerShell DSC resources, focusing on implementing automated testing with Pester.
Part 3 of a series on creating professional PowerShell DSC resources, covering coding style and message localization best practices.
Part 2 of a guide on best practices for creating and releasing professional, community-friendly PowerShell DSC resources.
A guide on best practices for creating and releasing professional Desired State Configuration (DSC) resources for the PowerShell community.
Announcing a combined PowerShell DSC resource for managing File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) with integration tests and migration guide.
A technical guide for setting up a Ruby on Rails development environment with PostgreSQL on the openSUSE Leap 42.1 operating system.
Announces the latest updates to the Microsoft DSC Resource Kit, highlighting new PowerShell resources for Desired State Configuration.
Using Apache Kafka as a transport layer for centralizing and processing application logs with Logstash and ELK stack.
A developer's experience and lessons learned from using Kubernetes for Docker container orchestration in a data processing project.
Explains how to use Kubernetes namespaces to manage different environments like staging and production within a single cluster.
An introduction to Docker, explaining containerization, how it differs from virtual machines, and its practical applications in software deployment.
Part 11 of a Docker tutorial series, focusing on using Docker Compose to manage and run a complete multi-container web application stack.
Part 10 of a Docker website series: Creating and configuring an nginx reverse proxy container to route requests to backend and frontend services.
Analyzes how to measure and improve Docker image security, explaining methods to scan for vulnerabilities in public and official images.
Part 3 of a tutorial series on installing Docker and Docker Compose to set up a website, covering system requirements and configuration steps.
A PowerShell module called DSC Tools that simplifies the setup and configuration of Desired State Configuration (DSC) Pull Servers and Local Configuration Manager.
A GitHub staffer shares eight key technical lessons learned from six months of hands-on work with GitHub Pages.
