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Beyond Hello World: Kubernetes for the uninitiated

Shawn SesnaJanuary 13, 2020 • 9 min read
Beyond Hello World: Build a real-world Docker CI/CD pipeline

Shawn SesnaDecember 11, 2019 • 8 min read
Beyond Hello World: Containerize a real-world web application

Shawn SesnaDecember 9, 2019 • 19 min read
Write your own PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) module

Shawn SesnaOctober 23, 2019 • 6 min read
Getting started with PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)

Shawn SesnaOctober 21, 2019 • 9 min read
Automating Tentacle for Linux installation with CloudFormation templates

Shawn SesnaOctober 14, 2019 • 5 min read
Bootstrap Tentacle installation with Powershell DSC

Shawn SesnaOctober 1, 2019 • 7 min read
Implementing DevOps in State Government

Shawn SesnaSeptember 4, 2019 • 6 min read
Verify app settings with JSON

Shawn SesnaAugust 15, 2019 • 4 min read
Verify AppSettings or Variable Replacement

Shawn SesnaJuly 22, 2019 • 5 min read
Worker friendly custom step templates

Shawn SesnaJuly 9, 2019 • 4 min read
Importing variables from SSISDB

Shawn SesnaJune 28, 2019 • 5 min read

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