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From Sysadmin to SRE

Infrastructure as Code, the Sysadmin’s portal into DevOps

Outage on octopus.com - report and learnings

Public incident report and our learnings about the octopus.com DNS disruption from January 25 – 26, 2023.

The DevOps reading list: Choosing your next DevOps book

Your guide to selecting your first/next DevOps book.

How to structure your Git repository for DevOps automation

Learn how to structure your Git repositories to store your scripts, infrastructure as code configuration files, application configuration files, docs and more.

Inside DevOps with Fabio Segredo from Glintt Global

A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. This post features Fabio Segredo of Glintt Global.

Best practices for CI/CD

8 best practices for CI/CD, using agile, committing code frequently, using Config as Code, keeping builds green, automating your tests, using a feedback loop, and using fit for purpose technologies.

Change Advisory Boards Don’t Work

Proper scrutiny is important, but CABs are an inefficient and ineffective way to scrutinize.

Negotiating with the gatekeepers

Building trust relationships between humans is rarely as simple as comparing thumbprints.

On the naming of “DevOps Engineers”

Why is this job title so controversial? What's a better option?

SQL Server and PowerShell made easier with dbatools: Practical Examples

A comparison between the SqlServer and dbatools PowerShell modules

Safe schema updates - Resilient vs robust IT systems

Learn about the nature of failure in complex IT systems, and the benefits and drawbacks of designing for resilience vs robustness.

Cleaning temporary ASP.NET files

Cleaning temporary ASP.NET files with Octopus Deploy

Previous deployments

In 2.5.4 we added the ability to more easily view previous deployments

Creating dynamic run conditions with new Octostache filters

Learn how to use new filters in Octostache with variable run conditions.

Getting started with LDAP auth provider

Learn how to configure your self-hosted Octopus Deploy instance to work with the new LDAP auth provider.

Introducing the Workato connector for Octopus Deploy

Learn how the new Workato connector lets you easily integrate other systems with Octopus Deploy.

RFC: Lifecycles

Lifecycles enable automation and rules around promotion

Introducing Google Cloud Platform integration for Octopus Deploy

Octopus Deploy now includes integration for Google Cloud Platform including built-in accounts, gcloud scripts, Terraform and Kubernetes.

Octopus 2021 Q3: Google Cloud support with centralized Kubernetes deployments and runbooks

Octopus 2021 Q3: Built-in support for Google Cloud Platform, Workato, LDAP, and new Octostache filters.

Deploy a PHP Site to IIS with Octopus

How to deploy php files to an IIS server with Octopus Deploy

Safe schema updates - Continuous Integration is misunderstood

Learn about the principles that define Continuous Integration, and why you should avoid adopting specific practices, without knowing how to use them effectively.

Request for feedback - Deploying to Google Cloud Platform with Octopus

Learn how Octopus supports your deployments to Google Cloud Platform and provide feedback on our GCP features.

Safe schema updates - Loose coupling mitigates tech problems

On loose coupling and domain-driven development, and how they mitigate technical problems that are commonly associated with monolithic architectures.

Multi-cloud Kubernetes with Octopus Deploy

Learn how Octopus Deploy works with Kubernetes on cloud platforms.

SNI in Tomcat

SNI allows Tomcat to respond with multiple HTTPS certificates on on single port. This blog post looks at how to configure SNI.

Securing your Kubernetes cluster with Kubewarden

Learn how to use custom Kubewarden security policies to restrict resources in your Kubernetes cluster.
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Managing your licenses for Octopus Server and Octopus Cloud.

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