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MVPs and $100k AWS Bills: Reflections on the launch of Octopus Cloud 1.0

Reflections on the launch of Octopus Cloud, the SaaS version of Octopus, and how it shaped our plans for Octopus Cloud 2.0.

Outage on octopus.com - report and learnings

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

Webinar - Starting the DevOps Journey

Taking a DevOps approach and paving the way for staying ahead in business

Webinar - The Right Way to Integrate Octopus Deploy with Azure Pipelines

Learn how to create your own end-to-end model for implementing an automated DevOps pipeline.

Webinar - DevOps Deep Dive

All your DevOps questions answered

Webinar - CI/CD Pipelines - Real-World, Expert Optimization Tips & Tricks

Practical advice for optimizing your CI/CD pipeline

Webinar: Automating deployments with VSTS and Octopus Deploy

Announcing a webinar with Brian A. Randell and Damian Brady to show the Octopus Deploy extension for Visual Studio Team Services and Team Foundation Server

Building the Octopus Cloud in AWS

Building the Octopus Cloud in AWS

Deploying SQL Server Security with dbatools and Octopus Deploy

A discussion about the challenge of managing SQL Server users and roles, and a script that uses dbatools to version control and deploy them.

SQL Server deployment options for Octopus Deploy

A brief summary of the most popular SQL Server deployment tools used with Octopus Deploy

Why we chose Kubernetes, Linux, and .NET Core for Octopus Cloud

A reflection on the architectural options we considered for hosting Octopus Cloud v2.

SQL Server and PowerShell made easier with dbatools: Practical Examples

A comparison between the SqlServer and dbatools PowerShell modules

The state of config file formats: XML vs. YAML vs. JSON vs. HCL

Learn about the different configuration file formats that are available and when you should use them.

Config as Code: What is it and how is it beneficial?

Learn about the benefits of Config as Code and some of the considerations when implementing Config as Code.

Introduction to HCL and HCL tooling

Learn about the different tooling you can use with HCL.

Taming the Kraken: How to protect your data

Learn how to keep your data safe when Octopus Deploy is deploying your database updates.

Change Advisory Boards Don’t Work

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

100x faster db deploys

Learn how to skip unnecessary schema compares in tightly coupled systems for faster database deployments.

Using AWS IAM roles in Octopus

Learn how IAM roles allow users to temporarily assume new permissions or perform work from an EC2 instance without any additional credentials.

Configuring Windows servers with Chocolatey, PowerShell, and Octopus Runbooks

This post shows you how to automate your Windows server setup with Chocolatey, PowerShell, and Octopus Runbooks.

Mixing Kubernetes Roles, RoleBindings, ClusterRoles, and ClusterBindings

This post looks at the results of mixing the various roles and bindings available in Kubernetes

The DevOps reading list: Choosing your next DevOps book

Your guide to selecting your first/next DevOps book.

Java deployments to Tomcat with YAML and XML configuration file replacements

Learn how to take advantage of the XML, YAML, and Properties configuration file replacement when deploying Java applications.

Automated Database Deployments using State Based Redgate SQL Change Automation

Automated Database Deployments using State Based Redgate SQL Change Automation

Licensing and support/maintenance changes

Licensing and support/maintenance changes for Octopus 2.0

Octopus Deploy 3.5: Subscriptions, Azure AD, GoogleApps and Extensibility

Introducing Octopus Deploy 3.5, with new features including Subscriptions, Azure AD, GoogleApps and Extensibility

Deploying to Wildfly from Octopus Deploy

Learn how to deploy to Wildfly hosted on a Linux server with Octopus Deploy
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