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Festive Tech Calendar - Octopus hackathon

Get involved with the Octopus Deploy hackathon and you could win one of three Octopus swag bundles.

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.

Inside DevOps with Jason Dunnivant from Olo

A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. Our first post features Jason Dunnivant, Release Engineer at Olo.

Domain does DevOps

Domain.com.au recently embraced DevOps. They use Octopus Deploy to deploy to AWS.

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.

Self-service database provisioning with Octopus Runbooks and Redgate SQL Clone

A discussion about database provisioning for dev and test, including a walk-through of Redgate SQL Clone and Octopus Runbooks

Synchronizing projects in managed spaces

Learn how to implement the full lifecycle of projects created as part of the enterprise patterns

Automating developer machine setup with Chocolatey

Learn how to automate a developer machine setup using Chocolatey

Top 8 container registries

There are many container registry services, suitable for all different kinds of teams. We look at the top 8 and why you might consider them.

Inside DevOps with Anton Zagrebelny from Stigg

A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. This post features Anton Zagrebelny from Stigg.

Creating multi-environment Kubernetes deployments

Learn how to securely deploy across multiple environments in a single Kubernetes cluster

The ultimate guide to Kubernetes microservice deployments

Learn how to deploy microservices into a Kubernetes cluster with Octopus Deploy.

Database migrations lessons learned

Learn about database migrations and some lessons learned from using them in the Octopus Deploy codebase.

Safe schema updates - Database delivery hell

This post opens a series about safe schema updates with a brief tour through Dante's 9 levels of Database Delivery Hell.

Why multi-tenancy is a confusing term and what it means to Octopus

Andy looks at why multi-tenancy is a tricky thing to define and how that affected Octopus's messaging.

Solutions engineer - the jack of all trades

Learn why being a jack of all trades is great when you're a solutions engineer.

Deploying a Spring Boot web app - Will it Deploy? Episode 2

We try to automate the deployment of a Spring Boot web app AWS Elastic Beanstalk with infrastructure provisioning and zero production downtime.

Deploying to SQL Server with Entity Framework Core - Will it Deploy? Episode 3

We try to automate the deployment of a SQL Server Database using Entity Framework Core to manage our database structure and data.

Deploying to SQL Server with a DACPAC - Will it Deploy? Episode 4

We try to automate the deployment of a SQL Server Database using a Data-tier Application Package (DACPAC) to manage our database structure and data.

A beginner's guide to containers

A brief overview at containers covering what they are and why they're useful.

Containers - what you need to get started

A high-level look at what you need to get started with containerization.

Safe schema updates - Near-zero downtime database deployments

This post discusses how we can only deploy often if we can do it without disruption.

'Tis the week before Christmas...

It's nearly the holidays, so it's a great time to reflect on Octopus's year.

My First Year Working at Octopus

Rob Pearson sharing what it's like to work at Octopus Deploy and a bit about the company culture.

The difference between day-0, day-1, and day-2 operations

We break down the difference between the 3 major phases of operations in DevOps.

Platform Engineering should be part of DevOps

Find out why Platform Engineering is more likely to succeed with DevOps than without it.

Deploying an ASP.NET Core app - Will it Deploy? Episode 1

We try to automate the deployment of a ASP.NET core web app to Microsoft's Azure platform with infrastructure provisioning and zero production downtime.
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