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Outage on octopus.com - report and learnings
Public incident report and our learnings about the octopus.com DNS disruption from January 25 – 26, 2023.Automatic approvals for your database deployment automation
In this post, we will examine some techniques on how to auto approve database changes to stop overwhelming your DBAs.Building trust in an automated database deployment process
Learn techniques to build trust in your automated database deployment process and gain confidence in every part of the process.Using Runbooks to run ad-hoc SQL scripts in your database deployment automation pipeline
This post shows you how to use Operations Runbooks to run ad-hoc SQL scripts in your database deployment automation pipeline.Mapping manual deployments with Octopus Deploy
Find out how to map your manual deployments to create a template that helps you start your automation journey.Deploying to Oracle with Octopus Deploy and Liquibase
Learn how to deploy to Oracle using Octopus Deploy and Liquibase.Taming the Kraken: How to protect your data
Learn how to keep your data safe when Octopus Deploy is deploying your database updates.Automated database deployment process: case study
This article walks through the steps I used to help design an automated database deployment process.Implementing DevOps in State Government
The story of how I implemented DevOps practices at a state government agencySelf-service runbooks examples
Learn to provide common administrative tasks as self-service runbooks.How to design an automated database deployment process
This article walks you through designing your ideal automated database deployment process.Operations Runbooks: Putting the Ops in DevOps
Operations Runbooks put the Ops in DevOps and automate routine maintenance and emergency operations (incident response) tasks.Why consider database deployment automation?
This post explores why automating scripts to deploy database changes is valuable and some of the benefits of database deployment automation.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 RunbooksDeploying database changes to Cassandra
Learn how to deploy database changes to a Cassandra server using Octopus Deploy and Liquibase.SQL Server and PowerShell made easier with dbatools: Practical Examples
A comparison between the SqlServer and dbatools PowerShell modulesAutomated Database Deployments Series Kick Off
Automated Database Deployments Series Kick OffThe why and more importantly the how of automated database deployment
Why and how your should automate your database deploymentsDatabase deployment automation approaches
This post talks about how to get started with database deployment automation and describes the main approaches: state-based and migration scripts.
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Ad-hoc data change scripts
Recommendations on configuring a pipeline to handle ad-hoc data change scripts.Automatic approvals
Recommendations and techniques on how to configure automatic approvals in an automated database deployment process.Manual approvals
Recommendations and techniques for configuring manual approvals in an automated database deployment process.Common patterns
Common patterns in database deploymentsRestore SQL database to another environment
With Octopus Deploy you can restore a MSSQL database to another environment with a runbook.Manual intervention and approval step
Manual intervention and approvals allow a human to review, approve, or sign off on deployments.Upgrading from Octopus 4.x / 2018.x to latest version
Information on how to upgrade from Octopus Deploy 4.x or 2018.x to the latest versionUpgrading major releases of Octopus Deploy
Information on how to upgrade major releases of Octopus Deploy.Upgrading minor and patch releases of Octopus Deploy
Information on how to upgrade major releases of Octopus Deploy.Creating a test instance
A guide on how to create a test instance with Octopus DeployCan't find what you are looking for? You can also search our support forum.