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Webinar - CI/CD Pipelines - Real-World, Expert Optimization Tips & Tricks
Practical advice for optimizing your CI/CD pipelineOutage on octopus.com - report and learnings
Public incident report and our learnings about the octopus.com DNS disruption from January 25 – 26, 2023.Maintaining your own version of the Azure CLI
Learn how to manage your own version of the Azure CLI and why we no longer support tooling.Execution containers for workers: Extending the Octopus worker-tools Docker image
Unsure what image to use with the Execution containers for workers feature in Octopus? This post covers what the octopus/worker-tools image is, how to extend it, and why you might create your own image entirely.Your guide to SHIPPED23 - Wednesday, November 15
SHIPPED23 is an all-day virtual event by Octopus Deploy on November 15, 2023. Join us for discussions about managing complex hybrid deployments at scale.Defining a target architecture
How to approach defining a target architecture for your software systems.Announcing Octopus Cloud
Octopus Cloud is now generally available!How we think about creating new architecture
Creating a new architecture can be daunting. Find out how we approach creating new architecture within Octopus, with real examples to tame complexity and achieve success.Integrating ServiceNow and Octopus to increase efficiency: Unily’s story
Unily uses Octopus and ServiceNow to manage complex deployments to all customers. In this post, we dive into Unily’s solution and how the integration helps minimize downtime and increase efficiency.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.SHA1 "Shattered" Collision
How recent SHA1 collision attack discoveries impact Octopus, and PowerShell scripts to detect if you use SHA1 certificatesFrom zero to Octopus hero - Getting to know Octopus Deploy
Join Sarah Lean as she learns about Octopus Deploy.At the helm with Jessica Ross
A series where we chat to people at Octopus about their role, what they’re working on to improve the product, and more. Hear from Jessica Ross, Director of User Experience and Design.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.Change Advisory Boards Don’t Work
Proper scrutiny is important, but CABs are an inefficient and ineffective way to scrutinize.Database 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.Operations Runbooks: Putting the Ops in DevOps
Operations Runbooks put the Ops in DevOps and automate routine maintenance and emergency operations (incident response) tasks.Request for Comments - Dynamic infrastructure
We're making changes to how Octopus manages dynamic infrastructure and we want your feedback.How deployments to physical branches would look without automation
We explore how difficult tenanted deployments to company branches would be if we didn't have automation.RFC: Docker integration
Request For Comment on proposed Docker integrationAutoscaling Octopus workers using Kubernetes
Learn about our new worker that makes it easier to scale your deployment infrastructure. The worker runs on Kubernetes but helps with any deployment tasks to any target.Automated Database Deployments Iteration Zero
Automated Database Deployments Iteration Zero'Tis the week before Christmas...
It's nearly the holidays, so it's a great time to reflect on Octopus's year.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.
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Database backups and rollbacks
Recommendations on backing up and rolling back a database during a failed deployment.SHA1 "Shattered" collision and Octopus Deploy
How the SHA1 "Shattered" Collision impacts Octopus DeployPCI compliance and Octopus Deploy
Using Octopus Deploy in PCI compliant environments.Security
Security considerations for Octopus Administrators.Troubleshooting Active Directory integration
Information on troubleshooting common Active Directory integration issues.Can't find what you are looking for? You can also search our support forum.