Running MySQL on a VSTS build agent

I had a requirement to run MySQL on a VSTS hosted build agent and then to be able to run commands from outside of the container and this gave...

Running MySQL on a VSTS build agent

I had a requirement to run MySQL on a VSTS hosted build agent and then to be able to run...

Database testing and ETL processes

Unit testing using tSQLt is really great, you call FakeTable on any tables your code touches and then insert the columns and rows your test actually need, nothing more,...

Making Deployments Simpler with Re-runnable Scripts

Make sure your SQL Server database release scripts to make life easier.

Why didn't my Azure ARM deploy work?

I have been using Octopus to deploy ARM templates for a while now and the default task that comes with...

Interesting Azure ARM "Make it So" behaviour

I had a template that deployed a premium managed disk and a virtual machine. I defined the disk like:
{ "comments": "Managed Disk.", "type": "Microsoft.Compute/disks", "name": "[variables('diskName')]", "apiVersion": "2016-04-30-preview", "location":...

Interesting Azure ARM "Make it So" behaviour

I had a template that deployed a premium managed disk and a virtual machine. I defined the disk like:

{

"comments":...

Interesting Azure ARM "Make it So" behaviour

I had a template that deployed a premium managed disk and a virtual machine. I defined the disk like:
{ "comments":...

Interesting Azure ARM "Make it So" behaviour

I had a template that deployed a premium managed disk and a virtual machine. I defined the disk like:
{ "comments":...

Why didnt my Azure ARM deploy work?

I have been using Octopus to deploy ARM templates for a while now and the default task that comes with Octopus to deploy doesn't have any debugging information enabled...