2020-05-07T22:54:34+00:00

Kept getting an error Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'read' when running the some updated PowerShell 7 in lambda with the dotnet3.1 sdk. Was troubleshooting loading types thinking I...

Improved Windows Terminal Setup

I’ve long been a Cmder/ConEmu user for Windows as it’s provided a much-needed improvement of the standard Windows terminal.
I’ve started trying to use the newer Windows Terminal project to...

Using Pester to Improve Operational Tasks

Taking the Time To Test
Requirements in a constant state of change set you up for failure.
Failure to work through requirements before starting can also increase the risk of failure.
Planning...

A Smattering of Thoughts About Applying Site Reliability Engineering principles

What's This about
I figured I'd go ahead and take this article which I've gutted several times and share some thoughts, even if it's not an authority on the topic....

Quickly Create Github Release via Cli

TEST Intro
I've been trying to improve modularization with Terraform.
Using Terraform Cloud, you get a private module repository.
The modules are linked to tags in git.
I've wanted additionally to specifically create...

Asciidoc Distributed Docs as Code

TEST The Problem

I want to keep my code and my documentation in the same place.
I want to separate the presentation layer from my documentation content.
I want to be flexible...

Running SQL Server in Docker

Why Use Docker for MSSQL Say you have an onboarding and need to get a new developer up to speed. Have you gone through the setup process for SQL...

Getting Started With Python For Data Exploration

Intro To get started with running python queries with SQL Server is actually pretty easy. I waited far too long to tackle this, thinking it was much harder than...

Improving the Quality of Your Automation Logging with Cowsay

TEST Automation Taxes Your Sanity
You have to glue together systems with your amazing duct taped scripts.
You see failure after failure.
You want help predicting the success of your next run,...

Getting Started With Terraform

TEST Getting started with using Terraform for infrastructure can be a bit daunting if you've not dived into this stuff before. I put this together as a write up...