In my last post I showed how to build an Azure DevOps Pipeline for a Terraform build of an Azure SQLDB. This will take the terraform code and build...
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2019-04-22
I started this series with the title “Azure DevOps, SSIS, and Git” in a post titled Azure DevOps, SSIS, and Git Part 0 – Getting Started. I am renaming...
2019-04-21
Want to get database DevOps implemented where you work but unsure where to start or how? We’ve written a handy blog to help you begin your database DevOps journey....
2019-04-15
Continuous delivery and automation are a couple of core concepts of DevOps. As a Data Professional, Derik Hammer has spent countless hours pushing through the resistance of people who feel the data tier should be left out of source control, automated deployments, and who feel the need to make the data tier a separate work stream from applications.
2019-04-05
This is part nine in a series on near-zero downtime deployments. What Have We Learned?
2019-03-30
If you’ve read the Accelerate State of DevOps Report from DORA and the 2019 State of Database DevOps report from Redgate, you’ll see how they resonate in terms of the benefits to be gained from adopting DevOps.
2019-03-30
Starting the process of implementing database DevOps doesn’t need to be a daunting five-year task that completely disrupts your business. Read the latest article from Redgate with 4 top tips for beginning your journey.
2019-03-30
The IT community should spend time thinking about what continuity actually means in the context of continuous delivery.
2019-03-28
Learn how to start using DevOps techniques to upgrade your database containers with the latest version of your code from a git repository.
2019-03-11
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Data governance must be included in DevOps practices. William Brewer explains how to define business policies and standards to ensure compliance with privacy regulations and bring data governance to...
2018-06-29
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By Steve Jones
Leave a gate behind you the way you first found it. – from Excellent...
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Fix Slow, Bloated MSDB: Purge Old History And Add Missing Indexes ...
By James Serra
Organizations increasingly want Snowflake and Microsoft Fabric to coexist without duplicating data or fragmenting...
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