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NOV
DevOps Friday: Migrating TFS instance to Azure DevOps
If you’re still using TFS, there are some benefits and reasons why you may need to migrate to Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS), which is a cloud version of TFS with the most recent features. One of the benefits you may consider is global availability, easy access for the external users, and the other benefits are access to the most recent features and potential savings on the infrastructure and
18
OCT
DevOps Friday: Debugging Gulp tasks
You may wonder, how Gulp tasks runner is related to DevOps? Well, the relation is direct. You may work on the Node application deployment that uses this framework. For such cases, you need to know whether the issue you face is related to deployment or development process. This topic is grounded on the issue I faced with the app deployment recently. We heavily use build agents and our build
16
MAY
Installing .NET Core on Ubuntu Linux
This topic is all about .NET Core installation on Ubuntu Linux. If you need this framework to be installed on Linux for development or CI/CD automation (like me), keep reading :) The trick is that installation steps are a bit different from what Microsoft suggests. It can't be installed using 'apt-get' and you'll have numerous errors during the process. More about the issue here. So, to make it
05
MAR
CI pipeline up and running quickly
Intro If you already know what Continuous Integration (CI) is, you might know the benefits of it as well. CI involves producing a clean build of the system several times a day, usually using CI/CD tools like Jenkins/VSTS/TFS/AppVeyor etc., and various source-control systems (GitHub/GitLab/BitBucket). Agile teams typically configure CI to include automated compilation, unit test execution, and
15
JAN
Install VSTS build/ release agent on Linux
This topic is not supposed to explain CI/CD concepts; in reverse, it assumes you already know what these practices are. Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) is a collection of hosted DevOps services for application developers. It helps to automate CI/CD processes, project tracking, store source code, etc. One of its essential functionalities is the build and release processes. To build your
21
SEP
C# on steroids or what’s new in C# 7.0?
Before talking about new stuff in C# and .NET Framework overall, it would be good to see how the platform evolved over the time (e.g. since the first release in 2002). A lot has been changed since, meaning that .NET became platform-agnostic and very mature platform for Enterprise-grade software development. Figure 1. C# Language evolution As you see from the scheme, every version brought
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AUG
SQL Server Database Export/Import operation in MS Azure
The beauty of Azure is that it has multiple ways to do the same thing. Imagine the scenario; you need to copy the database between subscriptions. Considering the SQL Server Import/Export procedure, you can do that either from the UI or use command line tools (like SQLPackage). The way it works with Azure UI, you go to the SQL Server database you want to export, and you have an option available (
29
JUN
Creating a Service Principal for VSTS endpoint
Imagine a situation where you have to manage multiple Azure subscriptions (that belong to different tenants), not only for your organization but also for your company’s clients. In the software development process, you can host VSTS (Visual Studio Team Services) on your organization’s Azure account and deploy to customers’ subscriptions (which is quite a widespread use case). Subscription
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MAY