Docker is an open-source platform that enables developers to automate the deployment and management of applications using containerization. It was created by Solomon Hykes and his team at Docker, Inc., and was first released in 2013. Docker allows developers to package their applications and their dependencies into lightweight, portable containers that can run consistently across … Read more
Jenkins is an open-source multi-platform software for continuous integration/continuous delivery and deployment (CI/CD) in DevOps. It is one of the most common CI/CD tools. Jenkins uses CI/CD pipelines to automate the software development and deployment workflows. Jenkins uses plugins to integrate with DevOps tools such as Docker and Kubernetes. Jenkins plugins can also be used … Read more
If you’ve been using MySQL for a while and want to learn how to orchestrate MySQL containers, you’ve come to the right place. And while using Docker on its own to manage a single MySQL instance or multiple instances has certain drawbacks, such as lacking the ability to orchestrate multiple instances, scale, and provide services … Read more
In coming up with a strategy for managing test data, first you need to understand what the many test requirements are likely to be for the particular database you are developing. Next, you need to create all the different categories of test data required to suite test requirements and, finally, work out how to manage … Read more
Kubernetes is a vast distributed platform that utilizes services to communicate internally and externally. Understanding different types of services and how they work is the beginning of knowing how things go in and out of your cluster and pods. In this article, you will learn what a Kubernetes service is and different types of Kubernetes … Read more
Software development is a very tough discipline. Robert Martin (better known as Uncle Bob) holds that software development is the toughest discipline because never before in human history was there an expectation to deal with such insane levels of details. Software development is so tough that it even created the movement called Extreme Programming (XP). … Read more
If you have been in the DevOps space, you should know about version control and must have worked with 0ne. But, have you heard of BitBucket? No? Well, this tutorial is for you. Bitbucket is a web-based platform that provides hosting services for version control repositories, specifically for source code and development projects. It offers … Read more
A term I have only recently learned is "shift left testing." You can read more about this on Wikipedia here. The term was coined in 2001 and generally means testing earlier in the development lifecycle. Hence, shifting your testing left in the timeline. Just how left should you shift your testing, though? In my mind, so early, the rooster hasn't entirely fallen asleep yet.… Read more
Measuring the wrong things is worse than not measuring anything. In this article, Mallika Gunturu explains the right things to measure for agile.… Read more
Kubernetes production clusters are typically run on cloud platforms. However, running and deploying Kubernetes applications on cloud platforms such as Google Kubernetes Engine is costly. These high costs can restrict the Kubernetes learning process for beginners. However, running Kubernetes clusters locally helps you efficiently test applications without disrupting the production environment or paying for cloud … Read more
Using a change management system for database code is a new idea for many database administrators. Grant Fritchey explains the many benefits of database change control.… Read more
Successfully implanting change in an organization requires buy-in from leadership. Rohan Kapoor explains what’s needed to get leadership alignment.… Read more
Change management is a process to prepare an organization to implement change. In this article, Rohan Kapoor explains the five components of change management.… Read more
Lately, you’ve heard about DevOps. Is it just another buzzword, or is it something you should investigate? DevOps emerged over ten years ago to solve the problems of the Agile methodology. Not that Agile is bad, but there were often disconnects between developers and the operation teams who had to deploy the software. Software that … Read more
Database objects often have references to external databases which makes continuous integration problematic. In this article Liz Baron and Sebastian Meine demonstrate a solution.… Read more
Communities of practice bring people together to share ideas and learn from each other about a common interest. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains and gives some advice on starting them.… Read more
Redgate released the 2021 State of Database DevOps Report in February, and I wrote a short article talking about the key insights from the report. More recently, I decided to take a deeper look at the data, especially how folks from different roles answered the survey questions. To simplify my analysis, I grouped respondents into … Read more
