Category: Announcement
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ThatConference, deep dives and more
It’s been way overdue since my last post but rest assured, things are happening behind the scenes. First and foremost, I am in attendance ThatConference! I’m very excited to go this year as I’ve read about it for the past two years. There are quite a few sessions just jam packed over three days and I’ll…
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Schedule
I’ve been noticeably absent for quite a few months. A lot has been going on since well.. for quite some time. I’m amidst a major upgrade of Octopus from 2.5.13 to 3.2.24 and that latest version number could change again. My deep dive series has had a lot of delays, however I’m nearly finished with…
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Octopus 3 now available!
Monday, July 20th 2015 was a big day for the .NET ecosystem. Microsoft officially released Visual Studio 2015 and Release Management 2015. Coincidentally, Octopus Deploy 3.0 was released as well. While I’m habitually (or obsessively) focused on Octopus Deploy, I use Visual Studio and have a mild interest in what Release Management 2015 has to offer. With the simultaneous…
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Chicago Code Camp 2015 – Octopus Ahoy!
I’ll be talking about Octopus Deploy at this year’s Chicago Code Camp on Saturday, April 18th at the Illinois Institute of Technology (starts at 8a to 5p). You can view all sessions here. I attended last year’s camp and it was really great. Lots of interesting speakers and topics. I’ll be doing an intro to Octopus Deploy session (surprise,…
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So long 2014 – onward to 2015
To put it mildly, 2014 was a busy year for me. Looking back on all my posts, perhaps I’ve been a little too deeply invested in the world of Octopus Deploy. It’s hard since I work with it every day for the past year so naturally it’s always on my mind. And while I have a lot…
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SDC Presentation – Intro to Octopus Deploy
On Sunday, January 11th 2015 at 1:00pm, I’ll be presenting Octopus Deploy at the Software Development Community (SDC) in Naperville, Illinois. I’ve attended a few of the SDC meetings and it’s a solid crowd. There have been interesting topics presented before so I hope I can make Octopus as interesting to others as it is to me. Since…
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Thoughts on Octopus Deploy 2.6
Now that Octopus Deploy 2.6 was just released, I feel I can publish some of my opinions on it. I installed the pre-release on my Azure instance weeks ago just before Thanksgiving and I’ve just upgraded to the official release (2.6.0.778). Even though 2.6 is a minor update, it is a game changer. Changes listed on Octopus Deploy 2.6…
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Initial thoughts on Octopus Deploy 3.0 – from RavenDB back to SQL Server
This is pretty big news for any Octopus Deploy users. Paul Stovell has hinted a return back to SQL Server over the past few months in blog posts and uservoice forum comments, but from the public view, it’s all speculation and rumor until otherwise official. This weekend, Octopus made it official – version 3.0, they’re moving…
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Schedule
The past few weeks have been extremely busy for me. I had hoped to post an article or two over the past few weeks but there was too much to manage and I’ve had to push my posts to the side for the interim. This weekend, I tried moving the blog to another hosting service…
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A new look for the blog
Felt like the blog could use a visual tune up. So far, everything appears to be working well and looking good so we’ll see how it fares over time. Additionally, I’m gearing up for another presentation for the Chicago ALM Users Group on July 23rd. Afterwards, I’m going to start writing the Octopus Deploy Deep Dive Series where…