Blog Entries by Tag: devops

I Built an MCP Server So Claude Can Answer Delivery Questions About Your Azure DevOps Project
8/11/2026
I Built an MCP Server So Claude Can Answer Delivery Questions About Your Azure DevOps Project
Azure DevOps or GitHub? Make Sure You're Asking the Right Question
7/27/2026
Azure DevOps or GitHub? Make Sure You're Asking the Right Question
Migrating TFVC to Git: It's Harder Than You Think
7/19/2026
Migrating TFVC to Git: It's Harder Than You Think
Cosmos DB: Appendix B — Operations Reference
5/12/2026
Cosmos DB: Appendix B — Operations Reference
Branches That Don't Suck: Smarter Strategies for Modern Dev Teams (VSLive Vegas 2026 Slides)
3/20/2026
Branches That Don't Suck: Smarter Strategies for Modern Dev Teams (VSLive Vegas 2026 Slides)
Branches That Don't Suck #11: Quarterly Releases and the Integration Mortgage
3/16/2026
Branches That Don't Suck #11: Quarterly Releases and the Integration Mortgage
Branches That Don't Suck #10: Multi-Team Branching Patterns
3/13/2026
Branches That Don't Suck #10: Multi-Team Branching Patterns
Branches That Don't Suck #9: Your Branching Strategy Exists to Ship Software
3/12/2026
Branches That Don't Suck #9: Your Branching Strategy Exists to Ship Software
Branches That Don't Suck #8: Trunk-Based Development Explained
2/6/2026
Branches That Don't Suck #8: Trunk-Based Development Explained
Branches That Don't Suck #7: Why Long-Lived Branches Create Merge Hell
2/2/2026
Branches That Don't Suck #7: Why Long-Lived Branches Create Merge Hell
Feature Flags: When Branching Isn't the Answer | Branches That Don't Suck #5
1/29/2026
Feature Flags: When Branching Isn't the Answer | Branches That Don't Suck #5
Branches That Don't Suck #4: Pull Request Best Practices
1/28/2026
Branches That Don't Suck #4: Pull Request Best Practices
Technical Leadership Essentials: Cost vs. Friction — The Hidden Math of Team Economics
1/26/2026
Technical Leadership Essentials: Cost vs. Friction — The Hidden Math of Team Economics
Why Size Doesn't Matter | Flow Metrics Explained
1/23/2026
Why Size Doesn't Matter | Flow Metrics Explained
When Will It Be Done? | Monte Carlo Forecasting Explained
1/23/2026
When Will It Be Done? | Monte Carlo Forecasting Explained
What is Throughput? | Flow Metrics Explained
1/23/2026
What is Throughput? | Flow Metrics Explained
"We Need Exact Dates" - How to Handle This Conversation | Flow Metrics
1/23/2026
"We Need Exact Dates" - How to Handle This Conversation | Flow Metrics
Cycle Time Targets: Spotting Trouble Before It's Too Late | Flow Metrics
1/23/2026
Cycle Time Targets: Spotting Trouble Before It's Too Late | Flow Metrics
What is Cycle Time? | Flow Metrics Explained
1/23/2026
What is Cycle Time? | Flow Metrics Explained
Understanding Confidence Levels (50%, 80%, 90%, 99%) | Monte Carlo Forecasting
1/23/2026
Understanding Confidence Levels (50%, 80%, 90%, 99%) | Monte Carlo Forecasting
Branches That Don't Suck #3: When Branches Are Symptoms
1/19/2026
Branches That Don't Suck #3: When Branches Are Symptoms
GitHub Actions for .NET Teams #1: Azure DevOps vs GitHub Actions — A YAML Rosetta Stone
1/16/2026
GitHub Actions for .NET Teams #1: Azure DevOps vs GitHub Actions — A YAML Rosetta Stone
Branches That Don't Suck #2: Real World Branching Patterns
1/12/2026
Branches That Don't Suck #2: Real World Branching Patterns
Branches That Don't Suck #1: Branching Strategies for Enterprise Teams
1/9/2026
Branches That Don't Suck #1: Branching Strategies for Enterprise Teams
Technical Project Management #8: What Is a Team?
12/10/2025
Technical Project Management #8: What Is a Team?
GitHub for Beginners #1: Create Your First Repository
11/21/2025
GitHub for Beginners #1: Create Your First Repository
Your Dev Teams Are Wasting 40% of Time on Merging
9/17/2025
Your Dev Teams Are Wasting 40% of Time on Merging
If You Hear 'Cherry Pick Merging,' You're In Danger
9/15/2025
If You Hear 'Cherry Pick Merging,' You're In Danger
TFVC Workspace Types Explained: Server vs. Local
5/14/2025
TFVC Workspace Types Explained: Server vs. Local
Adding a Visual Studio Project to Team Foundation Version Control (Demo)
5/13/2025
Adding a Visual Studio Project to Team Foundation Version Control (Demo)
Connect Visual Studio 2022 to TFVC in Azure DevOps (Demo)
5/12/2025
Connect Visual Studio 2022 to TFVC in Azure DevOps (Demo)
Demo: Create an Azure DevOps Team Project with TFVC (Team Foundation Version Control)
5/9/2025
Demo: Create an Azure DevOps Team Project with TFVC (Team Foundation Version Control)
TFVC vs. Git: Understanding the Two Types of Version Control in Azure DevOps
5/8/2025
TFVC vs. Git: Understanding the Two Types of Version Control in Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps: Git Pull Requests (Part 2 of 2), Code Review & Merge
1/26/2024
Azure DevOps: Git Pull Requests (Part 2 of 2), Code Review & Merge
Azure DevOps: Git Pull Requests (Part 1 of 2), Create a Branch from a Work Item
1/25/2024
Azure DevOps: Git Pull Requests (Part 1 of 2), Create a Branch from a Work Item
Azure DevOps: Git Branching & Merging with Visual Studio
1/24/2024
Azure DevOps: Git Branching & Merging with Visual Studio
Azure DevOps: Git Basics (Part 4 of 4)
1/23/2024
Azure DevOps: Git Basics (Part 4 of 4)
Slides & Code from VSLive San Diego 2018: Feature Flag Deployments with ASP.NET Core & WebAPI
10/10/2018
Slides & Code from VSLive San Diego 2018: Feature Flag Deployments with ASP.NET Core & WebAPI
Deploy Entity Framework Core 2.1 Migrations from a DLL
7/5/2018
Deploy Entity Framework Core 2.1 Migrations from a DLL
Deploy Entity Framework Core 2.0 Migrations from a DLL
4/27/2018
Deploy Entity Framework Core 2.0 Migrations from a DLL
Force 'dotnet publish' to publish dependencies using PublishWithAspNetCoreTargetManifest
2/23/2018
Force 'dotnet publish' to publish dependencies using PublishWithAspNetCoreTargetManifest
New Pluralsight Course: DevOps Skills for Developers with Visual Studio and TFS 2017
10/4/2017
New Pluralsight Course: DevOps Skills for Developers with Visual Studio and TFS 2017
Slides & Code from .NET Conf 2017: "DevOps with ASP.NET Core, EF Core, & TFS2017"
9/21/2017
Slides & Code from .NET Conf 2017: "DevOps with ASP.NET Core, EF Core, & TFS2017"
VSLive Redmond 2017: Entity Framework Core for Enterprise Applications
8/17/2017
VSLive Redmond 2017: Entity Framework Core for Enterprise Applications
VSLive Austin 2017: Entity Framework Core for Enterprise Applications
5/18/2017
VSLive Austin 2017: Entity Framework Core for Enterprise Applications
Using TFS Build to Deploy Entity Framework Database Migrations with Migrate.exe
11/7/2016
Using TFS Build to Deploy Entity Framework Database Migrations with Migrate.exe
New Pluralsight Course: DevOps Skills with Visual Studio & TFS
9/20/2016
New Pluralsight Course: DevOps Skills with Visual Studio & TFS
Handling Passwords in Visual Studio / TFS Releases & Builds
6/6/2016
Handling Passwords in Visual Studio / TFS Releases & Builds
VSLive Austin 2016: DevOps / Feature Flags Slides & Code
5/23/2016
VSLive Austin 2016: DevOps / Feature Flags Slides & Code
Manage lookup data using SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
12/5/2015
Manage lookup data using SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
SQL Server Reporting Services Export Utility
9/10/2015
SQL Server Reporting Services Export Utility

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