Create Azure DevOps Work Item Action
If you’re managing backlogs in Azure Boards but using GitHub Actions for CI/CD, you may have scenarios where you want to create Work Items from an Action.
GitHub Composite Actions
Composite Actions now allow you to run other Actions, not just script steps. This is great for composability and maintainability, but there are some limitations that you should be aware of.
Custom CodeQL
CodeQL is a powerful code scanning tool that can be integrated into your pipelines. In this post I show you some basics, as well as how to develop and integrate custom queries into your pipelines.
Deployment with GitHub Actions: The Bad and the Ugly
on actions
GitHub Actions can be used for Continuous Deployment (CD) - but there are some rough edges. In this post I take you through a deep dive and lift the kimono on Actions.
DevOps Benefits of Limiting WIP
Generally limiting WIP is discussed in the context of work item tracking - but too much WIP has detrimental effects on branching, testing, architecture and technical debt too!
Azure Pipelines for Private AKS Clusters
on build
Creating private AKS clusters is a good step in hardening your Azure Kubernetes clusters. In this post I walk through the steps you’ll need to follow to enable deployment to private AKS clusters.
Little's Law Doesn't Work
on devops
Little’s Law is well known, but not well understood. Daniel Vacanti has some deep insights into the assumptions that need to be made to make Little’s law “work” for you.
az devops cli like a boss
on automation
One of the best features of Azure DevOps is the extensive API. However, while having a REST API is great, interacting with a service at HTTP level can be frustrating. In this post, I examine the az devops cli using 10 practical examples.
Hosting Code On Premises: GitHub Enterprise with Azure DevOps
Do you want to be on the latest DevOps platforms, but are required to keep source code on premises? In this post I talk about considerations for hosting GitHub Enterprise and Azure DevOps Server on premises.
Azure DevOps Work Item Hierarchy Reports in PowerBI
In this post I show how you can query Work Item data and build hierarchical reports using PowerBI.
