Play by Play: Modernizing Your Deployment Strategy with Octopus Deploy

By Damian Brady and Troy Hunt
There are many ways software deployments can go wrong. In this Play by Play, Troy Hunt and Damian Brady share tips and tools that can ensure smooth deployments.
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Rating
(67)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Oct 21, 2016
Duration
58m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 2m
Software Deployment
Introduction / The State of Software Deployment 7m Deploying the Database 1m The Deploying to Production Cycle 4m
Understanding Deployment Problems
Typical Deployment Problems 3m Environment Specific Configurations 4m Approval Process and Governance 3m The Issues with the Manual Process Documentation 3m
The Octopus Deploy Model
Automation and the Octopus Deployment Process 5m Octopus Deploy Walkthrough 8m Octopus Deployment Lifecycle and Deploying to Production 2m Requirements for Running Octopus and the Azure Environment 4m
Auditing, Security, and Azure Marketplace
Auditing Deployments 3m Security in Octopus 3m Deploying to Non-Windows Machines 2m Availability in Azure 4m Conclusion 1m
Description
Course info
Rating
(67)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Oct 21, 2016
Duration
58m
Description

Software deployment is both an essential and inevitable part of the development lifecycle, yet it's frequently suboptimal. Inefficient deployments lead to numerous risks and inefficiencies when it comes time to release software; this is where Octopus Deploy comes in. In this Play by Play, Damian and Troy discuss the problems with traditional release management and look at how Octopus addresses these by using a reliable, repeatable, and automatable deployment methodologies.

About the author
Damian Brady
About the author

Damian Brady is a Microsoft MVP in Visual Studio and Developer Technologies and works as a Solution Architect for Octopus Deploy. Damian also co-authored Professional Team Foundation Server 2013 from Wiley. Damian runs the Brisbane .NET User Group, and the annual DeveloperDeveloperDeveloper Brisbane conference.

Troy Hunt
About the author

Troy Hunt is a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP for Developer Security. He's a regular conference speaker, frequent blogger at troyhunt.com and is the creator of the data breach notification service known as “Have I Been Pwned”.

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