A developer discusses balancing project deadlines with the long-term benefits of improving processes and automating tasks, using examples like PowerShell scripts and cloud services.
A guide on avoiding hard-coded waits in Cypress tests, exploring alternatives like timeouts and assertions for better test reliability.
A festive-themed technical session on using Azure Resource Manager Locks to protect cloud resources from accidental deletion, with automation examples.
Explains why using user accounts for Azure Logic App connections is a security risk and recommends using managed identities instead.
A guide to automating the setup of a Raspberry Pi K3s Kubernetes cluster using Ansible playbooks for efficient provisioning.
A guide to using GitHub Actions to monitor API responses or web pages for changes and receive automated notifications via SMS or other channels.
A tutorial on building an automated balance alert system by integrating the Vonage Account API with Google Apps Script for developers.
Introduces 'Actions', an app that adds 180+ powerful extra actions to Apple's Shortcuts app on macOS, iOS, and visionOS to simplify automation.
A guide to building a custom Logic App that filters Azure RSS feed updates by keywords and sends targeted email notifications.
A technical guide on automating the bypass of two-factor authentication (2FA) for use in scripts and automated testing.
A PowerShell script to find and list old Azure disk snapshots older than 30 days to help manage cloud costs.
A guide to automatically deleting expired Azure test resources using tagged resource groups and Azure Functions to prevent unnecessary costs.
Learn how to use PowerShell to identify and stop Azure VMs that are in a 'stopped' state to avoid unnecessary compute costs.
A guide to using a Git hook to automatically prefix commit messages with JIRA ticket numbers from branch names.
A curated list of DevOps resources, including exercises, the 2021 State of DevOps report insights, and a GitHub Actions debugging tip.
A script to automatically update all PowerShell modules from the gallery, with options to exclude modules or skip major version updates.
A developer shares his setup for managing Twitter interactions using Front and IFTTT to improve mental health and productivity.
A guide to creating custom Fastlane plugins to simplify and organize complex build scripts, making them more readable and maintainable.
A developer details their journey to further automate and secure their home network using Docker, Ansible, and AdGuard Home.
A guide to automating the deployment of Cartography and Neo4J on Kubernetes using HashiCorp Vault for secrets management.
