Indexes get fragmented.  It’s a fact of database life and something that every DBA has to deal with but we do get a choice on HOW we deal with it…. [Read More]

Download and install the latest, native package, of the Jenkins Windows Installer from http://jenkins-ci.org (version used for this instruction: 1.595). Open up the Jenkins dashboard (localhost:8080). Go to "Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins" and select the following plugins to install: Git Client Git Server Git Plugin BitBucket Plugin MSBuild Plugin Install Git... [Read More]

Deploying any kind distributed application manually is hard enough. Complex service-oriented solutions, with their inherently diverse mix of technologies and many inter-dependent points of configuration, offer an entirely new level of provisioning pain. In these environments, having a single Big Red Button™ labelled ‘Deploy All The Things’ is worth its... [Read More]

API’s are becoming the ubiquitous term for all things web. They provide a level of flexibility that, over time will allow your organisation to rapidly develop applications that are modular, easy to maintain and adapt to various implementation. [Read More]

Firstly, I am a lover of Sublime Text. I’ve played around with many of the other ‘popular’ editors (Atom, Brackets, etc) but always end up back at Sublime Text. [Read More]