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SQL Server Data Tools in Visual Studio 2013

Posted on March 12, 2014 by erictummers

Visual Studio 2013 has Sql Server Data Tools built in. (Pro, Premium and Ultimate) We use it to compare and sync databases. The first time I started the data compare it did not work. When comparing the data between databases … Continue reading →

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Tentacle error after powershell upgrade

Posted on March 11, 2014 by erictummers

Reinstall the tentacle in the Tentacle manager when things don’t work after changes to the machine like a powershell upgrade. Continue reading →

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Remove package from octopusdeploy built-in nuget

Posted on March 4, 2014 by erictummers

Octopusdeploy has an built-in nuget feed as of version 2.1. This nuget feed is based on Nuget.Lucene. It is read-only and not usable from visual studio or other tools. A nuget delete will fail with “Not found” every time. During … Continue reading →

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Tentacle register on new Azure instance

Posted on February 26, 2014 by erictummers

We use octopus deploy for managing our environments. This uses agents (called tentacles) on the machines it controls. To get the correct configuration on an Azure VM created from an image I use a sysprep script. The tentacle service can … Continue reading →

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