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Using the Power Platform Build Tools w/Azure DevOps CLI – Create a pull request

October 29, 2020 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


My last post demonstrated using the Power Platform Build Tools in an Azure Pipeline which downloaded a solution, extracted the files and committed them to a Git repository. While this is a great demonstration of what is possible, wouldn’t it be nice if the Azure Pipeline did what a developer might typically do? Instead of […]

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Continuous Delivery of your NuGet Packages with VSTS – SemVer

March 18, 2018 by Wes MacDonald 19 Comments


This post is a continuation of my first post on the topic of NuGet packages.  This post, however, will focus on using Semantic Versioning of your NuGet packages.  The previous post published a NuGet package and used the Package Management Views in VSTS to demonstrate the quality of the package as it moved through the […]

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The first Global DevOps Bootcamp !

May 11, 2017 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


Originally posted on The Road to ALM:
Maybe some of you are familiar with Global Azure Bootcamp. This yearly global event is hosted by many communities throughout the world and is a great success. As a fanatic DevOps adept, I wanted to do something similar but around DevOps. And…I am proud to present that on…

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vsts-agent Build Definition for .NET Core (with Test Results)

September 17, 2016 by Wes MacDonald 1 Comment


The other day I cloned a .NET Core sample app MusicStore from GitHub to VSTS and wanted to configure a build definition and run unit and integration tests using hosted build agent. The Visual Studio Build Definition Template which I chose did not work out very well 😦 Clone the MusicStore to your Git Repo in the Code hub and it […]

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Release Annotations

September 8, 2016 by Wes MacDonald 1 Comment


This functionality had been available previously under the name “Deployment Markers” back when Application Insights existed under Visual Studio Online.  Release Annotations for Application Insights is an extension for Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) and Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2015 Update 2 that will create annotations on the Application Insights Metrics Explorer timeline. To get started […]

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SonarQube – Active Directory Plugin

June 13, 2016 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


If you’ve been using SonarQube with TFS on-premises chances are you using the LDAP plugin to integrate with your Active Directory.  We are currently running version 5.4 of SonarQube with v1.5.1 of the LDAP plugin and are migrating to SonarQube 5.6 which brought this to my attention. In Update Center in SonarQube you will see the […]

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MICROSOFT CLOUD TO TOUCH DOWN IN CANADA

June 2, 2015 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


Toronto, June 2, 2015 – Microsoft today announced plans to deliver commercial cloud services from Canada. Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online will be delivered from Toronto and Quebec City in 2016, further strengthening Microsoft’s footprint in Canada’s competitive cloud landscape. Read more…

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The first ever Microsoft Americas MVP Virtual Conference is less than a month away!

April 24, 2015 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


World-class free online conference that features technical content presented by Americas’ region MVPs that is open to the public. Why attend MVP V-Conf?  The conference will have 5 tracks, IT Pro English, Dev English, Consumer English, Portuguese mixed sessions & Spanish mixed sessions, there is something for everyone!  Learn from the best and brightest MVPs […]

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User Profile Service Connections Blank

March 7, 2011 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


More than likely you applied a CU, but at the moment I am not able to determine what causes this to occur. UPS Connections Query Empty (After CU is applied) Grant Local Administrator Privileges to Database Access Account (on the machine hosting the UPSA) Reboot Server Start User Profile Service Application (in Central Admin) After […]

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Hello world!

October 13, 2010 by Wes MacDonald 1 Comment


Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!

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