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Setting up vscode to use the docker extension with bash for windows as terminal shell

I have been using the vscode with the docker extension on my MAC for quite some time now. I wanted...

Author: Maninderjit Bindra Date: 11/01/2017

Using the VSTS Packer Task and Replace Tokens Task

In my post How to continuously deploy web application to Azure VM Scale sets using VSTS and Packer?...

Author: Maninderjit Bindra Date: 08/24/2017

Integrating VSTS with different communication channels (Slack, Skype etc) using BotFramework and LUIS

Early last year (Jan 2016), a few months before the Microsoft Bot Framework had released I had...

Author: Maninderjit Bindra Date: 02/27/2017

How to continuously deploy web application to Azure VM Scale sets using VSTS and Packer?

Azure VM Scale sets are a great way to deploy identical set of VMs (based on same VM image) in true...

Author: Maninderjit Bindra Date: 12/26/2016

How to create an immutable Azure VM image for an application using packer and ansible

In this post I will discuss about how build immutable VM images using packer and ansible with latest...

Author: Maninderjit Bindra Date: 11/18/2016

Noise Pollution Monitor (packaged as a docker container) using Lego mindstorms sensors, Brickpi and Raspberry Pi

Do you have a Lego Mindstorms NXT kit lying unused at home? You can combine a Raspberry Pi device,...

Author: Maninderjit Bindra Date: 06/20/2016

How to configure your Drupal 8 ARM template deployment to Azure using existing MySQL Server

This post discusses the parameter configurations needed when setting up a multi node Drupal...

Author: Maninderjit Bindra Date: 05/23/2016

Custom VSTS / Slack integrations Part 2 ? Triggering VSTS builds from Slack

Triggering VSTS builds from slack This is part 2 of the blog post Custom integration of VSTS and...

Author: Maninderjit Bindra Date: 05/02/2016

Why integrate Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) with Slack? How do I customize VSTS / Slack integrations?

Slack has had a phenomenal journey in terms of user acquisition and exciting developer community...

Author: Maninderjit Bindra Date: 01/14/2016