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Drew Grubb
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IT professional and technology enthusiast. Sharing my tinkering, learning, discoveries and experimentation.
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Ignite 2025 was packed with game-changing announcements: Copilot everywhere, Azure HorizonDB, agentic workflows, and more.
Here’s my recap of the highlights:
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The future of AI + cloud is here. Which feature excites you most?
My Week at Microsoft Ignite 2025: Connecting, Learning, and Exploring the Future of AI and Cloud
This week, I had the incredible opportunity to attend Microsoft Ignite 2025 in San Francisco. It was a jam-packed week filled with sessions, hands-on labs, and countless conversations with peers an…
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November 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Open sourced Zork today opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11... and ran it on a swarm of containers in the cloud 😂
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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What a fantastic AMA with @scott.hanselman.com yesterday at #MSIgnite. Amazing insights on my question about junior developers in the world of AI coding agents. Definitely one of the highlights of this event for me. I can’t wait for the “Scott and Mark Learn To” session today.
November 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Let the fun begin!!
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Just dropped a new post on the test phase of the DevOps lifecycle—automation, shift-left, Playwright, and building confidence through continuous validation.
Read it here: blog.runtimedevelopment.com/2025/09/24/d...

#DevOps #Testing #CI_CD #Playwright #SoftwareQuality
DevOps Refined: Strengthening Systems Through Iterative Testing
It’s time to dive into one of the most critical phases of the DevOps lifecycle: testing. Testing is a cornerstone of software development—it ensures that applications behave as expected, meet desig…
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September 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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“It works on my machine.”

Not anymore. CI pipelines are the antidote—and I just published a guide to building one that actually works.

Read it here: blog.runtimedevelopment.com/2025/09/10/d...

#DevOps #CI #Automation #AzureDevOps
DevOps Unleashed: Automating the Build Phase for Real Impact
Ever heard the phrase “It works on my machine”? It’s the battle cry of countless developers—and the bane of every operations team. In the build phase of the DevOps lifecycle, we finally confront th…
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September 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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New blog post: DevOps in Motion, Part II: From Concept to Code

From micro-repos to Bicep templates, I’m turning DevOps principles into practice in the SaaStronaut project.

Let’s make DevOps intentional. 👉 blog.runtimedevelopment.com/2025/08/06/d... #DevOps #IaC #AzureDevOps #CleanCode #SaaStronaut
DevOps in Motion, Part II: From Concept to Code
It’s That time again—welcome back to our ongoing journey through the DevOps lifecycle. In our last article, we kicked off the Code phase, exploring how purposeful planning translates into str…
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August 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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New post: DevOps in Motion – Building with Purpose in the Code Phase

From branching strategies to Infrastructure as Code, here’s how the Code phase brings DevOps to life.

Read it here: blog.runtimedevelopment.com/2025/07/17/d...

#DevOps #GitHubFlow #IaC #Microservices #SoftwareEngineering
DevOps in Motion: Building with Purpose in the Code Phase
It’s that time again—another installment in our series showcasing the phases of the DevOps lifecycle in action. This time, we’re diving into the Code phase. If you’re joining us f…
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July 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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🚀 Part 2 of my DevOps series is live! We’re diving into the Planning phase—where strategy meets execution, and work takes shape with Azure DevOps.
Read how we prep for success 👉 blog.runtimedevelopment.com/2025/06/24/d... #DevOps #AzureDevOps #Agile #SaaS #TechLeadership
DevOps by Design: Structuring Success Through Planning
Welcome back to part two of our DevOps series. This time, we’re rolling up our sleeves to dive into the DevOps lifecycle—starting with the Planning phase. It’s here that ideas take shap…
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June 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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🚀 DevOps: The Magic Behind IT Evolution 🚀

Kicking off my DevOps series with a deep dive into key principles, collaboration, automation, and continuous improvement! This is just the beginning—follow along as we explore each phase in detail.

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DevOps: The Magic Behind IT Evolution
DevOps is one of the most transformative concepts in all of IT—a simple, punchy word that carries immense significance. With just six letters, it conveys its most fundamental purpose: the seamless …
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June 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Wrapped up an amazing time at #MSBuild! So many exciting updates in AI, agents, and cloud technology—it’s clear the future is moving fast. Loved connecting with brilliant minds and learning what’s next in the tech world. Can’t wait to start building with everything I’ve seen! 🚀 #AI #CloudComputing
June 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM