Team System thoughts...http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/atom.xmlCommunity Server2009-03-25T11:11:56Zhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/11/09/microsoft-acquires-teamprise-technology.aspx2009-11-09T14:08:43Z2009-11-09T14:08:43ZHorray! Microsoft has acquired the TeamPrise related technologies from SourceGear, and will begin offering a Microsoft branded solution for non-.NET and Windows developers, directly from Microsoft, to interoperate in Team Foundation Server environments!!! See the Pathways site for complete details! http://www.microsoft.com/pathways/teamprise/...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/11/09/microsoft-acquires-teamprise-technology.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9919519" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/10/27/what-s-new-with-visual-studio-team-system-and-msdn.aspx2009-10-27T13:40:58Z2009-10-27T13:40:58ZOur Microsoft Developer Tools team is presenting a live seminar on Visual Studio 2010 at our Meadowvale office on November 3rd . This would be a great opportunity for you to learn about the latest tools and techniques for managing your software development projects using Visual Studio 2010 and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools.&#160; These new tools provide significant value beyond what is available with Visual Studio Team System 2008 and this would be a great opportunity to meet and talk...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/10/27/what-s-new-with-visual-studio-team-system-and-msdn.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9913487" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/10/19/the-ultimate-in-upgrades.aspx2009-10-20T00:39:16Z2009-10-20T00:39:16ZNow this is really really super cool. When VSTS 2010 launches on Mar 22nd 2010, make sure you have an MSDN Premium subscription attached to your Visual Studio version, because if you do, you’ll get upgraded to the next higher version of Visual Studio for FREE… That means if you have a VS 2008 Team edition today with MSDN Premium, you’ll be getting VSTS 2010 ULTIMATE (equivalent of Team Suite) when we launch. HOW COOL IS THAT!?!?!? If you don’t have MSDN Premium attached to your subscription, you...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/10/19/the-ultimate-in-upgrades.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9909571" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/10/19/visual-studio-team-system-2010-beta-2-released.aspx2009-10-19T16:05:09Z2009-10-19T16:05:09Z&#160; MSDN subscribers, start your engines! VSTS 2010 Beta 2 is up on MSDN subscriber downloads! This includes TFS 2010 Beta 2 as well! WooHoo! More details on new product lineup, general release, etc, soon!...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/10/19/visual-studio-team-system-2010-beta-2-released.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9909157" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/08/28/developement-tools-ecosystem-summit.aspx2009-08-28T16:02:15Z2009-08-28T16:02:15Z&#160; &#160; &#160; Event Summary You’re invited to join us October 19-23, 2009 at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond, Washington for the Development Tools Ecosystem Summit focused on Visual Studio extensibility! Whether beginner or expert, you’ll learn tips and tricks, best practices, and meet 1:1 with developers and architects. Visual Studio is an open, extensible platform that can be customized for everything from individual productivity tools to enterprise-wide development needs. The...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/08/28/developement-tools-ecosystem-summit.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9888354" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/05/12/partner-promotion-details-webcast.aspx2009-05-12T18:29:49Z2009-05-12T18:29:49ZLearn more about Visual Studio Team System and our promotional offer! Visual Studio Team System provides software development organizations with comprehensive capabilities for supporting software development projects, to help address all the roles that play part in delivering products to customers. In recognition of the critical role Gold Certified and Certified partners play in the overall success of the Microsoft ecosystem, we’re excited to announce the special promotion offering of Microsoft®...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/05/12/partner-promotion-details-webcast.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9607426" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/05/09/a-nice-great-lakes-steelhead.aspx2009-05-10T03:01:51Z2009-05-10T03:01:51ZIf you know me, you would know that I’m a passionate fly fisherman. As well, if you fly fish, you may or may not know that southern Ontario has some of the best fly fishing in the world, for all species of fresh water trout, smallmouth and largemouth bass, as well as regular runs of Great Lakes steelhead, and our runs of Chinook, Coho, and Pink Salmon. Not to mention Pike, Gar, Muskies…. Anyways, my brother and I (Josh Gallant, Technical Account Manager extraordinaire) finally got out this season,...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/05/09/a-nice-great-lakes-steelhead.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9599783" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/05/01/john-ponsford.aspx2009-05-01T17:42:43Z2009-05-01T17:42:43Z&#160; From John Valk: On Wednesday April 22nd at 10:05 a.m. the fly fishing community in Ontario lost one of its most genuine, sincere and best loved members. John Ponsford. John was a great teacher who taught thousands the art of fly tying. Whether you were a beginner or seasoned tier, John had special methods and techniques that he shared with anyone who walked through the door. He has been teaching at Grindstone for the 16 years we have been in business. The local fly-tying clubs had John in...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/05/01/john-ponsford.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9582443" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/04/16/slides-from-better-development-with-team-system-in-montreal.aspx2009-04-16T16:31:41Z2009-04-16T16:31:41ZLast tuesday, I had the please of co-delivering our “Better Development with Team System” session at the Microsoft Montreal office with Claude Remillard from InCycle Software . We had some great questions from the audience, and had some great conversations afterwards! For a copy of the deck, check out : http://cid-bfc5a11b75eac1c9.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/Better%20Development%20with%20Visual%20Studio%20Team%20System.ppt...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/04/16/slides-from-better-development-with-team-system-in-montreal.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9552872" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/04/15/65-discount-on-vsts-2008-for-microsoft-certified-and-gold-certified-partners-holy-smokes.aspx2009-04-15T21:36:12Z2009-04-15T21:36:12ZIn a tough economy, businesses are looking for new ways to save time and money and maximize their profits. That's an opportunity for you. Get your innovations to market faster with Microsoft ® Visual Studio Team System 2008—and save up to 65% with the special offers below. Can't wait to get started? Contact your preferred reseller (promo code 326762) or distributor (promo code 325541) or visit https://partner.microsoft.com/Canada/40082293 &#160; &#160; &#160; Contact your preferred reseller (promo...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/04/15/65-discount-on-vsts-2008-for-microsoft-certified-and-gold-certified-partners-holy-smokes.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9551142" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/04/13/application-modernization-webinar.aspx2009-04-13T15:53:41Z2009-04-13T15:53:41ZThis webinar is focused on quick and cost-effective methods for moving critical applications out of obsolescence. A number of business reasons continue to compel companies like yours to move away from legacy platforms such as VB6 and ASP. The need to lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) with easier integration of enterprise systems, to improve developer productivity and reduce specialty skills, and to consider compliance and scalability issues continue to drive companies to search for legacy transformation...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/04/13/application-modernization-webinar.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9546920" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/04/08/developer-and-sharepoint-event-in-fredericton-april-30th.aspx2009-04-09T01:24:42Z2009-04-09T01:24:42ZMicrosoft invites you to attend two complimentary sessions around Developer Tools on Thursday April 30th Morning Session : scenarios for the adoption of Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server There are many scenarios where moving to Team Foundation Server can provide tremendous value to your organization. In these sessions, we will provide a thorough overview of the functionality provided by Visual Studio 2008 Team Editions and Team Foundation Server, with particular emphasis...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/04/08/developer-and-sharepoint-event-in-fredericton-april-30th.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9539082" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/04/08/tfs-workgroup-edition-and-the-5-users.aspx2009-04-08T19:41:27Z2009-04-08T19:41:27ZIt’s a question that keeps coming up on internal DLs, customer emails, and on the web, so I thought I’d share a quick walkthrough on the Team Foundation Server workgroup edition and its 5 user limit. Backgrounder: Team Foundation Server currently comes in two flavors, a workgroup edition, and a standard edition. Both of these editions are functionally equivalent. In other words, you don’t get more functionality or capability with the standard edition of TFS, except, and this is the BIG EXCEPTION,...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/04/08/tfs-workgroup-edition-and-the-5-users.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9538523" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/03/31/team-test-quick-reference-guide-published.aspx2009-03-31T18:14:43Z2009-03-31T18:14:43Z&#160; VSTT Quick Reference Guide 1.0 on Codeplex. This document is a collection of items from public blog sites, Microsoft® internal discussion aliases (sanitized) and experiences from various Test Consultants in the Microsoft Services Labs. The idea is to provide quick reference points around various aspects of Microsoft Visual Studio® Team Test edition that may not be covered in core documentation, or may not be easily understood. The different types of information cover: · How does this feature...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/03/31/team-test-quick-reference-guide-published.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9522935" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/03/25/better-development-with-visual-studio-team-system-in-montreal.aspx2009-03-25T18:11:56Z2009-03-25T18:11:56ZHey hey, our latest introductory session on Visual Studio Team System is being held in Montreal on April 14th…. I will be co-presenting with Claude Remillard from InCycle Software, a great Montreal area partner with tons of experience working with clients in Central and Easterm Canada and the US, in all industries, around Application Lifecycle Management. Claude will be able to provide us with real world insights on how he’s implemented VSTS to help customers improve their development practices to...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2009/03/25/better-development-with-visual-studio-team-system-in-montreal.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9507651" width="1" height="1">adamgahttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/adamga.aspx