Since I started with the key architectural concepts, I think the most appropriate place (though perhaps least exciting) is the setup/admin/ops feature area. Pre-reqs I wrote a post on pre-reqs a while ago but I’ll refresh it a bit here. To...

Here's a nice story about how Telelogic can integrate with TFS for a team that has rigorous requirements management needs. http://blogs.msdn.com/terryclancy/archive/2009/04/29/gaming-company-drives-compliance-using-ibm-telelogic-doors-integration-with...

We've recently released a new Power Tool to enable profiling of JScript code running in a web browser. Today getting a good understand on where all of the time spent in the overall user experience in a sophisticated web application is difficult. This...

Before I start enumerating the features of TFS 2010, I need to start with some of the big conceptual changes that we’ve made.  This post set some architectural groundwork and define some terms that I’ll use in subsequent posts. Team Project Collections...

You may have noticed that SQL 2008 SP1 was recently released. I've seen a flurry of questions about whether or not TFS 2008 SP1 will work with SQL 2008 SP1. The good news is that the answer is yes. The bad news is that there's a work around you may have...

I’ve been threatening for 6 months to start blogging about VSTS 2010 features and somehow it’s just never made it to the top of my list.  With the Beta 1 release coming increasingly closer, it seems like I’m running out of time to tell you much about...

Chuck sent me email asking to publicize the fact a couple of the TFS Product Team Members will be at this week’s Seattle Down Town User group. From the description looks to be a good time. Where: Seattle Down Town User Group @ Safeco Center...

We've recently launched a new blog as a semi-official channel for information on the VSTS Database Edition. There's already several good posts up there, including one with details of the updates coming for the GDR to support SQL 2008. Brian

A few months ago we released an update to the Team System for Database Edition product that enabled it to work seamlessly with SQLServer 2008. Since then we've gotten some reports from customers about compatibility issues and things that didn't work quite...

Last year's German Team System conference was a big hit so the new tradition is continuing. This year's conference will be May 5-7th. The conference will include keynotes for prominent people in the industry, case studies from other companies (so you...