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TFS Beta 2 is just around the corner and it's going to be the first pre-release with a "go-live" license. This means that we'll support customers putting it into production and we'll ensure upgrades from Beta 2 to RTM work so you don't lose any data.
Brian Keller wrote a great post about preparing for putting TFS into production: http://blogs.msdn.com/briankel/archive/2009/10/02/get-ready-to-go-live-with-team-foundation-server-2010-beta-2.aspx
We've been using TFS 2010 in production in DevDev since July and a few Microsoft IT teams since the Beta 1 timeframe. We've also had a few TAP customers live for a while now. It's been holding up very well and I expect people to have a pretty good experience with the Beta 2 builds.
Brian
That's great news!
I was just wondering if BizSpark partners should expect the same support?
Yes, BizSpark partners should expect the same support.
Looking forward to this and attending the phone meeting with Charles Sterling on Thursday (http://blogs.msdn.com/charles_sterling/archive/2009/09/18/get-ready-for-team-foundation-server-2010-beta2-chat-with-the-tfs-setup-and-admin-team.aspx).
But one quick question. Can we expect an easier setup of access rules to TFS/SQL/Sharepoint? Beta 1 took my a lot of googling to figure this out. Perhaps a wizard is to be expected?
Dominic A.
Responding to Dominic's comment. I work on the TFS product team, and I'm trying to understand what you mean by "Can we expect an easier setup of access rules to TFS/SQL/Sharepoint?".
Could you contact me directly? My alias is greggboe, and you can probably guess my domain.
Thanks.
If you're planning on going live with TFS Beta2, please read my post on the topic (http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffbe/archive/2009/10/19/going-live-with-visual-studio-2010-beta-2.aspx) and send us mail so we can make sure you're properly signed up for support.