Using VSTS for Distributed Development

One of the questions Soma was asked last year while he was travelling in Europe was, "how can VSTS be used for distributed development?" VSTS is widely used for distributed development – in fact, our own team is distributed across 3 major sites (Redmond, Raleigh and Hyderabad).

Soma asked us if we could write a whitepaper describing this to help the field out, which was a very good idea. Last year Sudhir Hasbe and Brian Keller wrote a great whitepaper on how to use VSTS for distributed development. It includes a complete overview for using VSTS in branch office scenarios, virtual office scenarios and for contracted and/or fully outsourced development. If you are reading this and you work in the Microsoft field, you can find the whitepaper posted here: [link] .

We don't yet have a version of this available for wide distribution outside the field. If you are reading this and you are a customer, please comment on the bottom of this blog post and I'll happily read the comments. We actively prioritize our work according to what is most useful to customers and always appreciate feedback.

Thanks!
Steph

Published 09 April 08 04:32 by StephanieSaad

Comments

# Damon Zirkler said on April 9, 2008 1:53 PM:

It would indeed be useful to browse from the outside.

# Trent said on April 9, 2008 1:57 PM:

Any way we could get a public version of this document?  A lot of people struggle with using VSTS for distributed dev and this document might help provide a better understanding of how to implement VSTS in their environment.

# Willy Schaub said on April 9, 2008 3:46 PM:

Definitely interested in reading the paper as an "outsider".

# shimonsim said on April 9, 2008 6:50 PM:

Just adding a vote as a person that is very interested in reading this paper.

Thanks.

# PieterD said on April 10, 2008 2:49 AM:

Since you asked for it... ;-) I am interested to get the doc.

# Adam Cogan said on April 10, 2008 8:40 AM:

I am interested too

Adam

www.ssw.com.au

# Team System News said on April 15, 2008 1:16 PM:

Steve St. Jean on Whitepaper on Sarbanes-Oxley and TFS published on MSDN. The SRL Team Blog on ALM 403:...

# Thys said on April 16, 2008 2:53 AM:

Oh yes, that sounds like a very interesting whitepaper.

# Joe Logan said on April 16, 2008 8:33 AM:

I think that it is very important to get the word out on distributed usage.  It would be helpful for building a business case.

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