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Build 2014 has been announced!
Build is back! You can read the full details in Steve Guggenheimer’s post on the Microsoft Blog, but...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 12/16/2013
Recording from Dec 6 Webcast: A Lap Around Visual Studio ALM 2013
Sorry for the delay in posting this – “launch season'” gets pretty hectic! Thank you to all who...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 12/13/2013
Fall Webinar Series from Imaginet
Check out the fall schedule of webinars from Imaginet! "Getting The Most Value and Benefit From...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 10/22/2013
Hey, Boise! The Quality Enablement Roadshow is Coming to You..
The Quality Enablement through Agile Testing roadshow has been extended to make a stop in Boise!...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 09/24/2013
Power Tools and other Extensions for VS/TFS 2013 RC
You may not have noticed, but last week a number of extensions were released to the Visual Studio...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 09/24/2013
VMWare IT Pros: Gain twice the virtualization skillset. Cover more ground.
Industry experts estimate that over 70% of businesses now have more than one virtualization platform...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 09/18/2013
IT Camps: Discover Key Hybrid Cloud Solutions for IT Pros
You CAN have the best of both worlds! With Windows Azure, IT Pros can easily extend an on-premises...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 09/18/2013
Visual Studio 2013 RC and the Virtual Launch
As the summer winds down, I hope to get more active with my blog again (At Microsoft, summer often...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 09/16/2013
Denver: FREE TFS Training Workshop from Aspenware
“Okay, I have TFS.. Now what?” If you or anyone in your organization has asked that question, this...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 09/09/2013
Denver Event: Quality Enablement Through Agile Testing
Continuous Quality for Modern Business Applications Producing high quality software, closely aligned...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 07/25/2013
Upcoming Visual Studio ALM Workshops from Imaginet
Upgrading to TFS 2012: What You Need to Know! Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 brings a number of new...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 06/12/2013
Windows 8 App Factor Events Near You!
Have app ideas? Have software development skills? If so, that’s all you...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 05/20/2013
Better Multi-User Support for Work Item Tracking in TFS 2012
Consider this scenario: User A opens a work item (and keeps it open) User B opens the same work...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 05/01/2013
Upcoming Webcasts from Northwest Cadence
Northwest Cadence has some webcasts in the hopper – check them out! Date and Time Title...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 03/29/2013
Imaginet Visual Studio Workshops and Webinars
Check out the latest round of webinars from Imaginet! Click on the date/time to register.. Top...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 03/28/2013
Build conference is coming!
Microsoft’s Build conference is on its way to San Francisco June 26th-28th! Come see...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 03/26/2013
Event Series: Why Requirements Still Matter
In the world of Scrum or Agile, do requirements really still matter that much? Well, if you...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 03/18/2013
Finding What’s Out of Date In your Workspace
A couple of customers have asked me about this in the past couple of weeks: “How can I tell in...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 02/20/2013
Denver Study Group, by the Denver Visual Studio User Group
2/13: Update – New meeting location! The local user group here in town has set up a new study group,...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 02/06/2013
Visual Studio Update 2 is here (well, the CTP is)
If you’re one of the lucky ones to be attending the ALM Summit this week (I’m not), you’ve been able...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 01/30/2013
New Office Hours for this Spring
As you may or may not know, my primary geography of responsibility is basically the entire western...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 01/22/2013
Team Foundation Server vs. Team Foundation Service
You’ve probably found a few comparisons on the interwebs comparing the “traditional”, on-premise TFS...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 01/17/2013
Upcoming Visual Studio 2012 ALM Webcasts from Imaginet
Imaginet is thrilled to provide you with exclusive invitations to our Winter Webcast Series...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 12/20/2012
December Webcast: Improve Quality, Collaboration, and Visibility into Your Projects with Visual Studio Premium 2012
Delivered by Imaginet Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Premium offers an array of tools for managing...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 11/06/2012
The Largest Hack-a-thon in the World is in Colorado!
Build your one-of-a-kind Windows app at the free Gen Appathon event on November 9th. Join thousands...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 11/01/2012
Team Foundation Service is Live!
That’s right! FKA TFS Preview has graduated to a fully-released service! For a graduation...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 10/31/2012
Upcoming Coffee Talks from Northwest Cadence
Here are some upcoming webcasts from our ALM partner Northwest Cadence! Simply click on the...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 10/05/2012
VS/TFS 2012 Tidbits: TFS Feedback Management Behind the Scenes
In this post, I’m going to take a closer look at how the new Feedback capabilities in TFS 2012 works...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 10/04/2012
Upcoming ALM Webcasts from Neudesic
The events just keep comin’ from our awesome partners! See below for the latest schedule of...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 10/02/2012
Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012 Installfest - Denver (October 9, 2012)
My colleague (and ridiculously knowledgeable) Harold Wong will be hosting a Windows 8 / Windows...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 10/01/2012
Content from Denver VS 2012 Launch Roadshow
UPDATE: I just posted the content for the Denver and Lehi roadshows. The link can be found on my...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 09/19/2012
VS/TFS 2012 Tidbits: Using SkyDrive/OneDrive with Team Foundation Service (or Server)
April 2014 Updates: SkyDrive is now OneDrive Team Foundation Service is now Visual Studio Online...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 09/17/2012
Visual Studio 2012 Launch Roadshow!
If you’re not heading to Seattle for the Visual Studio 2012 Launch Event on September 12th,...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 08/31/2012
VS/TFS 2012 Tidbits: When to Use the Feedback Client
As the Visual Studio family of products (Visual Studio, TFS, Test Professional) nears its 2012...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 08/03/2012
VS 2012 ALM Tidbits: The Feedback Client’s Two Modes
As the Visual Studio family of products (Visual Studio, TFS, Test Professional) nears its 2012...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 08/02/2012
Want More VS 2012 ALM Training? You Got It!
Our friends at Northwest Cadence are offering a FREE two-event series in August. These online...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 07/31/2012
Additional VS 2012 ALM Webcasts by Imaginet
Take a look at the below webcast series from Imaginet focusing on Visual Studio 2012 ALM. If...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 07/30/2012
VS/TFS 2012 Tidbits: Requesting a Code Review on Code Already Checked in
As the Visual Studio family of products (Visual Studio, TFS, Test Professional) nears its 2012...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 07/13/2012
VS/TFS 2012 Tidbits: Merging Changes by Work Item
As the Visual Studio family of products (Visual Studio, TFS, Test Professional) nears its 2012...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 07/11/2012
VS/TFS 2012 Tidbits: Agile Planning - Drag & Drop to Assign Sprints
As the Visual Studio family of products (Visual Studio, TFS, Test Professional) nears its 2012...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 07/10/2012
Denver Event: SQL Server 2012 Breakthrough Insights
Looking to go deep into SQL Server 2012’s BI capabilities? Then this event may be what you’re...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 07/09/2012
Pluralsight + MSDN = Loads of free training!
In case you missed the reminder in the latest MSDN Flash, here’s another gentle nudge: For a limited...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 06/26/2012
Hey Denver, there’s a new Meetup in town!
If you haven’t already joined, head over and check out the Colorado Microsoft Developers...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 06/26/2012
Catching up..
Summer is here, and to help say goodbye to Spring, I thought I’d list a few tidbits that you may or...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 06/26/2012
Microsoft’s Visual Studio ALM is a leader in the the Gartner Magic Quadrant
The brilliant minds at Gartner have positioned Microsoft in the “leader” quadrant for Application...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 06/08/2012
Slide content from Denver ALM Roundtable
This is a slightly tardy post, but here is a link to the presentation slide deck used by Peter and...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 04/27/2012
Thoughts on Managing Documentation Efforts in Team Foundation Server
I’ve met with several customers over the last few months who either are, or are looking to, manage...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 04/24/2012
Content from the VS11 ALM Roadshows (Denver/Phoenix/Lehi)
Happy Monday! First, thanks to all of you who have attended the ALM Roadshows so far, and I hope to...
Author: Steven Lange Date: 04/23/2012