VSTS Resource Guide for Developers and Architects
This is a centralised resource guide for developers and architects interested in evaluating Visual Studio Team System. Inside, you will find information and links to VSTS:
Team Centers
Home pages for the specific editions in VSTS
White papers
Team Foundation Server Version Control from a Visual SourceSafe User's Perspective
TrialBalance Build System, TrialBalance Build System - Part II) about a custom build system that uses Team Foundation Server, Readify's TFS Integrator, and some MSBuild customizations to extend the notion of continuous integration all the way through to continuous distribution.
PROJECT SERVER VISUAL STUDIO TEAM SYSTEM CONNECTOR
Software-Development Methodologies and Visual Studio Team System: From Documents to Automation
Virtual Labs
Jump online and try VSTS without having to install of configure your machine at all
Express (30-minute) virtual lab (Microsoft Virtual Lab Express: What's new in Visual Studio Team System) you can use to get a quick taste of Team System from the developer's perspective.
For a more comprehensive evaluation of Visual Studio Team System please visit our 90-minute Virtual Labs
Virtual Labs Home: Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005
Case Studies
Hewlett-Packard – HP used the capabilities provided by Microsoft Visual Studio Foundation Server to deliver a comprehensive, enterprise-wide solution for project and process management.
Microsoft IT - Discussion on the deployment of Visual Studio 2005 Team System in Microsoft IT to centralize source control and work item tracking for development teams.
Extending Visual Studio 2005 Team System Discussion on how Microsoft IT extended Visual Studio 2005 Team System to incorporate software development lifecycle methodology process by modifying the default process template. By modifying the process template developer compliance increased and external tools were eliminated.
Deploying Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server as an Enterprise-Wide Service By deploying Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server as an enterprise-wide service, Microsoft is standardizing methodologies for project management, software development, and software testing. This standardization provides a much more transparent management view into projects and makes complying with statutory reporting requirements much easier.
Vendex KBB IT Services
Blogs
Rob Caron – A Team System Nexus
Brian Keller: Technical Evangelist for Team System
Video
Exploring the new Domain-Specific Language (DSL) Tools with Stuart Kent
This is a video recording of the general session demo on VSTS given at TechEd 2004
Richard Murillo - Using VSTS in Microsoft Legal
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals
Sonal Pardeshi - Using VSTS's Source Code Management
Doug Neumann - Source Code control guy on VSTS team
Ian Huff - Using VSTS Performance Tools to Speed Up Your App (Part 1)
Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Five Reasons to Love Visual Studio Team System (Nov 13)
MSDN Webcast: Introduction to Visual Studio Team System (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Overview of Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Architects (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Drill Down into Visual Studio Team System: Team Developer Edition (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Best of Launch: Visual Studio 2005 Team System (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Overview of Visual Studio Team System (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: The MSDN Subscription Evolution (Level 100)
MSDN Webcast: Code Coverage and Profiling in Visual Studio Team System (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Drill Down into Visual Studio Team System: Team Architect Edition (Level 200)
MSDN Architecture Webcast: Test-Driven Development Using Visual Studio Team System (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Drill Down into Visual Studio Team System: Team Test (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Effective Web and Load Testing in Visual Studio Team System (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Load and Web Testing with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Visual Studio 2005 Team System Extensibility: Overview (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Troubleshooting Web Site Performance Issues with Visual Studio Team System (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: How and Why Process Guidance Matters in Visual Studio 2005 Team System (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Managing Requirements with Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Managing Work with Visual Studio 2005 Team System (Level 400)
MSDN Webcast: An Inside Look at the TFS Proxy File Cache Server (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Visual Studio 2005 Team System: Enterprise-Class Version Control (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Visual Studio Team System Extensibility: Team Foundation Server (Level 200)