ALM and Beyond

Application Lifecycle Management and Beyond.

Leadership Qualities

As a developer, at some point in your career you’ll find yourself at a crossroads. Either...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 03/09/2015

Visual Studio 2013 Update 2

The latest update for Visual Studio 2013 contains feature additions and bug fixes as well as...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 05/20/2014

Windows Azure Evolves Features

Windows Azure is always evolving to include new capabilities and recently there was a number of them...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 02/27/2014

Project Siena

Microsoft Project Siena (code name) is the beta release of a new technology for business experts,...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 12/20/2013

Windows Azure HDInsight Now Available

It seems as of late that I’ve been on an Azure kick which, if I’m honest is because...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 10/30/2013

Windows Azure SDK v2.2 for .NET

With the recent release of Windows Azure SDK v2.2 for .NET, this version of the SDK extends Visual...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 10/23/2013

TFS and VS 2013 Released

2013 is shaping up to be another big year for releases especially around the developer tool sets....

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 10/21/2013

Building a Release Pipeline with TFS

Leaders in the world of online businesses have shrunk the timeline for software delivery from months...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 10/11/2013

Team Foundation Server 2013 Power Tools

It seems just yesterday that I mentioned the Power Tools for TFS 2012 and the benefits that it...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 09/24/2013

Visual Studio 2013 RC Available

The latest and greatest installment of Visual Studio is now available for download. There have been...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 09/10/2013

.NET Framework 4.5.1 Preview

Things are moving quite fast nowadays and while it's hard to keep up with every new piece of...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 09/09/2013

Windows Azure SDK v2.1 for .NET

Trying to keep up with the latest and greatest SDK's is sometimes a dizzying task but such as life...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 08/02/2013

Azure SQL Data Premium Now Available

Recently at the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), Satya Nadella announced a new Premium service...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 07/24/2013

InRelease for Visual Studio 2013 Preview

Microsoft has announced the availability of a free downloadable preview of InRelease for Visual...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 07/10/2013

Holy //BUILD Batman!

I thought the previous //BUILD conferences (2012 | 2011) had a lot of content but this year...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 06/28/2013

Visual Studio 2013

Today, Microsoft announced Visual Studio 2013, the next release of is integrated developer tools...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 06/03/2013

Developing a Windows Store Business App

Microsoft patterns & practices recently announced the latest addition to the patterns &...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 06/02/2013

WebMatrix 3 Released

For those that aren’t aware, WebMatrix (available for download here) is a free, lightweight...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 05/09/2013

Windows Azure Training and SDK

Cloud development is becoming more and more prevalent which is why having the ability to access...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 05/01/2013

Microsoft Enterprise Library 6 and Unity 3 Released

What is Enterprise Library? Microsoft Enterprise Library is a popular collection of reusable...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 04/26/2013

Windows Azure IaaS is Live

Windows Azure Infrastructure Services, Virtual Machines and Virtual Network are now generally...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 04/17/2013

Working with OneNote 2013

I remember when school mainly consisted of pens/pencils and good ol’ fashion paper notebooks....

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 04/15/2013

Visual Studio 2012 Update 2

Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 (VS2012.2) is now available for download. Just as with VS2012.1, this...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 04/05/2013

Build 2013 Developer Conference

I can't believe almost 6 months has passed since the last Build conference. This year the event will...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 03/29/2013

ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 Update

If may be difficult to track what's being released when but the recently released ASP.NET and Web...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 03/19/2013

Getting Hired At Microsoft

Have you ever wanted to talk with those that have been hired at a great company and learn about...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 03/18/2013

Better Unit Testing with Microsoft Fakes

The ALM Rangers have released the eBook: Better Unit Testing with Microsoft Fakes and it’s...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 03/11/2013

ALM Summit Content Available On-Demand

January's ALM Summit on the Microsoft Campus brought together some of the greatest minds in...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 03/04/2013

New Dev Center App Preview

Checking the performance of an app is something all good developers do. But until now, you could...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 03/01/2013

OooooooData

The past couple of days have been big for OData as we saw the RTW release of not one but TWO OData...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 02/20/2013

ALM Readiness Treasure Map

If you’re not familiar with the ALM Rangers then you’re certainly missing out on some of...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 02/05/2013

TFS and VS 2012 Update 1 Released

Since I’ve been using the Team Foundation Service more frequently I almost tend to forget to...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 01/24/2013

Windows Azure Services on Windows Server

Yesterday, Microsoft announced the general availability of System Center 2012 Service Pack 1, which...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 01/16/2013

Microsoft Open Technologies Announces VM Depot

If you’ve been wanting to use Windows Azure but couldn’t because a particular open...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 01/11/2013

Windows 8 App Contest

The holidays are definitely for spending time with family and friends however for me, when...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 12/27/2012

Me and My Surface RT

What do you get when you combine a legendary company meeting with an edict from Steve Ballmer? Why...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 12/19/2012

.NET SDK for Hadoop Update

If you’re doing any development in the “big data” space then you’ll want to...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 12/12/2012

ALM Summit 3

If you are an ALM manager, lead, or practitioner who is passionate about mastering your craft, you...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 12/04/2012

Upgrade or Die

Enhancements in technology move at a blistering pace now a days and before you know it that device...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 11/27/2012

Windows Azure Community Event

On November 14, 2012, Microsoft will be hosting Windows AzureConf, a free event for the Windows...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 11/14/2012

Introduction to TypeScript

I enjoy developing software in a multitude of languages although I will freely admit that I’m...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 11/05/2012

Team Foundation Service is Live

We all knew this day would come and so it has. Well actually that day was yesterday (10/31) but due...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 11/01/2012

Hurricane Sandy and My Windows Phone

I’ve lived through my fair share of hurricanes, snow storms and other natural disasters but...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 10/31/2012

Windows 8 Launches to the World

I’ve spoken to a few people here at Microsoft who were around during the Windows 95 launch and...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 10/26/2012

Windows Azure Portal, Mobile Services and Marketplace Updates

Scalability, reliability and the ability to get access to new/updated features in a short time frame...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 10/24/2012

CTP for Visual Studio 2012

A quick post to let you know that a community technology preview (CTP) for Visual Studio 2012 Update...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 10/19/2012

Excel 2013 New Features

After conducting training for Office 2010 there was always the proverbial question of...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 10/09/2012

Team Foundations Server 2012 Power Tools

If you’ve been using Team Foundation Server (TFS) then you're probably familiar with TFS Power...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 09/21/2012

Apps, Apps and More Apps

It’s no secret that to have a viable mobile platform there needs to be not only a good...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 09/19/2012

The Cloud OS Signature Event Series

I recently attended a local event for the US Launch of Windows Server 2012, Visual Studio 2012 and...

Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 09/07/2012

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