September 14, 2018
Wow, y’all: seven years ago today, at the BUILD conference, we announced the preview of what we called “Team Foundation Service”. That service offering became Visual Studio Team Services. And on Monday, we announced the newest evolution of what that vision has become: Azure DevOps. Azure DevOps is a family of tools to help you... Read More
September 14, 2018
Last sprint we released a new set of REST API endpoints for process customization. In version 4.1 there are 3 sets of REST APIs. Two for the inherited model and one for the Hosted XML model. This created some confusion on what endpoints to use and when. In the new 5.0 (preview) version we combined... Read More
September 13, 2018
Basic authentication is now enabled on the communication between TFS and Search service to make it more secure. Users can avail this enhanced security by upgrading to TFS 2018 Update 1.1 or TFS 2018 Update 3. Please note that customers running TFS 2018 RTM or TFS 2018 Update 1 need to upgrade to TFS 2018 Update 1.1.... Read More
September 10, 2018
We shared some exciting news this morning on the Azure blog: We’re bringing Azure DevOps to developers and enterprises around the world who need flexible and efficient tools for their development process. With the evolution of Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) into Azure DevOps, current VSTS customers will shortly receive a Launch Update that seamlessly... Read More
August 31, 2018
This week is one of my favorite times of year. The evenings are getting cool and crisp, the apple tree in the backyard is bearing fruit, and best of all, there’s some great DevOps reading to be had. That’s right, I know what I’m doing this weekend! Radio TFS: DevOps for the rest of us... Read More
August 30, 2018
If you are using Team Foundation Server (TFS) and SSRS Reporting today, we want to hear from you! We want to know which of the TFS Reports we offer today are most valuable to you. Your feedback will help us guide the VSTS Analytics Service roadmap. Analytics is the future of reporting for both Visual... Read More
August 24, 2018
I don’t know about y’all, but it’s been a long week here on the VSTS team. I’m beat! And when I’m tired, it gets hard to focus on those little letters on my LCD. So this week I’m linking you to a bunch of great content that you don’t have to read! We’ve got a... Read More
August 22, 2018
Last month we announced a private preview that allows you to move projects that use a Hosted XML process to an Inherited process. We received a fare share of feedback, watched the telemetry, and made some fixes. This week we announced that the feature is now generally available! If you are using Hosted XML, and... Read More
August 21, 2018
Analytics is the new reporting platform for both Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS). We are starting a Limited Private Preview of Analytics for TFS 2018 Update 2 in preparation for a full release in TFS 2019. To learn more about Analytics: Check out the Analytics Extension page on our marketplace.... Read More
August 21, 2018
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) is a critical DevSecOps practice. As engineering organizations accelerate continuous delivery to impressive levels, it’s important to ensure that continuous security validation keeps up. To do so most effectively requires a multi-dimensional application of static analysis tools. The more customizable the tool, the better you can shape it to your... Read More