VSALM
Visual Studio Application LifeCycle Management... from Chev's point of view
How to fetch a user's profile from Azure Active Directory using PowerShell
On my recent journey helping customers migrate from TFS to VSTS; one of the most common obstacle is...
Author: Chev Bryan Date: 06/13/2018
Now you have migrated to VSTS, what's next?
It's a common question for many of my customers who I have helped to migrated their on premises Tfs...
Author: Chev Bryan Date: 06/12/2018
How to estimate the size of your Tfs database backup files
The most likely way to do this in my experience is to take a look at the most recent backup job....
Author: Chev Bryan Date: 05/29/2017
Fixed: Users lose access to Team Projects after Tfs Server loses access to Active Directory
Recently, I completed a Tfs 2008 (with SP1) upgrade to Tfs 2012.4. With no indications in the log...
Author: Chev Bryan Date: 06/20/2015
Tfs 2010... What version do I have and what version do I need?
Having the latest build of any Microsoft application is always recommended. For TFS 2010 RTM, this...
Author: Chev Bryan Date: 03/03/2014
What version of SQL am I currently running?
Here is a quick and simple SQL script to get the current SQL version installed....
Author: Chev Bryan Date: 03/03/2014
TFS Client Tools
Here are some tools I find very handy in my day to day use of TFS. TitleURLDescription Microsoft...
Author: Chev Bryan Date: 02/12/2014
How can I restore all my Tfs Databases from script
In this example, I have used the Tfs2008 databases as the list is fairly long. If you so desire to...
Author: Chev Bryan Date: 02/11/2014
What's the size of my TFS Databases?
How many times have you been caught trying to figure out what is the current size of your TFS...
Author: Chev Bryan Date: 02/10/2014
The migration service account TFSService is not in the Service Accounts Group...
It is a common issue for a lot of TFS Admins using the TFS Integration Tools to encounter an error...
Author: Chev Bryan Date: 12/20/2013
How to clear the TFS cache on client machines
Every now and again when users change the version of Tfs, the client cache will need to be rebuilt....
Author: Chev Bryan Date: 12/17/2013
How to disable SQL Server Enterprise Edition's data compression in preparation for migrating to a lower version of SQL
This has been probably one of the most common issues I have come across in the past as it relates to...
Author: Chev Bryan Date: 12/17/2013
Installing TFS 2010 to a drive other than the local C drive
Talk about a real trickster.... When installing TFS 2010 and you get to the options page, select the...
Author: Chev Bryan Date: 12/17/2013