Understanding TFS migrations from on-premises to Visual Studio Online – Part 2: Walkthrough

We are pleased to announce the release of the second Understanding TFS migrations from on-premises to Visual Studio Online whitepaper. This second part walks you through the migration of a simulated on-premises environment, using Brian Keller's VM, to Visual Studio Online (VSO), based on two assumptions:

  1. You will be using Excel to migrate Work Items from TFS on-premises to Visual Studio Online.
  2. You will be migrating latest Source Code from TFS on-premises to Visual Studio Online

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It covers the following core topics:

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The whitepaper concludes with a discussion of post-migration questions and the team’s responses.

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The first companion whitepaper, included in the download package,  covers practical guidance on selecting a suitable migration strategy as well as tooling to migrate to Visual Studio Online without affecting your operational environment or data fidelity.

special thanks

A THANK YOU to the team: Bandar Alsharfi, Bill Heys, Hosam Kamel, Josh Garverick, Martin Hinshelwood, and Wouter de Kort

A special THANK YOU to our product owner Mario Rodriguez, for yet another successful adventure, his guidance and support!

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