Configuring Jenkins to talk to TFS 2013
I am working quite a lot with some Java teams at the moment who are using SVN and Jenkins. We are moving them over to TFS and TF Build and we wanted to make sure that we were minimally disruptive to first I need to configuring Jenkins to talk to TFS 2013.
Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2013
About 6 months ago I was approached by Mickey to help him on the third edition of Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2013. I jumped at the chance, only to be in dismay at the amount of work, and now relieved that it is all over.
Should I upgrade to TFS 2013 Update 2?
With the launch at Build of Team Foundation Server 2013 Update 2 I wanted to make sure that the update goes seamlessly. So I am upgrading my demo box to both Windows Server 2012 R2 Update 1 and Team Foundation Server 2013 Update 2. Recently the TFS updates have become so run of the mill […]
TFS for cross team and cross business line work item tracking
I was asked by current customer to come up with a solution, within TFS, to allow an entire division to work together in delivering software for a bank. This divisions made up of over 10 teams than work on many pieces of software. Some have simple requirements while others require harsh security and compliance. This […]
Metrics that matter with evidence-based management
I was recently asked to speak at ALM Days in Dusseldorf and more specifically to create a talk on Metrics and KPI’s for Quality. As I have been working a lot recently with evidence-based management.
Team Foundation server 2013 Update 2 RC is coming, are you ready?
While naked ALM Consulting can help you install and configure TFS you may want to take advantage of the upcoming TFS Upgrade Weekend from Microsoft for free.
Building a release pipeline with Release Management with Visual Studio 2013
With the release of Visual Studio 2013 we now have release management built right into the product that we can use to build a scalable release pipeline. It’s not perfect but it does hit the spot.
Install Release Management 2013
Have you seen how easy it is to install Release Management 2013 and configure it with with Visual Studio 2013? See Martin install and configure the new Visual Studio 2013 Release Management Server, Client, and Deployment Agent all in under 10 minutes.
Installing Release Management Server for TFS 2013
Unless you have been living under a rock you might have noticed that Microsoft has added a Release Management tool to its Visual Studio product line. I have been playing with it for a while now and I think I have it figured out. However as this is a new addition to the product it […]
Installing TFS 2013 from scratch is easy
Installing TFS 2013 from scratch is easy and take only minutes, even for an advanced install. See Martin show both a Basic and Standard Single Server install within an Active Directory domain.