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Upgrade to Visual Studio 11 Team Foundation Service - Done

Explains migrating source control and work item tracking to Visual Studio 11 Team Foundation Service, highlighting cloud benefits, limitations, and steps for a smooth upgrade.

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Jason Zander has just announced that the Visual Studio 11 & Visual Studio 11 Team Foundation Server Beta will be available on the 29th February 2012. I am really looking forward to this launch as it embodies the phrase “spit & polish” and really lowers the bar for entry into the Team Foundation Server world.

Unless you have been living under a rock you should also be aware of http://tfspreview.com , the cloud based version of Visual Studio 11 Team Foundation Server that has been running in beta for a while. As well as the on-premises version of TFS offering Go-Live with Visual Studio 11 Beta, the cloud version has been offering Go-Live for a while now.

Microsoft themselves use it for many projects including the Visual Studio 11 ALM team themselves so it is kind of like them giving us access to their own dog-fooding server as well. Bu the reality of it is that they are fully supporting it.

So why should you NOT go to the cloud?

Now that is out of the way – Why should you move to the cloud?

And on that note, I just completed my first customer transition to the cloud. I have had a few customers with interest in moving, and most of those are currently playing with it, but it is a big decision. This customer did not yet have Source Control and was still stuck on a file share with work item tracking done of paper!

So I said “You guys need a cloud solution?” and they said “Yipee! Lets go!”

Well, that’s it.

My first customer has moved Source Control & Work Item Tracking to Visual Studio 11 Team Foundation Service. Granted it was an easy one, and not all are. But I just wanted to show how easy it can be. The barrier for entry on this one was practically nil and it was an awesome and painless experience for both the customer and me.

In a couple of weeks I will loop back with that customer to see how they are getting on and to setup Automated Build for them…

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