VSTS User Group

About our meetings:
When: 3rd Wed of Every Month @ 5pm
Where: Microsoft 8300 Norman Center Dr., Suite 950Bloomington, MN 55437
Sponsored By: Microsoft & Intertech

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Date / Time: Wednesday, Janurary 16th @ 5pm

Topic: Thomson's use of Team Foundation Server with Teamprise as a cross platform, integrated Configuration Management solution.

Description: Thomson's Online Services is responsible for the backend storage and retrieval of online assets. The Online Services - Quality department has implemented Team Foundation Server (TFS) for the group, which primarily develops in Java on Windows, Linux, Linux64, Unix and Mac. With the help of Teamprise, Online Services is now able to interact with their configuration management solution (i.e. TFS) from non-Windows environments.
Online Services has learned some valuable "cross platform" lessons while implementing TFS. These lessons may benefit others as they start to implement TFS for non-Microsoft development groups. A sampling of their experience is below.
Yes, you can use TFS to store non-Microsoft software assets
Replace multiple bug, change, source management tools with TFS
Use Team Build for non-Microsoft builds

Presenter: Mac Noland
Mac is a Lead Software Configuration Management Engineer for Thomson. He currently is the TFS administrator for Online Services.

PROMOTION **Membership Drive**
Each attendee will receive 1 point for attending the meeting, if you bring a new member/guest to the meeting you will also receive and additional 3pt per new guest, you guest will also receive 1 pt. In March ’08 we will hold a drawing of prizes. Each point is = 1 raffle ticket.

Ryan McCabeIntertech :: RMcCabe@Intertech.com :: 651.994.8558 x11 :: 612.816.2400 (mobile)
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