Brian Keller
Group Program Manager, Visual Studio Team Services
3 Easy Ways to Learn About Visual Studio vNext Application Lifecycle Management
As you may have noticed, last week at TechEd North America we began to unveil the application...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 05/23/2011
May 2011 Refresh of Visual Studio 2010 RTM Virtual Machine with Sample Data and Hands-on-Labs
The May 2011 refresh of the Visual Studio 2010 RTM Virtual Machine with Sample Data and...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 05/12/2011
New Book: Professional Scrum with Team Foundation Server 2010
Are you using Team Foundation Server, or are you considering it? Are you practicing Scrum-based...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 04/26/2011
Two great uses of the OData Service for Team Foundation Server 2010
It’s been less than two weeks since I released the beta of the OData Service for Team...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 04/20/2011
Getting started with the Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server 2010 Integration Virtual Machine
***April 17, 2013 update: A new version of this VM is now available which showcases the integration...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 04/15/2011
Known Issue with OData Service for Team Foundation Server 2010 (beta) Dependency Checker
April 13, 2011 Update: This issue was fixed in a refresh of the beta that is now available for...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 04/10/2011
OData Service for Team Foundation Server 2010
October 26 2011 Update: The beta has been replaced by v1 of this release. Please visit this page....
Author: Brian Keller Date: 04/07/2011
Book: Professional Team Foundation Server 2010
It seems like only yesterday that I was writing about shipping the last book I worked on; I’m...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 02/02/2011
Visual Studio 2010 ALM Virtual Machine + Labs: December 2010 Refresh
As promised, I have updated the Visual Studio 2010 ALM Virtual Machine with a new version that will...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 12/09/2010
My TechEd Israel 2010 Presentations
This week I presented 2 sessions at TechEd Israel 2010 in Eilat. This was my first time presenting...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 12/02/2010
New VHD’s Coming Soon
12/9/2010 Update: These are now available! If you use the Visual Studio ALM Sample VHD then you...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 11/26/2010
My TechEd Europe 2010 Presentations
This week I presented 5 sessions at TechEd Europe 2010 in Berlin. This is my fifth time presenting...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 11/11/2010
My TechEd Brasil 2010 Presentations
This week I had the pleasure of speaking at TechEd Brasil for the third year in a row. I absolutely...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 09/15/2010
Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management has officially released
And it’s here! I’m going to excerpt Brian Harry’s blog since he already said it so...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/19/2010
Getting started with the TFS and Project Server Integration CTP
Update April 20, 2011: The official RTM release of this integration is now available! You can read...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/10/2010
Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management is coming later this month!
This morning at the VSLive! keynote we announced two things I’m really excited about: 1) Visual...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/04/2010
Now Available: Visual Studio 2010 RTM Virtual Machine with Sample Data and Hands-on-Labs
August 24 2012 Reminder: This virtual machine will be expiring on September 10, 2012. Please...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 06/25/2010
Visual Studio 2010 ALM presentations from my recent roadshow
I recently had the great opportunity to support the launch of Visual Studio 2010 by embarking upon a...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 05/05/2010
Book: Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2010
Recently I had the great pleasure to co-author my first book, along with Martin Woodward, Mickey...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 04/30/2010
Now Available: Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate Virtual Machines with Sample Data and Hands-on-Labs
June 28 2010 Update: The RC bits expire June 30, 2010, making the original post below obsolete. I...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 03/18/2010
My March/April 2010 speaking dates
4 weeks, 7 countries, 25+ sessions, 1 suitcase…It’s a long time to be on the road, but...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 03/04/2010
A different way of presenting the Visual Studio 2010 testing tools
This post is about the Visual Studio 2010 testing tools. I promise. But first, a bit of back story…...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 03/01/2010
Using a download manager to quickly download the Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate
The instructions in this blog post are meant to accompany 10-4 Episode 41: Downloading and...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 02/16/2010
Visual Studio 2010 RC Readiness Resources
Now that the Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate is available, I have been running across a few...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 02/12/2010
Now Available: Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Virtual Machines with Sample Data
March 20, 2010 Update: A newer version of this content is now available! New labs, new sample app,...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 12/23/2009
Using a download manager to quickly download Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2
10/21 Update: These instructions now include public links to the Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 10/19/2009
Get ready to “go live” with Team Foundation Server 2010 beta 2!
Beta 2 of Team Foundation Server 2010 is going to be available very soon NOW! - unfortunately...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 10/02/2009
Visual Studio: The Documentary
It’s here! Our team just published Visual Studio: The Documentary to Channel 9. I had the...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 09/29/2009
Slides from my TechEd Brazil Sessions
Last month I had the opportunity to visit Brazil and present at TechEd Brazil 2009 to share my...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 09/16/2009
Why BCC can be bad thing for large email distribution lists (and what to do about it)
If you work at a large company like I do, then you probably participate in at least a handful of...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 09/09/2009
Zoom in/out with Visual Studio 2010 editor
Edit: The keyboard shortcuts below will only work with builds of Visual Studio 2010 post-beta 1. So...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 09/08/2009
Faster bootup time (sort of) for Windows
When Windows boots up, it will automatically start many of your services prior to you even logging...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 09/05/2009
Visual Studio Team System Rangers Web Site Goes Live
The Visual Studio Team Systems Rangers is a group that I’ve been fortunate to work with for...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/25/2009
This Week on Channel 9 with Amanda Silver
Despite Dan being gone on paternity leave (we miss you Dan!) it’s been a great month for This...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/21/2009
Habib Heydarian visits This Week on Channel 9!
When it comes to developing software, Habib Heydarian is one of my personal heroes. Not only is he a...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/14/2009
10-4 Episode 30: Database Schema Extensibility
Visual Studio Team System 2005 saw the introduction of the Team Edition for Database Professionals...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/12/2009
PDC Workshop Announced: Developing Quality Software using Visual Studio Team System 2010
It’s that time of year! Today we launched the Microsoft PDC 2009 registration and announced...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/04/2009
10-4 Episode 28: An Introduction to the Historical Debugger
The new Historical Debugger coming in Visual Studio Team System 2010 promises to revolutionize the...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 07/22/2009
Where’s the 64-bit version of Visual Studio 2010?
You may have noticed that there is not a native 64-bit version of Visual Studio 2010. With all of...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 06/11/2009
Using a download manager to quickly download Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1
10/19/09 Update: Beta 2 is now available! Check out my new post on Downloading and Installing Visual...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 05/18/2009
Visual Studio Team System: Free Online Workshops
If you want to learn more about how to effectively implement Visual Studio Team System there is a...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 04/10/2009
This Week on Channel 9 turns 1!
Wow, time flies. I can't believe we've already been doing this for a year! Our anniversary episode...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 02/08/2009
Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1
4/30/2009 Update: Now that the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is available to MSDN / Technet...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 01/10/2009
New batch of VSTS 2008 VPC's
Brian Randell has posted a new batch of Visual Studio Team System 2008 VPC's. As has become my...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 12/29/2008
LOTS of videos on Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0
Wow - I just took inventory of the videos we have already produced on Visual Studio 2010 and the...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 12/17/2008
Announcing 10-4!
I am pleased to announce a new weekly show on Channel 9 where you can learn about what's coming in...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 12/17/2008
Cameron Skinner on Visual Studio Team System 2010 Architecture
Cameron just kicked off what promises to be a great blog post series on what's coming in Visual...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 11/13/2008
Helpful links for the Visual Studio 2010 CTP
Today we published a new CTP Virtual PC image of Visual Studio 2010. I hope you enjoy this...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 10/27/2008
Visual Studio 2010 CTP VPC: Dealing with Activation Messages
Dec 12, 2008 Update: We're getting very close to the 1/1/2009 expiration date of the CTP, as...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 10/27/2008
Visual Studio Team System 2010 Week on Channel 9
This week is Visual Studio Team System 2010 Week on Channel 9! Every day this week we will be...
Author: Brian Keller Date: 09/30/2008