ALM and Beyond
Application Lifecycle Management and Beyond.
Kanban Introduced to TFS
There are a number of Agile methodologies when it comes to software development. Some may argue that...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 08/23/2012
Hyper-V on Windows 8
Virtualization was for a long time considered a technology closely associated with enterprises that...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 08/08/2012
A Sea of Change
Momentum is a fickle friend. When you have it you don’t want to lose it and when you...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 08/02/2012
Build Conference 2012
In January Tim O’Brien, General Manager of Developer & Platform Evangelism outlined the...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 07/26/2012
Office 2013 Preview
This is going to be a tremendous year for Microsoft. Steve Ballmer equates this year to when Windows...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 07/18/2012
Windows Server 2012 Editions
Technology is a fickle beast. One minute you’re the darling of everyone’s delight and...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 07/09/2012
Windows Azure Spring Release
Since I mentioned this new release in my other post I figured I’d expand a little bit more on...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 06/28/2012
A New Microsoft
To say the past few weeks were chock full of Microsoft announcements would be an understatement....
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 06/26/2012
Testing for Continuous Delivery with Visual Studio 2012 RC
Testing has changed dramatically over the last several years, and what the Microsoft patterns &...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 06/15/2012
Capturing Webcam Images
It seemed like a simple task really; capture a still image from a webcam and save it to a file....
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 06/14/2012
Microsoft Leader in ALM Technology
If you’ve been following this blog then it should come as no surprise that I’m a big...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 06/11/2012
Visual Studio Agents
I immensely enjoy working with the “latest and greatest” software but as is always the...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 06/04/2012
What Makes a Great Leader?
I spend a LOT of time around technology and rightfully so as I do work for one of (if not the)...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 05/25/2012
Avoiding Technical Debt
Among the myriad of reasons why I like employing Scrum for software development, I think the main...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 05/21/2012
Windows 8 Editions
Multiple versions, convoluted naming conventions and separation of the user base (i.e. consumer vs....
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 05/10/2012
Team Foundation Server 11 Power Tools Beta
If you’ve been using Team Foundation Server (TFS) combined with Visual Studio (VS) then most...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 05/07/2012
Windows Server AppFabric 1.1
I’ve created a few posts on Windows Server AppFabric as well as Windows Server AppFabric...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 04/24/2012
Windows Phone “How Do I? Videos”
“Keeping up the Joneses” is generally associated with materialistic goods (i.e. your...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 04/20/2012
Team Foundation Service White Paper
While the Team Foundation Service (previously known as TFS Azure) is still in preview mode that...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 04/17/2012
Lync IM an Expert
If you’ve ever used an instant messaging (IM) client then you’re probably familiar with...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 04/13/2012
Marketing 101
Marketing is not easy. Companies spend billions of dollars a year trying to sell their products and...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 04/09/2012
Windows Azure and Office 365 Price Reduction
It seems nowadays that nothing ever goes down but rather quite the opposite. So when I learned that...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 04/02/2012
The Team Foundation Service Build Service
Even though the Team Foundation Service can be updated more frequently than a typical boxed product...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 03/29/2012
Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Released
If you’re doing a lot of Windows Phone (WP) development then you’re certainly going to...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 03/27/2012
Visual Studio 11 Beta
The Visual Studio Beta has been released and if you think it’s just a new skin think again....
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 03/26/2012
Visual Studio ALM Rangers Report
Visual Studio ALM Rangers always produce some incredible content and this latest round is no...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 03/17/2012
SQL Server 2012 Virtual Labs
I enjoy learning by doing as opposed to a lecture based format so having access to a free lab...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 03/12/2012
Windows 8 Consumer Preview
The wait is over and the Windows 8 Consumer Preview (CP) is available and can be downloaded here....
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 03/05/2012
Team Foundation Server Express
If you’re a developer who has been trying to get your organization on the TFS band wagon and...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 02/24/2012
Windows Phone 7 Guidance
Over a year ago the Microsoft patterns & practices (p&p) team released the Windows Phone...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 02/22/2012
ASP.NET Web API
For those that aren’t familiar with ASP.NET Web API it represents the joint efforts of the WCF...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 02/21/2012
SQL Server Power View (aka Project Crescent)
I remember when creating reports were a daunting task and one that I generally left for last to...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 02/20/2012
Metro UI – 21st Century Revolutionist
Microsoft has not so suddenly introduced the Metro style user interface (UI) to the masses via the...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 02/09/2012
Technical Readiness
Fortunately I’ve had the chance to attend many events dealing with technology but my favorite,...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 02/04/2012
SQL Azure Import/Export Service
Cirrus clouds are certainly beautiful but “the cloud” within technology is truly a...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 01/27/2012
Microsoft Certification Program: Looking Back at 2011
Some think certifications are just revenue generating schemes created by companies to push more of...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 01/23/2012
Visual Studio 11 and the Power of ALM
It’s no surprise that I’m a big proponent of Microsoft’s Application Lifecycle...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 01/16/2012
Knowing Your Audience
I’ve recently embarked on a somewhat new endeavor as a trainer albeit it's only temporary....
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 01/12/2012
ALM Summit 2011 Materials Now Available
The ALM Summit in November 2011 reaffirmed Microsoft’s position of thought leadership in...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 01/05/2012
The Benefits of an Architecture Review
Creating an architecture review has many benefits not only to an enterprise application but also to...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 12/29/2011
Windows Server AppFabric Logging
Using Windows Server AppFabric makes it easier to build, scale and manage Web and composite...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 12/19/2011
Team Foundation Service Updated
Even though TFS is still a preview I’ve been thoroughly impressed with the work that’s...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2011
Enterprise Library Integration Pack for Windows Azure
For years the Enterprise Library application blocks have helped developers address the typical...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 12/06/2011
Creating Custom Rule Sets to Improve Code Quality
Using the code analysis feature that comes with Visual Studio (VS) 2010 is definitely beneficial as...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 12/05/2011
Team Foundation Server Training Kit
Training is paramount when you’re either creating or implementing software. This is precisely...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 12/01/2011
Exploratory Testing with Test Manager (Developer Preview)
A long time ago I remember a tester telling me that “one of the best tests of a system is when...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 11/21/2011
Tracing in Team Foundation Server 2010
After becoming blurry eyed and looking for two aspirin after reading through mounds of documentation...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 11/14/2011
Windows Phone SDK on a Virtual Machine
Having a WP7.5 phone (ala mango) I wanted to start development on an idea I had for a new phone...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 11/10/2011
Scrum Master/Developer Certification
Having been indoctrinated in the use of Agile principles a long time ago in a galaxy far far away,...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 11/07/2011
Roslyn CTP Released
I’ve wrote quite a few blog posts about Anders Hejlsberg (i.e. Visual Studio Asynchronous...
Author: Bryan Group [MSFT] Date: 11/01/2011