Chris Birmele's Blog
Technology is a means, not an end.
Lets get our priorities right!
I usually ask my customers about business priorities before a Microsoft Development Toolset...
Date: 12/02/2010
New VS2010 Testing Courses available now!
KJ Ross, a premium Microsoft Partner, is now offering Visual Studio 2010 based Testing Courses (see...
Date: 08/11/2010
Important TFS Updates
You should be aware of a number of updates to TFS 2010, one is available now, the other two coming...
Date: 08/09/2010
Upgrading TFS from Beta2 to RC
Given the Team Foundation Server 2010 Release Candidate has been released, you may want to upgrade...
Date: 03/07/2010
Inaugural ALM Conference & Visual Studio 2010 Launch (Luna Park Sydney) - early bird offer!
The Australian ALM Conference Early Bird OfferThe inaugural Australian ALM Conference and Microsoft...
Date: 01/24/2010
VS2010 Beta2 - limited production support
As you probably know, VS2010 ships March 22nd 2010, but there is no need to wait until then. Beta2...
Date: 12/10/2009
Microsoft acquires TeamPrise - THE Team Foundation Server integration for Java Developers
Microsoft has finally decided to acquire TeamPrise - a long overdue decision! TeamPrise provides an...
Date: 11/09/2009
Visual Studio 2010 - "The ULTIMATE Offer" roadshow - invitation
The next wave of the latest Microsoft technologies is about to land on our shores, providing new and...
Date: 10/29/2009
Free VS2010 & .NET 4.0 Online Training available now!
Now that VS2010 Beta 2 is available, check out the Channel 9 Learning Center for updated VS2010...
Date: 10/21/2009
Instructions of where to get & how to install Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate - Beta 2
Now that Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 is available, why not install it? Check out Brian Keller's video...
Date: 10/19/2009
Visual Studio 2010. Launch date March 22nd 2010!
Finally the cat is out of the bag - the next version of Visual Studio will be available Monday, 22nd...
Date: 10/18/2009
VSTS2010 Extensibility Points
I am busy getting people excited about VSTS2010 (it's not very hard :-)) and often I get questions...
Date: 09/24/2009
Visual Studio Team System 2010 - coming soon to a computer near you ..
I get more and more questions about VSTS2010 - Microsoft's next generation tool platform - as the...
Date: 09/02/2009
VSTS Essential training offered in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
Enhance ALM, a Microsoft Partner in Australia, offers training courses this month to get you started...
Date: 06/02/2009
Agile Development with TFS - Training in Brisbane
Readify, one of Microsoft's best partner is running a 2-day workshop in Brisbane, covering agile...
Date: 05/13/2009
Visual Studio Team Test - Quick Reference Guide released!
If you are using Visual Studio Team Test (VSTT) I suggest you download the new VSTT Quick Reference...
Date: 03/31/2009
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Date: 03/29/2009
Want to know the magic formula of how to develop software successfully?
The magic formula is: Success == People + Process + Tools Well this is hardly a revelation of...
Date: 03/24/2009
Want to migrate source code from Subversion, StarTeam or CVS to TFS?
TimelyMigration offers a migration tool to move your Subversion, StarTeam and CVS repositories to...
Date: 03/24/2009
Reminder - there is a 30% promotion available until 30th June 2009 ..
In case you haven't heard (or haven't read my blog!) there is a 30% promotion available to step up...
Date: 03/22/2009
The cost of having - or not having - quality in your software
In my role as a Visual Studio Team System technical specialist I spend a lot of time talking to...
Date: 03/22/2009
Why should I care about 'Quality'?
Quality is one of those words that seem to be self explanatory - "of course we want quality, lots of...
Date: 03/04/2009
VSTS 2008 on Windows 7 - very nice!
I couldn't resist... Windows 7 and Visual Studio Team System 2008 - all on HyperV .... very nice!
Date: 01/09/2009
Updated VPC / HyperV images for VSTS
In case you don't know, our VSTS virtual demo images expire in a couple of days, but thanks to Santa...
Date: 12/28/2008
The Road to Visual Studio 2010!
After Steve Ballmer last week, we have another illustrious person visiting us from Corp (no wonder,...
Date: 11/09/2008
TFS Powertool - October 2008 Release downloadable!
If you monitor Brian Harry's blog you already know we have released a new TFS Powertool. I am not...
Date: 11/09/2008
VSTS workshop training (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth)
Readify, one of our partners here in Australia is offering a one day workshop focusing on Team...
Date: 10/06/2008
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Usually I don't blog about product futures, but I make an exception... Microsoft released a few...
Date: 09/30/2008
Buy one Visual Studio Edition - get another one for free!
Well I said we announce something today - and we did ! All well and good, but much more importantly...
Date: 09/26/2008
Lots of new SP1's released!
Now I understand why I haven't heard much from our product groups lately - they have been cutting a...
Date: 08/11/2008
Team Foundation Server Admin Tool released!
If you are responsible for managing a Team Foundation Server check out the Team Foundation Server...
Date: 01/26/2008
Upgrade from TFS Trial Edition to Full Version?
I get asked this question a lot - usually when TFS stopped working because the trial license...
Date: 01/21/2008
New MSSCCI Provider for TFS 2008 released!
If you are using one of the technologies listed below and want to use TFS 2008, you may want to...
Date: 12/23/2007
TFS 2008 Powertools released!
The VSTS2008TFSPT (short for Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server Power Tools) have...
Date: 12/23/2007
Upgrading to TFS 2008? Need a migration tool?
If you plan upgrading from TFS 2005 to TFS 2008 you may want to have a look at this migration tool....
Date: 12/23/2007
Do VSTS 2005 bits work with VSTS 2008 bits?
Every now and then I get asked whether or not VSTS 2005 bits work with VSTS 2008 bits and vice...
Date: 12/13/2007
Visual Studio Team System 2008 Released!
... and available now for those with an MSDN subscription! Check here to find out what's new in VSTS...
Date: 11/19/2007
Requirements Management with VSTS?
So you think we can't do this in VSTS? Steve Lange has written an elaborate 4-part series about how...
Date: 11/08/2007
Requirements? What exactly do you mean?
Have you ever wondered why specifying requirements continues to be a major challenge for most...
Date: 10/31/2007
Test Center community website - learn & share
Microsoft has created a Test Center community website for anyone interested in the quality aspect of...
Date: 10/22/2007
Lost in translation - or the Bulls Eye framework
A software development effort is essentially a "translation" of a business need into a software...
Date: 10/17/2007
Team Foundation Server - Operations Guidance Released!
Planning the installation and operation of a Team Foundation Server can be daunting at times, there...
Date: 10/02/2007
New Team Foundation Server 2005 Powertool version released!
The new version of the TFS 2005 Powertool includes a "Best Practices Analyzer" that can tell you...
Date: 09/29/2007
What's new in Team Foundation Server 2008?
For a definitive list of feature in Team Foundation Server 2008 (i.e. Orcas) check out Brian Harry's...
Date: 08/08/2007
Hosted Team Foundation Server?
Do you want to use Team Foundation Server but don't want to bother with the maintenance? Do you want...
Date: 08/02/2007
What version of TFS am I Running?
Do you need to know what TFS version you are running? Our resident genius Andrew Coates whipped up a...
Date: 06/21/2007
Project Server 2007 integration for TFS available now!
If you are developing an integration of Project Server 2007 to Team Foundation Server (TFS) - stop...
Date: 06/13/2007