Category Archives: VS2010

Free 1/2 day seminar–Driving Business Value with VS2010

Next month I have the pleasure of heading across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand to present a free half day seminar on behalf of Microsoft NZ. The seminar is entitled “Driving Business Value with Visual Studio 2010” and will … Continue reading

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Mastering Testing with Visual Studio 2010–New Zealand course dates

As an ALM Consultant/Trainer I get to travel quite a lot. One of my favourite places to visit is New Zealand as it is comparatively a short flight (just 3.5hrs) for me and the people are always very friendly. My … Continue reading

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Microsoft Scrum 1.0 Process Template–Watch the videos

In my role as an ALM Consultant/Trainer, I regularly go onto new client sites to assist them in their adoption of Microsoft Team Foundation Server. I also help them choose a suitable process template and often do the customisation of … Continue reading

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TFS 2010 Power Tools + TFS Backup and Restore Hands on Lab

[Update: 23rd Sep 2010. Microsoft recommend NOT backing up SharePoint with the Power Tool until the Power Tools are updated. More info] —————————– Last week Microsoft released an updated version of the Team Foundation Server 2010 Power Tools. This new … Continue reading

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Canberra–“Mastering Testing with VS2010” just 3wks away

Enhance ALM will be delivering their popular 2-day “Mastering Testing with Visual Studio 2010” course in Canberra on the 8th & 9th September. This course is designed for anyone wanting to get up to speed on the exciting new testing … Continue reading

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How to avoid a possible TFS 2005/8 to TFS 2010 upgrade issue

Brian Harry has blogged about a potential issue that can occur when you upgrade an existing TFS 2005 or TFS 2008 server to TFS 2010. The issue is only likely to effect a very small number of upgrades and applying … Continue reading

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New TFS2010 – Configuration and Administration course released

One of the things I frequently find myself doing is delivering training to clients as part of TFS consulting engagements. During the TFS/VS Beta 2 period, I had four courses I regularly ran for clients. Based on my experience running … Continue reading

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Lab Management error: TF259115

While preparing a demonstration of Lab Management today I experienced an error I hadn’t seen before. The error message occurred when I created a new Virtual Environment and attempted to deploy to an existing host group using Lab Center. The … Continue reading

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New TFS 2010 exam released: 70-512

Microsoft have just released a new exam targeted at IT Professionals that install and administer Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010. The exam is one of the Technical Specialist exams and is only the second TFS focused exam released. The full … Continue reading

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Upcoming User Group presentations in New Zealand – VS2010 Testing

Later this month I will have the pleasure of presenting at three user groups in New Zealand. For those of you not familiar with the user group community in New Zealand, it is one of the most well organised and … Continue reading

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