Adopting Visual Studio Team System

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Adopting Visual Studio Team System
Bindia Hallauer Product Management, Visual
Studio Team System Microsoft Corporation
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Topics

• When can we get VSTS?
• How do we get VSTS?
• How do we buy VSTS?
• How does VSTS costs compare in the market?
• How do I roll it out?

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Product Availability

• Available now
• VSTS clients Release Candidate (RC)
• Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Beta 3
• Soon
• Visual Studio 2005 RTM Launch (Nov 7th in the
  US, Nov 17th in RSA)
• Visual Studio Team Foundation Server RTM targeted
  for Q1 CY06

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Get Visual Studio 2005 now

• http//msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005

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MSDN Transition

• Existing MSDN Universal customers can get
  Visual Studio Team Systems for Software
  Developers ORSoftware Architects OR Software
  Testers at or near current Subscription price

or
or

• Team Foundation available separately on a
  Server/CAL pricing model

Each Team System client product includes one CAL
for Team Foundation
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Licensing Scenarios
Retail Pricing
Visual Studio Team SuiteStep Up pricing
promotion
Visual Studio Team SuiteStep Up pricing
promotion
or
or
Each Team System client product includes one CAL
for Team Foundation
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Update

• Team Foundation Server Workgroup Edition
• Included in MSDN subscriptions and all client
  purchases
• 5 user capacity
• Team Suite Special Promotion
• Roll up from Team Edition Client (included in
  MSDN Premium)
• Approx 1000 US (TBC)

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Eclipse
Eclipse
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Integrated Development Environment
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Rational PurifyPlus 12K Rational Software
Modeler 1.4K
Compuware DevPartner Studio 2.3K Borland
Together 1.4K
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Advanced Development and Modeling Tools
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Mercury QuickTest Professional
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Web Simulation Test Tools
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Mercury LoadRunner 18.8K Mercury Virtual User
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Rational Performance Tester 10.6K Virtual User
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Load Testing(2500 simulated users)
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Merant Dimensions
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Rational Team Unifying Platform
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Mercury Project Management
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Integrated Software Development at Microsoft
Using Visual Studio 2005 Team System
Internal case study
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Solution OverviewMicrosoft eBIS IT development
group

• Situation
• Lack of integration between tools for SDLC
  process
• Solution
• Visual Studio 2005 Team System
• Benefits
• Completely integrated SDLC environment
• Robust, scalable, and secure enterprise class
  source code control system
• Shared platform designed for team collaboration
  and communications

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Products and Technologies

• Visual Studio 2005 Team System
• SQL Server 2005 with SQL Server 2005 Reporting
  Services
• Windows Server 2003 with IIS 6.0 and Windows
  SharePoint Services

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Profile

• eBIS development group project managers,
  project leads, developers, testers, and support
  members
• eBIS IT development group works on a variety of
  integration projects
• Tools and applications used in the SDLC process
  are largely disconnected

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Testing and Bug workflow process
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Challenges and Needs

• Manual processes were time consuming and hampered
  productivity
• eBIS IT development group required
• Integrated development environment
• Integrated workflow process
• Integrated management
• Integrated SCM solution
• Integrated reporting

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Solution

• VSTS integrates the whole SDLC process in one
  solution
• Tiers of VSTS database, application, client
• Team Foundation Server is at the center of VSTS

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eBIS IT Development Group Implementation

• Project management
• Team Foundation Server
• VSTS integrated reporting
• Work items
• Automation of project workflow
• Project Web site
• Storage of project-related data
• Version control
• Security groups and user access permissions
• Work item integration
• Change management
• Reporting
• Team Explorer for quickly locating tasks, bugs,
  and issues
• Integrated shared data source in Team Foundation
  Server for real-time metrics
• Various formats for viewing and analyzing data

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Best Practices

• Integrated workflow processes
• Stepped implementation
• Least privilege access
• Labeling check-ins

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Benefits

• Developer time savings
• 1520 percent in developer work
• Integrated SDLC processes
• Same data source for all team members
• Better team collaboration and communications
• Integrated reporting
• Easy access to reports

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For More Information

• Visual Studio 2005 Team System Web site
  http//lab.msdn.microsoft.com/teamsystem
• SQL Server 2005 Web site http//msdn.microsoft.co
  m/SQL/2005

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Summary

• Get Visual Studio Team System now from
  http//msdn.microsoft.com/teamsystem
• Get started with samples, starter kits, videos,
  walkthroughs now, see http//msdn.microsoft.com/te
  amsystem
• Customize, tailor VSTS to your needs, see
  http//msdn.microsoft.com/extend
• Share and learn from the community, forums,
  blogs, discussions http//msdn.microsoft.com/teams
  ystem
• More about Visual Studio 2005 partners, see
  http//msdn.microsoft.com/vsip