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Install TFS 2012 Express and Build Service on Windows 8 Release Preview



From little while I talked about how Visual Studio 2012 come with different strategy and now we have  TFS  Team Foundation Server Express and how it goinong to be really helpful as a free program for small teams.

After the Team Foundation Server Express 2012 RC lunch, I just want to try it and share this with the community as I always do, so in this video I will install TFS (Team Foundation Server Express 2012 RC ) on Windows 8 Release Preview, I will also install TFS Build Service 2012 RC on the same machine (Windows 8 Release Preview) and finally I will install Team Explorer 2012 RC and create a new team project so we can examine Team Web Access and how to see that it doesn’t support Backlog and Board feature, and of-course no SharePoint.

See the video here

To see the first step video of install Windows 8 Release Preview, click here (Install Windows 8 Release Preview)

Here also some snapshots of the installation and the examination.

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A Comparison of Visual Studio 11 Beta Editions



Microsoft announce that Feb 29th 2012 will be the release for Visual Studio and TFS 11 beta,  they publish a comparison of the different between Visual Studio 11 beta editions.

We will find very excited features like “Windows 8 Metro Style Simulator” and “Windows Phone 7 Emulator” that will be available for all edition (Ultimate, Premium, Professional) , there are many other new feature that seems amazing, we really waiting this release.

For complete comparison of all features, see the following link:

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/features-chart

There is also good news about release TFS Express for free that will include

  • Source Code Control
  • Work Item Tracking
  • Build Automation
  • Agile Taskboard
  • and more…

TFS Express has some limitation

  • No Sharepoint integration, no reporting
  • Is limited to no more than 5 named users.
  • Only supports SQL Server Express Edition (which we’ll install for you, if you don’t have it)
  • Can only be installed on a single server (no multi-server configurations)
  • Includes the Agile Taskboard but not sprint/backlog planning or feedback management.
  • Excludes the TFS Proxy and the new Preemptive analytics add-on.

Fore more informationm you can visit the following link:

Comming Soon TFS Express