TFS Planning, DR avoidance and TFS on Azure IaaS guidance embraces build

We are pleased to announce that the v1.4 BETA of the TFS Planning and DR Avoidance Guide now included the build supplement and the team is essentially “content complete”.

what’s new?

We now include practical, scenario-based guidance for the implementation of Team Foundation Server (TFS) on Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). We guide you through the planning and setup, based on a real-world proof-of-concept production deployment and experience from the ALM Rangers “in-the-field”.

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… and lots more in the everything package, including quick reference chest sheets and planning workbook.

where’s the stuff?

why BETA?

The guides are feature and content complete, technically reviewed and therefore consumable as a BETA. To reach the RTM quality bar we are missing the final copy edit, which our trusted Bill Heys is cooking up.
Once Bill Heys has completed copy-editing all three we will switch to v3.0 and drop BETA.

The team is also working on a walkthrough video to explain some of the networking gremlins and adventures.

the tfs on azure iaas team

A special THANK YOU to the team of ALM Rangers who volunteered their personal time and contributed their real-world experience to deliver this solution: Andrea Scripa, Chris Margraff, Clementino Mendonca , Dan Marzolini, Dave McKinstry, David Pitcher, Eric Golpe, Grant Holliday, Hassan Fadili, Jahangeer Mohammed, Jim Szubryt, Marcus Fernandez, Mario Rodriguez, Micheal Learned, Oliver Hilgers, Susan Ferrell, Tarun Arora, Tony Feissle, Utkarsh Shigihalli, Willy-Peter Schaub and Wouter de Kort.

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