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Using VSTS for Distributed Development

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One of the questions Soma was asked last year while he was travelling in Europe was, "how can VSTS be used for distributed development?" VSTS is widely used for distributed development – in fact, our own team is distributed across 3 major sites (Redmond, Raleigh and Hyderabad).

Soma asked us if we could write a whitepaper describing this to help the field out, which was a very good idea. Last year Sudhir Hasbe and Brian Keller wrote a great whitepaper on how to use VSTS for distributed development. It includes a complete overview for using VSTS in branch office scenarios, virtual office scenarios and for contracted and/or fully outsourced development. If you are reading this and you work in the Microsoft field, you can find the whitepaper posted here: [link] .

We don't yet have a version of this available for wide distribution outside the field. If you are reading this and you are a customer, please comment on the bottom of this blog post and I'll happily read the comments. We actively prioritize our work according to what is most useful to customers and always appreciate feedback.

Thanks!
Steph

Comments

  • Anonymous
    April 09, 2008
    It would indeed be useful to browse from the outside.

  • Anonymous
    April 09, 2008
    Any way we could get a public version of this document?  A lot of people struggle with using VSTS for distributed dev and this document might help provide a better understanding of how to implement VSTS in their environment.

  • Anonymous
    April 09, 2008
    Definitely interested in reading the paper as an "outsider".

  • Anonymous
    April 09, 2008
    Just adding a vote as a person that is very interested in reading this paper. Thanks.

  • Anonymous
    April 09, 2008
    Since you asked for it... ;-) I am interested to get the doc.

  • Anonymous
    April 10, 2008
    I am interested too Adam www.ssw.com.au

  • Anonymous
    April 15, 2008
    Steve St. Jean on Whitepaper on Sarbanes-Oxley and TFS published on MSDN. The SRL Team Blog on ALM 403:...

  • Anonymous
    April 15, 2008
    Oh yes, that sounds like a very interesting whitepaper.

  • Anonymous
    April 16, 2008
    I think that it is very important to get the word out on distributed usage.  It would be helpful for building a business case.