Is your release process predictable and reliable? Learn how release management practices and tools can significantly reduce the risks and costs of release process. Application Release is often complex, brittle and error-prone resulting in delays and many frustrations along the way. Thanks to new tools and approaches, the release process can now be successfully automated and managed. During this roundtable, we will introduce Release Management best practices for Microsoft Technologies. We will present how to integrate Visual Studio 2010 tools and InRelease to implement a fully automated Release Paths for your .Net based applications. We will take you through all the steps and tools required from developer check-in to production.

Roundtable on Database Development with VS2010
Don't forget about the data tier! Many organizations focus heavily on managing the source code of their applications and neglect managing changes to the database systems those applications depend on, leaving an expensive gap in their Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) process. We will discuss the following topics:Database Development Life-cycle Concepts using VS 2010, Getting started with Database and Server Projects, Comparing and Synchronizing Databases using VS 2010, How to deploy databases using VS 2010

  Webinar, February 24, 2011 at 9.00 am or 11.00 am

Webinar on Automated Unit Testing with Visual Studio 2010 at 9.00 am
Webinar on Automated Unit Testing with Visual Studio 2010 at 11.00 am
Have you created your unit tests yet? Now it is time to automate them!
Automated Unit Test is a key practice that will improve your performance and enhance your debugging. This webinar will focus on the capabilities of VS 2010 and Team Foundation Server to support automated unit testing. We will discuss the following topics:How to get started with test automation, Test settings for automation, Tips for running subsets of unit tests, Monitoring code coverage

  Summit, New Jersey, February 10, 2011

Roundtable on Quality Assurance with VS2010
Learn how VS2010 can improve the effectiveness of your testing efforts
Discover how easy it is to log rich bugs that can be simply reliably reproduced by developers! During this roundtable, we will demonstrate the testing and quality assurance lifecycle using Microsoft Visual studio 2010, Test Professional and Team Foundation Server. We will discuss the following topics: Unit testing frameworks, test case management and manual testing; test environment setup and teardown with Lab Manager; Web, windows, load, stress and performance test automation.

   Webinar on Unit Testing with VS2010, January 27th, 2011

This webcast, presented by Ryan Riehle, is recommended for developers and technical team leads who are interested in using Visual Studio to create unit test for their applications.  During this webcast, we will review the unit testing framework in Visual Studio 2010 and will focus on the capabilities of VS 2010 and Team Foundation Server to support automated unit testing.  We will present what a unit test is, the unit testing framework in Visual Studio 2010 (MSTEST), how to create test projects and unit tests, and how to measure code coverage.  We will also present some common challenges and best practices around unit testing for teams that are getting started with them.

   New York, Microsoft Office, May 7, 2009

Agile Database Development Using VSTS 2008 Database Edition GDR
This is a hands-on 1-day advance beta for our upcoming 3-day course on best practices using VSTS 2008 for database development. The beta session includes everything you need to get started and comprehensive coverage of database and server projects. Training will be provided in classroom environment; Each student will be seated at a computer they can use to perform the excersizes. Lunch will be provided.

   New York, Microsoft Office, May 5, 2009

How will Agile practices improve the business value delivered by your software development organization?
Modern application platforms and development methods can dramatically improve an organization’s ability to deliver business value.  However, they are often perceived only a set of software development tools.  This event will explore how to leverage Visual Studio Team System as an application lifecycle management platform, and how to implement best practices throughout all aspects of development following Agile practices.

   New York, Marriott Marquis, April 27, 2009

Join us as we present: Applying Development Best Practices around Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Visual Studio Team System with Team Foundation Server at the Microsoft Enterprise Developer and Industry Solutions Conference 2009

   New York City, Marriott Marquis, Jan 20, 2008

MDC New York / SQLTeach Conference in Montreal
On January 20, 2009- Microsoft is bringing PDC to New York City. For just $99 you’ll get the best of the PDC in your own backyard and hear all of the exciting announcements around the Azure Services Platform and Windows 7. Other sessions include the latest developments in .NET, Silverlight, Surface, Parallel Programming, Live Mesh, and more. All attendees will receive a Windows 7 Beta DVD. If the Windows 7 Beta is not available at the time of the event, the DVD will be shipped to attendees when it becomes available.

   Montreal, Marriott Chateau Champlain , Dec 3-4, 2008

DevTeach / SQLTeach Conference in Montreal
Next week, the best speakers in the world are meeting in Montreal for the DevTeach / SQLTeach conference. If you’re registered to this event come by InCycle's booth to meet our personnel and learn more about our servers and solutions.

   Jersey City, Hyatt Regency, Dec 11, 2008

Application Management Insight
Nowadays, application development platforms are more than a series of technical tools for developers. They can dramatically improve the ability to deliver business value of a software development organization. However, they are often reduced to tools deployment projects. Claude Remillard, president of InCycle Software, will explore how to leverage Visual Studio Team System as an application lifecycle management platform and how to implement best practices throughout all aspects of development.

  New York City VSTS User Group Session Dec 4, 2008

Testing Best Practices with VSTS
Visual Studio 2008 fully supports software QA and Visual Studio 2010 promises even more features to manage the testing lifecycle. Come to this session to learn how one software QA team uses VSTS to realize testing best practices and see how templates were tailored to facilitate test case management and test execution. Manual and automated tests will be demonstrated along with the easy to use performance test capabilities. If you are already using VSTS for system testing, please bring templates or other related artifacts to share with the group.

    6300 Administering TFS and SharePoint- Aug 25-27, 2008 - Montreal

This tailored 3-day course provides students with the understanding and skills to effectively use Visual Studio 2005 Team System and Share Point in order to manage the software development lifecycle in a team-based environment. The course focuses on teaching system administrators and configuration managers the various features and capabilities of Team System and Share Point. This course dives deep into areas of customization and source control. It provides students with best practice knowledge and skills to effectively customize process templates and understand advanced concepts and check-in policies in an Agile development environment.

  Microsoft World Wide Partner Conference July 7 - 10, 2008

While you are at the Microsoft World Wide Conference in Houston, stop by InCycle's booth 381 to meet our personel and learn about the various VSTS services we provide. 

    6300 Administering TFS and SharePoint- Aug 25-27, 2008 - Montreal

This tailored 3-day course provides students with the understanding and skills to effectively use Visual Studio 2005 Team System and Share Point in order to manage the software development lifecycle in a team-based environment. The course focuses on teaching system administrators and configuration managers the various features and capabilities of Team System and Share Point. This course dives deep into areas of customization and source control. It provides students with best practice knowledge and skills to effectively customize process templates and understand advanced concepts and check-in policies in an Agile development environment.

    Come join us at the spring edition of the Federal Government Architect Forum on May 15, 2008 in Ottawa

Come joins us at the spring edition of the Federal Government Architect Forum which will be held on May 15th 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Microsoft office at 100 Queen Street, Suite 500, Ottawa, ON. This forum is designed to provide an opportunity for government architects to share best practices and real-world experiences with each other and learn about Microsoft’s strategic direction.

Claude Remillard, president of InCycle Software, will discuss topics related to the importance of metrics in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) for Architects. Claude is one of the Microsoft ALM inner circle member and Microsoft Visual Studio Team System MVP. He is also a leading provider of ALM consulting services for Microsoft.NET development teams.

For information:  info@incyclesoftware.com

    Come join us for the first Montreal Visual Studio Team System user group meeting! - April 29, 2008

If you are going to be in the Montreal downtown area on April 29, 2008 then why not stop over at the Microsoft office on Avenue McGill College and come join us for the first Visual Studio User Group (VSTS UG) meeting?

As part of the Montreal .NET Community, we aim at bringing developers of all levels together to share, learn from experts, and grow their skills on VSTS. VSTS UG meetings will feature excellent user presentations, industry-specific breakout sessions, topical panel discussions, hands-on demonstrations and networking opportunities to interact with fellow users and VSTS experts.

The user group is run by Étienne Tremblay and Claude Remillard – both Team System MVP’s and well known experts in Microsoft technologies. They will be opening the first meeting with the following topic: ‘Visual Studio Team System Overview and Product Roadmap’.

‘VSTS Overview and Product Roadmap’ by Étienne Tremblay and Claude Remillard

04/29/2008 6:00 pm – Microsoft Office, 2000 Avenue McGill College, Montreal

Join us each month for new topics to learn more about Team System and dive into the many features included in the powerful and robust Team Foundation Server:

5/27/2008: Source Control, Build and Packaging with VSTS

6/10/2008: Testing Story with VSTS

16/09/2008: Advanced Developer features

14/10/2008: VSTS Tailoring

11/11/2008: Project/work management with Work items

9/12/2008: Process improvement with VSTS .

    TechEd U.S. 2008 IT Professionals Jun 10 -Jun 13, 2008

Tech·Ed IT Professionals will target 10,500 IT Professionals who are focused on architecting, building, deploying, managing, and/or securing a connected enterprise. This is the conference for IT administrators, which includes those managing systems, networks, databases, messaging, applications, file/storage systems, security, and desktop configurations.

    Heroes Happen Here (Montreal) - April 8, 2008

A product release from Microsoft always brings some pretty exciting features but it also introduces change in your environment that needs to be managed.

Attend the event in Montreal to take part in the launch of three new Microsoft products: Windows Server® 2008 Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Microsoft Visual Studio® 2008 With demonstrations and face-to-face Q&A sessions with software experts and development teams, you’ll learn how the new products can help you virtualize your environment, run a more secure IO, and meet your daily challenges more efficiently. Plus, you get to bring home a promotional kit with versions of all three products.

The Technology Partner Briefing Tour ’07 is a full-day event that will give technology partners the opportunity to dive deep into new and yet-to-be released products and solutions.

Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, and Visual Studio 2008 provide a trusted platform for creating and running the most demanding applications. Combined, the products provide a solid foundation for next-generation web applications, broad support for virtualization technology, and the ability to deliver the right information to all users to simplify decision making through a robust business intelligence platform. .

Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, Team Editions for Architects, Developers, Database Pros, and Testers. In addition, discuss what's new in the upcoming Orcas CTP.

  Microsoft World Wide Partner Conference July 10 - 12, 2007

While you are at the Microsoft World Wide Conference in Colorado, stop by InCycle's booth 651 to meet our personel and learn about the various VSTS services we provide. 

    Come chat with the Visual Studio Team System product group - July 3rd

Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, Team Editions for Architects, Developers, Database Pros, and Testers. In addition, discuss what's new in the upcoming Orcas CTP.

The noise, the lights, the people: it's the perfect learning environment.
Tech·Ed is the premier annual conference from Microsoft. Whether you're a developer seeking the latest tools or an IT pro seeking increased productivity, Tech·Ed 2007 will change the way you do your job.