A basic installation of TFS 11 Beta will install SQL Server 2012 RC0 Express Edition and includes a license for SQL Server RC0 Standard Edition.  TFS 11 requires SQL Server 2008 R2 or SQL Server 2012 (SQL Server 2008 is no longer supported). I received word from Microsoft today that TFS 11 will include a license of SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition (only for use w... [More]

Are you using SQL Server 2008 or 2008 R2 ENTERPRISE Edition with your TFS 2010 installation?  If so, then you might be risking your data because of a high-risk bug in SQL Server 2008 and you should patch it ASAP.  This bug only applies to ENTERPRISE Edition (not Standard Edition).  You can see which edition you have installed by running t... [More]

Say you wanted to create a report that included all commands users issue against the source code repository, based on its path in source control.  Such a reports might contain data like this: Username Source Control Folder Start Time Command D... [More]

Purpose and the appropriate use of dbschema files,including how to get rid error TSD03006 , and how .dbschema files differ from the ones that are created when you build your database and server projects. Relates to VSTS 2008 Database Edition GDR R2, and may apply differently to earlier versions of VSTS Database Edition (VSTSDB). [More]

Any .Net developer can tell you that Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) to develop software.  However, I find that relatively few developers (or product managers) are familiar with the features and advantages of Visual Studio Team System (VSTS), including Team Foundation Server (TFS) as compared to Visual Studio, so for those of you who might... [More]