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Application Insights Visual Studio Add-in preview

February 6, 2014 Feb 6, 2014 02/6/14
Brian Harry
In the fall, we introduced a preview of a new VS Online service called “Application Insights” that enables you to instrument your app to ensure that it is available, performing and successful.  It combines APM capabilities with usage analysis, aimed at developers to help them create the best possible apps. Yesterday, we released a ...

VS/TFS 2013.2 (Update 2) CTP Released

February 5, 2014 Feb 5, 2014 02/5/14
Brian Harry
Today, fast on the heels of Update 1, we released the first CTP of VS/TFS 2013 Update 2.  Although Update 1 was a pretty small release, Update 2 is much larger.  This CTP is *not* feature complete and it is *not* “go-live”.  It is an opportunity for you to get a peek at some of the things we are planning to release in Update 2.  The ...

SCOM Management Pack for TFS 2013 Available

February 5, 2014 Feb 5, 2014 02/5/14
Brian Harry
OK, that took much longer than it should have – way too much red tape for this, unfortunately, but the management pack for TFS 2013 is now available.  I’ve been getting emails, blog comments and other forms of queries for months asking about it and it’s finally here.  You can download it here: TFS 2013 management ...

Visual Studio Online Update – Jan 22

January 21, 2014 Jan 21, 2014 01/21/14
Brian Harry
Today, our sprint 59 deployment to VS Online went live.  There’s several new features and improvements that have been highly requested.  All of the significant ones are in the general area of work management. Since we introduced tagging as a lightweight work item “customization” approach, people who’ve tried it have had some ...

VS 2013.1 (Update 1) is available

January 20, 2014 Jan 20, 2014 01/20/14
Brian Harry
In a previous post on the subject, I explained that this is a pretty small update focused primarily on getting VS 2013 working better with versions of IE prior to IE 10.  I also explained that there would be no update to TFS available for Update 1. You can get Update 1 through numerous channels, including the VS Update facility built into...

A Pile of Puppies

January 19, 2014 Jan 19, 2014 01/19/14
Brian Harry
We have two Great Pyrenees dogs (a male and a female) who guard our goats and keep the coyotes away.  When we got them, we decided that we would breed them (they are not related) at least once.  Almost 3 weeks ago, Artemis’s litter of puppies was born.  It’s been fun to watch.  My wife (the vet in the family) happened to walk in just ...

Load Testing Webinar

January 19, 2014 Jan 19, 2014 01/19/14
Brian Harry
On Thursday, Jan 23rd, Chuck Sterling and Manas Maheshwari will be presenting a Webinar on using VS Ultimate along with VS Online to get started with load testing quickly and easily.  You can register to attend here. I honestly can’t imagine how anyone could consider shipping any web site or service that’s part of some ...

ALM Days 2014 in Dusseldorf

January 13, 2014 Jan 13, 2014 01/13/14
Brian Harry
Sam Guckenheimer and I will be traveling to Germany next month to participate in the German ALM Days event Feb 24 – 26.  We’ll be talking a lot about engineering on a cloud cadence among other things.  If you are interested/able, we’d love to see you there.  Of course, I think, all of the conference, except my part, will be in German...