First, find the DATA directory where the log databases are created, usually it will be something like DRIVEletter:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA Then sort by file size so that you can find the largest log files. Look for and file that ends with _log.LDF we are now going to open up the SQL Management Studio and [...]

Add a Site to IE Trusted Sites Go to your site in Internet Explorer (BCM is just an example site) Selection from the top menu bar Tools > Internet Options Select the Security Tab > Trusted sites(1) >Sites(2) Click Add Your site is now added Click Close Set the level to Medium-Low Add login to [...]

Go to your site in Internet Explorer (BCM is just an example site) Selection from the top menu bar Tools > Internet Options Select the Security Tab > Trusted sites(1) >Sites(2) Click Add Your site is now added Click Close Set the level to Medium-Low Note: Only if you experience multiple login prompts click Custom Level [...]

One of the common questions we get from perspective customers of our hosted TFS 2010 concerns automated builds. All Phase 2 customers get automated build support by default when they subscribe. The new build features in TFS 2010 are worth taking a look at, as MSFT has made major upgrades to the product. Here’s a [...]

Visual Studio 2010 / TFS 2010 Setup Guide This quick start guide will help you install and configure Visual Studio 2010 with Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010. Its a relatively straight forward process if your going with the default settings. Watch the slide show below for the step-by-step instructions. Installing visual studio 2010 and connecting [...]

To connect to a Team Foundation Server using Visual Studio with Team System (VSTS) Note: Before connecting to a TFS server, Team Explorer must first be downloaded. For Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Explorer, download Team Explorer 2008   1. Launch Visual Studio with Team System.   2. On the Tools menu, click Connect [...]

The central struture of TFS is to have local copies of a ASP.NET project on a developers machine, while having the “quality controlled” pool of code in a centralized location. The way to do that is after logging onto the TFS server through the Visual Studio client you map a local folder that then syncs [...]

Team Foundation Server is, at its heart, a code management system. It ensures that coders stay organized and don’t edit code at the same time. Each developer keeps a local copy of the code, and “checks out” the portion of the code that they need that day. While their code is checked out, other developers [...]

Hosted Team Foundation provides a collaborative platform for  software developers using Visual Studio.  Often times software development projects nowadays include, to some extent, the use of off shore development teams.  This structure is required for economical reasons on larger projects and is very difficult to manage.  With multiple developers working on the same source code, [...]

Redmond Developer News wrote a profile of our Hosted Team Foundation Server in their latest edition. They do a review of the service and interview our TFS customer OnPoint. Outsourcing Team Foundation Server Phase 2 International offers hosted SaaS solution for Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server. by Kathleen Richards September 2008 The rent-versus-buy model is moving [...]