Install and Configuration refers to the essential processes involved in setting up and optimising tools, software, and platforms that support agile, lean, and DevOps practices. This concept is crucial as it lays the groundwork for teams to operate efficiently and effectively, ensuring that the right systems are in place to facilitate collaboration, communication, and continuous delivery of value.
By focusing on proper installation and configuration, organisations can minimise disruptions and technical debt, allowing teams to concentrate on delivering high-quality products. This proactive approach enables predictable and sustainable value delivery, as teams can rely on well-configured environments that support their workflows and methodologies.
Moreover, effective installation and configuration practices contribute to long-term systemic improvements, fostering an environment where teams can adapt to changing requirements and innovate continuously. This concept is not merely about technical setup; it embodies a strategic mindset that prioritises the alignment of tools with organisational goals, ultimately enhancing overall performance and agility. The ability to swiftly configure systems in response to feedback and evolving needs is a hallmark of high-performing teams, driving both efficiency and effectiveness in product development.
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Should You Use One Project to Rule Them All in Azure DevOps?
Explores when to use a single Azure DevOps project versus multiple projects, detailing impacts on flow, visibility, governance, and team …
Convert Legacy Projects and ASP.NET MVC Apps to SDK-Style with Confidence
Learn how to upgrade legacy .NET and ASP.NET MVC projects to SDK-style for easier builds, modern tooling, and future readiness, including …
Standard Environments for Automated Deployment and Testing
Explains how to set up and use Standard Environments in Visual Studio 2012 TFS for automated software deployment and testing, enabling …
Create a Release Management pipeline for Professional Developers
Step-by-step guide to building an automated Release Management pipeline for professional developers, covering build, deployment, environment …
Create a Portfolio Backlog hierarchy in Team Foundation Server 2013
Learn how to customise Team Foundation Server 2013 to add a multi-level Portfolio Backlog hierarchy by editing work item types, categories, …
Migrating source from Perforce to Git on VSO
Step-by-step guide to migrating source code from Perforce to Git on VSO, covering repository setup, dependency management, build processes, …
Merge Team Projects into one in TFS
Step-by-step guide to merging multiple TFS Team Projects into one, covering TFS Integration Tools setup, configuration, work item and source …
Configuring Jenkins to talk to TFS 2013
Guide to integrating Jenkins with TFS 2013 using the Team Foundation Server plugin, covering installation, configuration, and key …
Execute Tests with Release Management for Visual Studio 2013
Learn how to automate test execution during deployments using Release Management for Visual Studio 2013, including setup steps, environment …
Should You Use One Project to Rule Them All in Azure DevOps?
Explores when to use a single Azure DevOps project versus multiple projects, detailing impacts on flow, visibility, governance, and team …
Standard Environments for Automated Deployment and Testing
Explains how to set up and use Standard Environments in Visual Studio 2012 TFS for automated software deployment and testing, enabling …
Create a Release Management pipeline for Professional Developers
Step-by-step guide to building an automated Release Management pipeline for professional developers, covering build, deployment, environment …
Configuring Microsoft Teams for Live Virtual Training
Step-by-step guide to setting up Microsoft Teams for live virtual training, covering Azure AD, Microsoft 365, guest access, external …
Open-source with VSTS or TFS and Github for better DevOps
Learn how to automate code synchronisation between VSTS/TFS and GitHub, enabling seamless DevOps workflows for open-source projects with …
Migrating from Codeplex to Github
Step-by-step guide to migrating a Codeplex repository to GitHub, covering tool limitations, using Git-TF for code and history, and …
Moving OneDrive for Business files to a different drive
Step-by-step guide to moving OneDrive for Business files to a different drive in Windows without re-downloading, freeing up space and …
Access denied for orchestration plan on Build
Explains how to resolve TFS build errors caused by missing write permissions for the Project Collection Build Service on orchestration …
How to rename a Team Project in TFS 2015
Learn how to rename a Team Project in TFS 2015, including step-by-step instructions, admin requirements, compatibility notes, and tips for …
Navigating the Complex World of Azure DevOps Data Migration
Learn key steps, common pitfalls, and best practices for migrating data from legacy TFS systems to Azure DevOps, including identity …
Mastering the Migration: Seamlessly Transitioning from TFS to Azure DevOps
Step-by-step guide to migrating from Team Foundation Server (TFS) to Azure DevOps, covering tools, validation, common issues, account …
Mastering VSTS Sync Migration Tools: Your Ultimate Guide to Seamless TFS to VSTS Transitions
Learn how to use VSTS sync migration tools for flexible, selective TFS to VSTS migrations, including setup, configuration, field mapping, …
Mastering Azure DevOps Migration: A Step-by-Step Guide for Seamless Project Transfers
Learn how to migrate Azure DevOps projects step by step, including tool setup, configuration, handling common issues, and ensuring a smooth …
Mastering Azure DevOps Migration Tools: Your Ultimate Guide to Seamless Migrations
Learn how to use Azure DevOps Migration Tools for efficient, large-scale migrations, including setup, configuration, best practices, and …
Streamline Your Release Management Setup: A Step-by-Step Guide to Simplifying Server, Client, and Agent Installation
Learn how to quickly install and configure release management server, client, and deployment agent, including TFS integration and permission …
Mastering Domain Controller Migration: A Step-by-Step Guide to Seamless Active Directory Transfers
Learn how to safely migrate Active Directory roles to a new domain controller, including setup, role transfer, and decommissioning the old …
Mastering TFS Installation on a Single Server: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
Learn how to install and configure Team Foundation Server (TFS) on a single server, including SQL Server setup, TFS installation, and …
A Step-by-Step Guide to Installing TFS 2013 on Windows Server 2012 R2
Learn how to install Team Foundation Server 2013 on Windows Server 2012 R2, covering VM setup, system requirements, domain joining, SQL …
Convert Legacy Projects and ASP.NET MVC Apps to SDK-Style with Confidence
Learn how to upgrade legacy .NET and ASP.NET MVC projects to SDK-style for easier builds, modern tooling, and future readiness, including …
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Upgrading to Team Foundation Server 2012 Update 1
Step-by-step guide to upgrading Team Foundation Server to 2012 Update 1, including backup advice, installation process, configuration, and …
Integrating Project Server 2013 with Team Foundation Server 2012
Step-by-step guide to installing, configuring, and integrating Project Server 2013 with Team Foundation Server 2012, including setup, …
Project Server 2013 Issue - TF294003: Cannot access the following PWA instance
Explains how to resolve TF294003 errors when connecting Team Foundation Server 2012 to Project Server 2013 by updating the TFS service …
Integrate SharePoint 2013 with Team Foundation Server 2012
Step-by-step guide to installing, configuring, and integrating SharePoint 2013 with Team Foundation Server 2012, including setup, …
Team Foundation Build 2012 Issue - The target CleanWorkspacePackageTempDir does not exist
Explains how to resolve the "CleanWorkspacePackageTempDir does not exist" build error in Team Foundation Build 2012 for upgraded ASP.NET MVC …
TFS Integration Tools - Issue: TFS WIT invalid submission conflict type
Explains how to resolve the "TFS WIT invalid submission conflict" in TFS Integration Tools by adjusting permissions and enabling bypass-rule …
My Team Foundation Server system accounts are changing? What do I do?
Learn how to update expiring Team Foundation Server service accounts, including steps for TFS, Build, SharePoint, and SQL, to prevent …
TFS Integration Tools - Issue: Unable to resolve conflict as Access to the path is denied
Explains how changing WorkSpaceRoot in TFS Integration Tools can cause access denied errors and details how to fix permission issues by …
TFS 2012 - Issue: Manage Group Membership missing from admin after TFS 2008 to TFS 2012 Upgrade
Explains how to restore missing group membership management in TFS 2012 after upgrading from TFS 2008 by manually adding permissions using …
Visual Studio 2012 RTM available & installed
Covers installing and upgrading to Visual Studio 2012 RTM and Team Foundation Server, key new features, upgrade tips, common issues, and …
TFS Integration Tools - Issue: TFS WIT bypass-rule submission is enabled
Explains how to resolve TFS Integration Platform errors caused by missing permissions for bypass-rule submission by adding accounts to the …
TFS 2012 Issue: Some features of Team Web Access are not visible to you
Explains why some Team Web Access features in TFS 2012 may be hidden due to licence restrictions and how to assign users to the correct …
TFS 2012 Issue: TF255507: The security identifier (SID) for the following SQL Server login conflicts
Explains how to resolve the TF255507 SID conflict error in TFS 2012 caused by server renaming, including SQL commands to fix login issues in …
Install SharePoint 2013 on Windows Server 2012 without a domain
Step-by-step guide to installing SharePoint 2013 on Windows Server 2012 without a domain, including prerequisites, configuration, …
Issue SharePoint 2013: The username is invalid. The account must be a valid domain account
Explains how to resolve the SharePoint 2013 error requiring a domain account by using PowerShell to configure a farm with a local account …
Windows 8 Issue: Local network is detected as public
Explains why Windows 8 may label Hyper-V virtual networks as public, causing connectivity issues, and provides steps to manually set them as …
Office 2013 Issue: There is not enough free memory to run this program in Outlook 2013
Explains causes and solutions for the "not enough free memory" error in Outlook 2013, including disabling shared folder downloads and …
Office 2013 Issue: Installing Office 2013 breaks Visual Studio 2012
Installing Office 2013 on a system with Visual Studio 2012 RC can cause C++ runtime errors. Apply the July 2012 update to resolve …
Migrating data from FogBugz to TFS 2012 using the TFS Integration Platform
Step-by-step guide to migrating FogBugz data to TFS 2012 using a custom CSV adapter with the TFS Integration Platform, including setup, …
One Team Project Collection to rule them all - Consolidating Team Projects
Step-by-step guide to consolidating multiple Team Projects and Collections in TFS 2012 using the TFS Integration Platform, covering …
Upgrading TFS 2010 to TFS 2012 with VSS Migration and Process Template consolidation
Step-by-step guide to upgrading TFS 2010 to TFS 2012, migrating VSS data, consolidating process templates, and resolving common issues …
Installing TFS 2012 with Lab Management 2012
Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring TFS 2012 with Lab Management, including SQL Server, SCVMM integration, troubleshooting, and …
Installing Eclipse on Windows 8 and connecting to TFS 2012
Step-by-step guide to installing Eclipse and the Java Development Kit on Windows 8, then connecting Eclipse to Team Foundation Server (TFS) …
Installing Visual Studio 2010 on Windows 8
Step-by-step guide to installing Visual Studio 2010 on Windows 8 using a virtual machine, including tips for compatibility, performance, and …
Installing TFS 2012 on Server 2012 with SQL 2012
Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring TFS 2012 on Windows Server 2012 with SQL Server 2012, including setup tips, common issues, …
Process Template Upgrade #7 – Rename Work Items and Import new ones
Step-by-step guide to upgrading TFS process templates by renaming and importing work item types, preserving data, updating fields, …
TFS Service Credential Viewer
Tool for retrieving service credentials from Team Foundation Service (TFS Preview), enabling secure automated API access without manual …
Upgrading from TFS2010 to Visual Studio 2012 Team Foundation Server in production
Step-by-step guide to upgrading from TFS 2010 to Visual Studio 2012 Team Foundation Server, including prerequisites, SQL updates, …
SSRS vs SCVMM - The Kerberos token dispute
Explains Kerberos authentication issues when SSRS and SCVMM run on the same server with different service accounts, causing SPN conflicts …
Always prompted for credentials in TFS 2010?
Explains why TFS 2010 repeatedly prompts for credentials and how to resolve it by configuring your domain as an intranet site in Internet …
Creating a backup in Team Foundation Server 2010 using the Power Tools
Step-by-step guide to backing up Team Foundation Server 2010 with Power Tools, including required permissions, common errors, and …
Enabling Google Plus Profiles for Google Apps users in under 2 minutes
Step-by-step guide to quickly enable Google+ profiles for Google Apps users, including accessing admin settings and activating the service …
Process Template Upgrade #3 - Destroy all Work Items and Import new ones
Step-by-step guide to upgrading a process template in TFS by deleting all existing work items, archiving queries and reports, and importing …
Upgrading your Process Template in Team Foundation Server
Explains methods for upgrading process templates in Team Foundation Server, comparing pros and cons of each approach, and highlighting …
Upgrading from TFS 2008 and WSS v3.0 with SfTSv2 to TFS 2010 and SF 2010 with SfTSv3
Step-by-step guide to upgrading TFS 2008 and WSS v3.0 with SfTSv2 to TFS 2010 and SharePoint 2010, including process template migration and …
Configuring a PowerShell Adapter for the TFS Integration Platform
Explains how to set up and configure a PowerShell adapter in the TFS Integration Platform to automate source control migrations, with custom …
Anatomy of an Automation for the Tfs Automation Platform
Explains how to build, install, configure, and run automations for TFS, covering plugin deployment, activation, settings, UI integration, …
Installing Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1
Step-by-step guide to downloading and installing Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1, including update requirements, download size, install …
Installing Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Service Pack 1
Step-by-step guide to installing Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 Service Pack 1, including troubleshooting tips for common …
Do you know how to move the Team Foundation Server cache
Learn how to safely move the Team Foundation Server cache to a new drive, update permissions, and configure web.config for better storage …
Syncing many Dynamics AX instances to a single TFS 2010 Team Project
Explains how to configure multiple Dynamics AX instances to sync with a single TFS 2010 Team Project, streamlining source control and work …
Team Foundation Server 2010 Event Handling with Subscribers
Explains how to create and deploy server-side event subscribers in Team Foundation Server 2010 using the ISubscriber interface to handle and …
Active Directory Groups not Syncing with Team Foundation Server 2010
Explains why Active Directory groups may not sync with Team Foundation Server 2010, how to diagnose sync issues, and steps to resolve …
Changing the Team Project Collection of the Team Build Controller
Explains how to reconfigure a Team Build Controller in TFS 2010 to connect to a different Team Project Collection using the Administration …
Flashing your Windows Phone 6 for Dummies
Step-by-step guide to safely flashing custom ROMs on Windows Phone 6 devices, including key terms, risks, tools, and links to resources for …
Integrate SharePoint 2010 with Team Foundation Server 2010
Step-by-step guide to integrating SharePoint 2010 with Team Foundation Server 2010, including installation, configuration, permissions, and …
Upgrading Team Foundation Server 2008 to 2010
Step-by-step guide to upgrading Team Foundation Server 2008 to 2010, covering database backup, migration, verification, compatibility, and …
Upgrading from TFS 2010 RC to TFS 2010 RTM done
Step-by-step guide to upgrading from TFS 2010 RC to RTM, including backup, uninstall, install, configuration, SharePoint and build server …
Solution: Getting Silverlight to build on Team Foundation Build Services 2010
Step-by-step guide to resolving build failures when compiling Silverlight 3 projects with Team Foundation Build Services 2010, including …
Upgrading from TFS 2010 Beta 2 to TFS 2010 RC done
Step-by-step guide to upgrading from TFS 2010 Beta 2 to TFS 2010 RC, including best practices, troubleshooting tips, and post-upgrade checks …