This book covers the critical as well as the less obvious aspects of managing Microsoft Team
Foundation Server 2015 in a variety of development and test environments. Coverage includes
basic installation initial configuration maintenance and common trouble shooting techniques
sizing and performance considerations. Essentials of Administering Team Foundation Server 2015
explains how TFS can help you incorporate source control in your development environment.
You'll learn how to set up TFS to match how you develop software. The book covers using TFS in
the whole development process along with practical advice on how to use its features
effectively to get up to speed quickly. In addition the author dives into using TFS in your
team covering subjects like setting up accounts for different roles manage users and
groups--plus what you need to know about TFS security and running a secure team. No discussion
of a centralized system likeTFS would be complete without learning how to back up and restore
it and the author covers what you will need to know to maintain your TFS including the backup
and restore details required to properly plan for disaster recovery. The book details what you
need to know about TFS functionality in creating and setting up collections and projects how
to manage the build process with Team Build (including setting it up and deploying build server
and agents) using templates to speed up the creation of builds building multi-platform
solutions and testing. In this book you'll learn how to: Plan install and configure TFS
Secure your TFS environment Plan and manage source control with TFS Manage the development
process with TFS Manage the build process Test with TFS
