After the announcement last week that all TechEd 2005 Europe attendees would get a free copy of Virtual Server 2005 Enterprise Edition all delegates will also receive a a fully functional copy of SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition once the final version is released. More info on Tom's weblog.
When you're struggling with Team Foundation Server beta 2 you definitely should have a look here.
This page lists some known issues with Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server Beta 2. Following topics are covered:
- Data Warehouse
- Reporting
- Team Build
- Team Explorer
- Version Control
- Visual SourceSafe (VSS) Converter
- Work Item Tracking
A lot more info can be found on the Team Foundation's weblog.
Check also John Lawrence post on using Team Build to build web service and setup projects.
Chris Menegay has a good post on how partners position themselves towards Microsoft Visual Studio Team System.
As a former Compuware employee I blogged about this a couple of months ago. I do agree with Chris that Compuware seems to "get it". I know they have some promising products on their way that - just as DevPartner - will greatly integrate with Visual Studio 2005 and Team System. Having said that I'm wondering when they will make a beta or some CTP build publicly available to the community and the early adopters. Maybe Tim Weaver can answer this question?
[Update] Tim has answered the questions above. If you have some questions on SecurityChecker or FaultSimulator contact Tim!
I will have to check what the VSTS-positioning from the other partners is. Will do that at TechEd 2005 Europe.
Continuing on the VSTS functionality: this free clinic - Introduction to Visual Studio Team System - from Microsoft eLearning provides an introduction on VSTS for all roles involved in the application lifecycle. It also answers the what and how questions of VSTS. At the end of the course students will be able to gain a high-level overview of VSTS.