Brian Keller

Group Program Manager, Visual Studio Team Services

3 Easy Ways to Learn About Visual Studio vNext Application Lifecycle Management

As you may have noticed, last week at TechEd North America we began to unveil the application...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 05/23/2011

May 2011 Refresh of Visual Studio 2010 RTM Virtual Machine with Sample Data and Hands-on-Labs

The May 2011 refresh of the Visual Studio 2010 RTM Virtual Machine with Sample Data and...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 05/12/2011

New Book: Professional Scrum with Team Foundation Server 2010

Are you using Team Foundation Server, or are you considering it? Are you practicing Scrum-based...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 04/26/2011

Two great uses of the OData Service for Team Foundation Server 2010

It’s been less than two weeks since I released the beta of the OData Service for Team...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 04/20/2011

Getting started with the Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server 2010 Integration Virtual Machine

***April 17, 2013 update: A new version of this VM is now available which showcases the integration...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 04/15/2011

Known Issue with OData Service for Team Foundation Server 2010 (beta) Dependency Checker

April 13, 2011 Update: This issue was fixed in a refresh of the beta that is now available for...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 04/10/2011

OData Service for Team Foundation Server 2010

October 26 2011 Update: The beta has been replaced by v1 of this release. Please visit this page....

Author: Brian Keller Date: 04/07/2011

Book: Professional Team Foundation Server 2010

It seems like only yesterday that I was writing about shipping the last book I worked on; I’m...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 02/02/2011

Visual Studio 2010 ALM Virtual Machine + Labs: December 2010 Refresh

As promised, I have updated the Visual Studio 2010 ALM Virtual Machine with a new version that will...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 12/09/2010

My TechEd Israel 2010 Presentations

This week I presented 2 sessions at TechEd Israel 2010 in Eilat. This was my first time presenting...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 12/02/2010

New VHD’s Coming Soon

12/9/2010 Update: These are now available! If you use the Visual Studio ALM Sample VHD then you...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 11/26/2010

My TechEd Europe 2010 Presentations

This week I presented 5 sessions at TechEd Europe 2010 in Berlin. This is my fifth time presenting...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 11/11/2010

My TechEd Brasil 2010 Presentations

This week I had the pleasure of speaking at TechEd Brasil for the third year in a row. I absolutely...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 09/15/2010

Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management has officially released

And it’s here! I’m going to excerpt Brian Harry’s blog since he already said it so...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/19/2010

Getting started with the TFS and Project Server Integration CTP

Update April 20, 2011: The official RTM release of this integration is now available! You can read...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/10/2010

Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management is coming later this month!

This morning at the VSLive! keynote we announced two things I’m really excited about: 1) Visual...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/04/2010

Now Available: Visual Studio 2010 RTM Virtual Machine with Sample Data and Hands-on-Labs

August 24 2012 Reminder: This virtual machine will be expiring on September 10, 2012. Please...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 06/25/2010

Visual Studio 2010 ALM presentations from my recent roadshow

I recently had the great opportunity to support the launch of Visual Studio 2010 by embarking upon a...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 05/05/2010

Book: Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2010

Recently I had the great pleasure to co-author my first book, along with Martin Woodward, Mickey...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 04/30/2010

Now Available: Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate Virtual Machines with Sample Data and Hands-on-Labs

June 28 2010 Update: The RC bits expire June 30, 2010, making the original post below obsolete. I...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 03/18/2010

My March/April 2010 speaking dates

4 weeks, 7 countries, 25+ sessions, 1 suitcase…It’s a long time to be on the road, but...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 03/04/2010

A different way of presenting the Visual Studio 2010 testing tools

This post is about the Visual Studio 2010 testing tools. I promise. But first, a bit of back story…...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 03/01/2010

Using a download manager to quickly download the Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate

The instructions in this blog post are meant to accompany 10-4 Episode 41: Downloading and...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 02/16/2010

Visual Studio 2010 RC Readiness Resources

Now that the Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate is available, I have been running across a few...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 02/12/2010

Now Available: Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Virtual Machines with Sample Data

March 20, 2010 Update: A newer version of this content is now available! New labs, new sample app,...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 12/23/2009

Using a download manager to quickly download Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2

10/21 Update: These instructions now include public links to the Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 10/19/2009

Get ready to “go live” with Team Foundation Server 2010 beta 2!

Beta 2 of Team Foundation Server 2010 is going to be available very soon NOW! - unfortunately...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 10/02/2009

Visual Studio: The Documentary

It’s here! Our team just published Visual Studio: The Documentary to Channel 9. I had the...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 09/29/2009

Slides from my TechEd Brazil Sessions

Last month I had the opportunity to visit Brazil and present at TechEd Brazil 2009 to share my...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 09/16/2009

Why BCC can be bad thing for large email distribution lists (and what to do about it)

If you work at a large company like I do, then you probably participate in at least a handful of...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 09/09/2009

Zoom in/out with Visual Studio 2010 editor

Edit: The keyboard shortcuts below will only work with builds of Visual Studio 2010 post-beta 1. So...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 09/08/2009

Faster bootup time (sort of) for Windows

When Windows boots up, it will automatically start many of your services prior to you even logging...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 09/05/2009

Visual Studio Team System Rangers Web Site Goes Live

The Visual Studio Team Systems Rangers is a group that I’ve been fortunate to work with for...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/25/2009

This Week on Channel 9 with Amanda Silver

Despite Dan being gone on paternity leave (we miss you Dan!) it’s been a great month for This...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/21/2009

Habib Heydarian visits This Week on Channel 9!

When it comes to developing software, Habib Heydarian is one of my personal heroes. Not only is he a...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/14/2009

10-4 Episode 30: Database Schema Extensibility

Visual Studio Team System 2005 saw the introduction of the Team Edition for Database Professionals...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/12/2009

PDC Workshop Announced: Developing Quality Software using Visual Studio Team System 2010

It’s that time of year! Today we launched the Microsoft PDC 2009 registration and announced...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 08/04/2009

10-4 Episode 28: An Introduction to the Historical Debugger

The new Historical Debugger coming in Visual Studio Team System 2010 promises to revolutionize the...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 07/22/2009

Where’s the 64-bit version of Visual Studio 2010?

You may have noticed that there is not a native 64-bit version of Visual Studio 2010. With all of...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 06/11/2009

Using a download manager to quickly download Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1

10/19/09 Update: Beta 2 is now available! Check out my new post on Downloading and Installing Visual...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 05/18/2009

Visual Studio Team System: Free Online Workshops

If you want to learn more about how to effectively implement Visual Studio Team System there is a...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 04/10/2009

This Week on Channel 9 turns 1!

Wow, time flies. I can't believe we've already been doing this for a year! Our anniversary episode...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 02/08/2009

Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1

4/30/2009 Update: Now that the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is available to MSDN / Technet...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 01/10/2009

New batch of VSTS 2008 VPC's

Brian Randell has posted a new batch of Visual Studio Team System 2008 VPC's. As has become my...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 12/29/2008

LOTS of videos on Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0

Wow - I just took inventory of the videos we have already produced on Visual Studio 2010 and the...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 12/17/2008

Announcing 10-4!

I am pleased to announce a new weekly show on Channel 9 where you can learn about what's coming in...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 12/17/2008

Cameron Skinner on Visual Studio Team System 2010 Architecture

Cameron just kicked off what promises to be a great blog post series on what's coming in Visual...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 11/13/2008

Today we published a new CTP Virtual PC image of Visual Studio 2010. I hope you enjoy this...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 10/27/2008

Visual Studio 2010 CTP VPC: Dealing with Activation Messages

Dec 12, 2008 Update: We're getting very close to the 1/1/2009 expiration date of the CTP, as...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 10/27/2008

Visual Studio Team System 2010 Week on Channel 9

  This week is Visual Studio Team System 2010 Week on Channel 9! Every day this week we will be...

Author: Brian Keller Date: 09/30/2008

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