An overview of Team Foundation Service and how it compares to Team Foundation Server.

3. Accessible Easy Setup Create Your Way
• Be up and running in 10 • Any language (.NET, Python,
• Access Source code and minutes Java, whatever) on any
work items from any platform (Windows, Linux,
• No infrastructure to OSX, etc.)
browser manage. All cloud-hosted
• Use tools and languages
• Integrates with Visual • Request and manage that work for you.
stakeholder feedback from
Studio and Eclipse, anyone with a Live • Create teams, projects that
command-line, others ID/Microsoft account match your workflow

9. Access burndown, task tracking, team notices

14. Easy (no infrastructure)
Supports testing (multiple frameworks)
Supports 3rd party binaries (in version
control or via NuGet)
Software & completion restrictions
Continuous deployment to Azure,
automatically

15. Build process requires Software on hosted
server
As of January 2013

17. Team Foundation Server Team Foundation Service

19. Free Plan for up to 5 users Included for certain paid MSDN
subscribers:
Unlimited number of projects
Version control
Work item tracking
Agile planning tools
Feedback Management
Build (limits apply)
No paid pricing model yet determined
Additional information at http://tfs.visualstudio.com

20. Delivered at consistent intervals (roughly every 3 weeks) throughout the
year
Updates delivered seamlessly
Details at: http://tfs.visualstudio.com/en-us/home/news/

21. Thank You

22. Steve Lange
sr. developer technology specialist
stevenl@microsoft.com
@stevelange | http://slange.me

25. Figure 1:
Magic
Quadrant for
Application
Lifecycle
Management

26. Team Foundation Service home
Create an Account
TF Service pricing information
News & updates
Learning
Working with code (Visual Studio)
Working with code (Eclipse)
Working with code (Xcode & Git)
Building with Visual Studio
Building with Eclipse
Test Case Management & Manual Testing
Project Management & Team Collaboration