Updating your TFS Administration Skills for TFS 2017 Training in Norfolk

Enroll in or hire us to teach our Updating your TFS Administration Skills for TFS 2017 class in Norfolk, Virginia by calling us @303.377.6176. Like all HSG classes, Updating your TFS Administration Skills for TFS 2017 may be offered either onsite or via instructor led virtual training. Consider looking at our public training schedule to see if it is scheduled: Public Training Classes
Provided there are enough attendees, Updating your TFS Administration Skills for TFS 2017 may be taught at one of our local training facilities.
We offer private customized training for groups of 3 or more attendees.

Course Description

 
This course is designed for experienced TFS administrators looking to quickly update their skills to the latest version of Microsoft Team Foundation Server. The course focuses primarily on new features in the TFS 2017 release with some coverage of features released in TFS 2015. This course combines both technical presentations as well as hands-on lab exercises designed to ensure attendees gain a solid, practical understanding of how to administer TFS 2017 in modern work environments.
Course Length: 2 Days
Course Tuition: $1570 (US)

Prerequisites

This course requires attendees to have previously attended our -TFS Configuration and Administration course- for 2012, 2013 or 2015. If you have not attended one of these courses, please consider the 4-day -TFS 2017 Configuration and Administration- course for a more complete learning experience.

Course Outline

 
 
Module 1 – A Lap Around Changes in Visual Studio 2017
 
What’s new in the Visual Studio 2017 family?
Enabling new navigation
The new Work Item Forms
 
 
Module 2 – Upgrading to TFS 2017
 
The new Configuration Wizard
Performing a migration to new hardware
In-place upgrade
Gotchas to look out for
 
 
Module 3 – Package Management
 
Planning your installation
Installing Package Management
Creating a feed
Configuring security on feeds
 
 
Module 4 – Code Search
 
Planning your installation
Installing Code Search
Optimizing for best performance
Troubleshooting Code Search
 
 
Module 5 – Build & Release
 
Summary of latest changes to Build and Release
Installing and configuring agents
Upgrading existing agents
Installing cross platform build agents
Retention policy updates
 
 
Module 6 – Extensions
 
Understanding extensions
Installing and managing extensions from the MarketPlace
Creating and installing your own extensions
 
 
Module 7 – Process Template Customization
 
Changes in the latest process templates
Understanding inherited templates
How to customize templates in TFS 2017
 
 
Module 8 – Security and Permissions
 
Summary of changes
New permissions

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