Announcing Code Search on Team Foundation Server 2017
Code Search is the most downloaded Team Services extension in the Marketplace!And it is now available on Team Foundation Server 2017!Code Search provides fast, flexible, and accurate search across your...
View ArticlePrepare real-world data for analysis with the vtreat package
As anyone who's tried to analyze real-world data knows, there are any number of problems that may be lurking in the data that can prevent you from being able to fit a useful predictive model:...
View ArticleLinux development with C++ in Visual Studio
C++ is a versatile language that is used in many domains, and on many platforms. Visual Studio enables you, as a C++ developer, to target Windows desktop, Windows Store, Linux, Mobile (Android and...
View ArticleDirectX game development with C++ in Visual Studio
Leverage the full power of C++ to build high-end games powered by DirectX to run on a variety of devices in the Windows family, including desktops, tablets, and phones. In this blog post we will dive...
View ArticleImport repositories from TFVC to Git
You can now migrate code from an existing TFVC repository to a new Git repository within the same account. To start migration, select Import Repository from the repository selector drop-down....
View ArticleHybrid Cloud just got easier: New Azure Migration resources and tools available
Most customers we talk with are using a Hybrid Cloud approach to take advantage of the cloud and their existing applications and infrastructure. Whether you’re considering migrating some or all your...
View ArticleAzure Data Factory March new features update
Hello, everyone! In March, we added a lot of great new capabilities to Azure Data Factory, including high demanding features like loading data from SAP HANA, SAP Business Warehouse (BW) and SFTP,...
View ArticleIntegrating Application Insights into a modular CMS and a multi-tenant public...
The Orchard CMS Application Insights module and DotNest case study Application Insights has an active ecosystem with our partners developing integrations using our Open Source SDKs and public...
View ArticleNew search analytics for Azure Search
One of the most important aspects of any search application is the ability to show relevant content that satisfies the needs of your users. Measuring relevance requires combining search results with...
View ArticleTFS 2015.4 released
Yesterday, we released TFS 2015 Update 4. This will likely be the last release in the TFS 2015 line. TFS 2017 shipped almost 6 months ago and we are already hard at work on TFS 2017 Update 2. This...
View ArticleAzure Analysis Services now available in West India
Last October we released the preview of Azure Analysis Services, which is built on the proven analytics engine in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services. With Azure Analysis Services you can host...
View ArticleFaster and unrestricted power by Pivotal Cloud Foundry’s 1.10 now supports .NET
No longer be held back, instead go beyond your limits by having Distributed Tracing, Isolated Segments and Shared Platforms for all apps: Java and .Net. The new PCF 1.10 provides Spring Cloud Sleuth...
View ArticleVisual Studio for Mac to the Cloud and Beyond
In November, we announced Visual Studio for Mac, a fully featured IDE that we hope will help every Mac developer create mobile and cloud applications. We started with a solid foundation for mobile...
View ArticleDisabling VBScript execution in Internet Explorer 11
VBScript is deprecated in Internet Explorer 11, and is not executed for webpages displayed in IE11 mode. However, for backwards compatibility, VBScript execution is currently still permitted for...
View ArticleOfficial Release of TFVC Support for Visual Studio Code
In the 1.116.0 release of the Visual Studio Team Services extension for Visual Studio Code, we have added support for Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC). TFVC support works for both Team Foundation...
View ArticleRuby on Rails on Azure App Service (Web Sites) with Linux (and Ubuntu on...
Running Ruby on Rails on Windows has historically sucked. Most of the Ruby/Rails folks are Mac and Linux users and haven't focused on getting Rails to be usable for daily development on Windows. There...
View ArticleMarch 2017 Leaderboard of Database Systems contributors on MSDN
Many congratulations to the March 2017 Top-10 contributors! Hilary Cotter and Alberto Morillo top the Overall and Cloud database lists this month as well. 7 of the Overall Top-10 featured in last...
View ArticleBing predicts the 2017 NBA Playoffs
With thirty teams, 1,230 regular season games, and one Russell Westbrook who just broke the season triple-double record behind us, the playoffs are sure to be a treat for hoops fans. One team will...
View ArticleAnnouncing Azure CLI Shell (Preview); more Azure CLI 2.0 commands now...
Following up on the generally available release of VM, ACS, Storage and Network commands in the new Azure CLI 2.0, we are today announcing a new Azure CLI interactive Shell preview mode release, in...
View ArticleThe network is a living organism
Organism, from Greek word Organismos, depicts a complex structure of living elements. But, what does a network have in common with organisms? At Microsoft, we build and manage a hyper-scale global...
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