1. Visual Studio Online

2. What it Provides Visual Studio Online, based on the capabilities of Team Foundation Server with additional cloud services, is the online home for development projects across small team. 1.Host your code in the cloud ●Create private, cloud-hosted source code repositories ●Choose between Git or Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) for source control ●Discuss code changes with your team 1.Manage your work in one place ●Create a backlog and work in sprints ●Track requirements, tasks, and bugs with work items ●Monitor progress using Kanban boards or agile task boards 1.Build your applications in the cloud ●Offload your builds ●Automate your build process ●Track build health over time 1.Gain insight into your applications ●Monitor global availability of your application ●Get rich dashboards and dynamic reports about your application ●Gain insight about usage of your application Details : http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/get-started/dn720314http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/get-started/dn720314

3. What We need 1.Cloud Infrastructure – 5 users are free 2.A place to store your code, backlog, and other project data 3.No servers to deploy, configure, or manage 4.Iterate quickly with project planning and tracking tools 5.Set up continuous integration builds in the cloud* - no servers required 6.Development on your choice of Visual Studio Express for Web, Windows, or Windows Desktop 7.Connects to Eclipse, Xcode, and other Git clients to support development for a variety of platforms and languages System Requirements

4. Steps Involved 1.Set up - Install Visual Studio (any edition) to code, sign up for VSO and collaborate with the team 1.Code - Develop the app and share it with the team 1.Work - Track work (in sprints) that needs to be done by the team 1.Build* - Use continuous builds to improve the quality of the app 1.Test - Create and run manual tests and load tests for the app 1.Deploy - Set up the release process for the app to be deployed 1.Insights - Monitor usage, availability, and performance of the web or Windows app 1.Cross-platform - Share code and build continuously across all other platforms (if any) 1.Integrate - Use VSO as a hub to integrate the apps that the team uses to develop their code 1.Account** - Manage the VSO account and set up the licenses and billing for your users * include monthly allotments of build minutes, and virtual user minutes for load testing. One can purchase additional minutes to meet their needs. ** Paid service

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