Apparatus Engineers have extensive experience designing, building, and operating Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS). We currently work with a wide array of clients building, deploying and managing their Application Lifecycle Management investment using Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Visual Studio Team System (VSTS). We have positioned ourselves as leaders in complex deployments in a multi-server implementation for Team Foundation Server (TFS) including experience deploying in a cloud environment.

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We provide a full complement of Application Lifecycle Management project and support services including:

	Requirements gathering Solution design Strategic planning Scalability assessments Proof-of-concept Build planning Design documents Architecture diagram Security planning: auditing Licensing Create detailed installation and configuration documentation for hardware and software platforms Implementation of Team Foundation Server (TFS) as prescribed by Microsoft best practices: Single server deployment and dual tier deployments: Application Tier – TFS Endpoint, Application Tier – Windows, SharePoint Services, Application tier – SQL Server Reporting Services, Data tier – SQL Server Database engine services, configuration of HTTPS and SSL, configuration of Team Web Access, deployment of custom templates (Conchango SCRUM template) Build Services: implementation of Build Server, implementation of Build Agents, and creation of Build Types Team Foundation Server 2010 (TFS): multi-server deployment, management of Team Collections, configuration of Team Build Controllers, configuration of Team Build Agents, integration with Microsoft Office Excel, and implementation of Teamprise components Management of server roles Proactive monitoring of services Guidance on Application Lifecycle Management Server administration: Management of user accounts, Disaster recovery implementation, backup/restore, and resource allocation Build Master Role carryout Team Lead role carryout Database integration for Database Edition support. Build quality control Build deployment and monitoring Upgrades from TFS 2005 to TFS 2008 Upgrades from TFS 2008 to TFS 2010 RC Upgrades from TFS 2010 RC to TFS 2010 RTM Participation in Microsoft beta program Participation in Microsoft Conferences Participation as SME at Microsoft Conferences Participation as Speaker at Microsoft Sponsored events.