Name: TFS
Brand: Microsoft
Rating: 4.0 (99 reviews)

Chaminda Chandrasekara

Software Architect with 501-1,000 employees

Aug 7, 2015

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It's streamlined our software development process, but there were deployment issues at times.

Pros and Cons

"Reduced cost of software implementation and testing processes by automation Streamlined the software development process so that we could deliver high quality software in short time to the market"

What is most valuable?

Agile project management
Requirements management
Team management
Source code management
Testing software
Deployment and test automation

How has it helped my organization?

Reduced cost of software implementation and testing processes by automation
Streamlined the software development process so that we could deliver high quality software in short time to the market

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using it for five to six years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Sometimes, but Microsoft support was always awesome.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

How are customer service and support?

Customer Service:

It's superb.

Technical Support:

It's superb.

How was the initial setup?

It is simple and well documented.

What about the implementation team?

We did it in-house.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Just go for it. It is amazing.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

it_user281970

Business Intelligence Developer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jul 31, 2015

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There are some issues with stability, but I have reduced the time I spend merging code.

Pros and Cons

"You could use a less expensive product, but if you need integration with MS Visual Studio this is the best product."

"They can improve the stability and merging features, especially with SSIS."

What is most valuable?

Version control
Code backup

How has it helped my organization?

I have spent less time merging code from developers.

What needs improvement?

They can improve the stability and merging features, especially with SSIS.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used this version for four months, and previously I was using TFS2010 for two years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

There were some minor issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

I have not needed to contact them.

Technical Support:

I have not needed to contact them.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I previously used MS Source Safe and TFS was just the logical progression.

What about the implementation team?

We did it in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

You could use a less expensive product, but if you need integration with MS Visual Studio this is the best product.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

The system admins evaluated a few products.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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it_user2880

Senior Developer at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees

Nov 29, 2012

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I will choose this platform again and again.

Pros and Cons

"TFS is a very easy to use product, scalable and configurable, very well integrated into a native development environment with massive reporting services, and provides end to end Application Life Cycle management capabilities."

"It is windows only product."

Valuable Features:

TFS is a very Easy to use product,, Scalable and Configurable. It is very well integrated into a native development environment , with massive reporting services. TFS helps not only to manage R&D groups but to easily create , change and implement work processes rapidly. TFS provides end to end Application Life Cycle management capabilities ,

Room for Improvement:

It is windows only product

Other Advice:

We chose TFS because it was the native choice for .Net development. Although in the bank there are other ALM products (separated for bugs, demands, deployments), we insisted on using a complete one solution for our new development projects, and as for now, TFS is doing its way to become a mainstream product for .Net based develoment projects.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.