Microsoft’s Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) 2008 supports Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) with Team Foundation Server and Team Suite. Small enterprises that develop software with Microsoft technologies can benefit from the toolset’s collaborative development platform and four team editions.
This research note discusses the following:
- VSTS 2008 Team Foundation Server.
- VSTS 2008 Team Suite.
- Pricing, licensing, and support details of VSTS 2008.
- Strengths and weaknesses of VSTS 2008.
Small IT shops working with Visual Studio can automate many development and maintenance processes in the software development lifecycle with VSTS 2008.