Disaster Recovery for VSTS 2008
Disaster Recovery for VSTS 2008
Team System has become the kernel for many companies,
We all know that we can Backing Up a Team Foundation Server database using simple maintance plan in the database,
but is it enough?
What is TFS Data Manager?
At its core, TFS Data Manager provides Disaster Recovery for VSTS 2008, specifically Team Foundation Server.
This includes backing up and restoring an entire TFS server, individual Team Projects, or Entities, such as Work Items, Reports, Source Code, Builds, Documents and a project's Web Portal.
In addition to critical Disaster Recovery, TFS Data Manager also provides broader Data Management capabilities, such as migrating Team Projects, Work Items, Source Code and Documents from one TFS Server to another.
Finally, TFS Data Manager enables business and technical decision makers to address Visual Studio Team System Policy & Governance by providing analytics about the organization's physical and logical TFS infrastructure, exiting Team Project heath & activity, as well as integration into existing intranet and third party systems such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
Why do I Need TFS Data Manager?
There are already some existing and well known methods for "backing up and restoring TFS" or "migrating team projects" within the VSTS Team Foundation Server environment and with other third party systems, so why is there a need for TFS Data Manager?
Below are the currently known methods for performing TFS Disaster Recovery or Team Project Migration, and the steps required vs. our recommended TFS Data Manager offering:
