ALM DevOps

W08 Easy and Fun Environment Creation with DevOps Provisioning Tools and Visual Studio

05/18/2016

9:30am - 10:45am

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

John Alexander

Microsoft Regional Director, MCSD, CSD, BSBA

CTO

AJI Software

Wouldn't it be great if you could create Server VM's and Dev Environments while over coffee using just a few scripts and tools? This lively and entertaining session will show you how to get started. You'll look at some great tools like Vagrant, Chocolatey, and Chef to automate creating and configuring VMs and dev tool installs. Then you'll explore how to use PowerShell and TFS to setup Continuous Integration. You'll leave with a good understanding of the tools and their purpose, and advice tips and tricks to help you get going.

You will learn:

  • The concept of DevOps and why this aspect is so important
  • About Vagrant, Chocolatey, and Chef to learner
  • How to use PowerShell and TFS to setup Continuous Integration
  • Real world examples and walkthroughs to internalize the concepts