I have just finished watching the Visual Studio Team System Extensibility: Team Foundation Server webcast that was recorded on Friday 28th April. Yogita Manghnani, a Program Manager in the Team Foundation group, starts by providing a brief architectural overview of TFS. She provides a brief background to the Team Foundation Server Core Services and the Reporting warehouse before providing clarification on the difference between customisation and extension/integration. This is something I have been asked about in the past and for the record;

• Customisation = Tailoring TFS to your environment
• Extension/Integration = Adding new functionality

The webcast then moves into more technical detail and gets quite interesting. Rather than write the script for the webcast here, I’ll conclude that the webcast is a great starting point for anyone supporting Team Foundation Server in their environment and looking at opportunities for extending TFS functionality. Remember, as a level 200 session, this does not go into too much detail but provides a great overview of the topic.

The webcast run just short of 40 minutes and worth the time to watch.