How to Efficiently Migrate from TFS to Azure DevOps

Application lifecycle management systems assist developers with the many stages of DevOps. Those processes include but are not limited to planning, maintenance, coding, testing, deploying, and other tasks.

 Among the popular tools for collaboration are Azure DevOps and Azure DevOps Server (previously called “Team Foundation Server” or TFS). Both are extremely helpful for teams who want to streamline their processes, yet they offer varying features and pose different cons.

 For one, TFS has many limitations and can be quite more complex than Azure DevOps. Some developers also complain about its huge costs and long downtimes.

Why it’s worth migrating to Azure DevOps

 Developers share common sentiments on the challenges that come with using TFS. The most prominent complaints include:

  1.  Updates to new functions and features are slow.
  2. Infrastructure, maintenance, licenses, and other aspects demand too much time and attention.
  3.  TFS doesn’t comply with many certificates, which poses risks to companies and organizations.
  4. The environment isn’t easily accessible from any device, anywhere.
  5. Uptime isn’t as reliable.
  6. Overall maintenance eats up time and effort that could be dedicated to more crucial tasks.

 The transition process

 Migrating to Azure DevOps is fairly easy. There are also TFS to Azure DevOps migration tools that you could look up online. As a piece of advice, you can follow this path to ensure a smooth transition:

 Step #1: Upgrade your TFS setup to the latest version. It might be best to have a single group to consolidate your TFS collections (instead of migrating as separate accounts). Doing so will also save you the trouble of dealing with several projects and templates. At this step, you should consider having an active account in Azure if you don’t yet.

 Step #2: Setup your staging migration server. Start by installing the latest version of Windows, IIS from Windows, SQL server (and management tools), and finally, the Azure DevOps server. It’s important that your Azure and your TFS servers are installed in the same versions.

 Step #3: Use a built-in SQL backup tooling to back up your live TFS server. We suggest shutting down the server, restoring the backups, and configuring the installation (in that order).

 Step #4: Clean the data and delete the unnecessary clutter. You can use staging TFS Web UI and GIT (for workspaces).

 Step #5: It’s now time to prepare the data that you will import by running the Migrator Prepare Command. Validate your import to check for any issues. This process is to save you from any mishaps on the next step. Another important task is to push your imported files with TFS data to Azure Storage Container.

 Step #6: And for the last step, go to the Data Migration Tool Folder and run the Migrate Import command.

 Looking at the steps above, it may be quite overwhelming to consider TFS Azure DevOps migration, especially for first-timers. However, you’ll save yourself and your team from the exhausting manual processes by finally transferring to Azure DevOps.

 Learning to migrate can be quite tricky but not worth investing your training in. Instead, you could consider outsourcing your migration process to industry experts and save yourself from the risks and the hassle.

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