Vault (version control system) explained

Vault
Developer:	SourceGear LLC
Latest Release Version:	SourceGear Vault Professional 10.0.2^[1] ^[2]
Operating System:	Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 (Client only), Vista, Windows 7, 8, Windows Server 2008, 2008R2, 2012
Platform:	CLI
Genre:	Revision control
License:	Proprietary commercial software

Vault is a commercial, proprietary version control system by SourceGear LLC which markets its product as a replacement for Microsoft's Visual Source Safe.

Vault uses Microsoft SQL Server as a back end database and provides atomic commits to the version control system.

The tool is built on top of Microsoft .NET.

Fortress, originally an application lifecycle management (ALM) product marketed separately for use with Vault, was later merged into Vault releases.^[3]

Third-party products have been designed to be integrated with Vault such as OnTime,^[4] FogBugz,^[5] TeamCity,^[6] and SmartBear CodeCollaborator.^[7]

See also

• Revision control
• List of revision control software

External links

• Vault, SourceGear
• Vault Development Blog
• Asp alliance review
• Reasons to switch from SourceSafe to Vault by Eric Sink

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vault Standard Release Notes .
2. Web site: Vault Professional Release Notes .
3. Web site: What Happened to Fortress? .
4. Web site: SourceGear Vault Professional - Summary .
5. Web site: Integration with SourceGear Vault .
6. Web site: Vault - TeamCity .
7. Web site: SourceGear Vault Integration .