In this blog, I will provide the step-by-step instructions to discover SQL Server across the Enterprise.  Additional Resources: An overview of the MAP Toolkit: http://microsoft.com/map The Getting Started Guide : http://download.microsoft.com/download...

Hello IT Users! Back by popular demand of the Windows 7 Beta Program , our team has just released a new version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2 (Build 2315) that now gives you the newly-added capability of running this MAP...

Have you considered consolidating your datacenter servers down to a more manageable number? Are your servers taking up too much of your IT budget simply to power and cool them? Did you know that many organizations like yours may have under-utilized servers...

We launched MAP 5.5 couple of weeks ago. In the last blog, we explored on the Internet Explorer discovery scenario within the context of Windows7 deployment. In MAP 5.5, we extended the scope of MAP toolkit beyond the traditional server and desktop hardware...

We're happy to announce that the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 is now available. The MAP Toolkit 5.0 is an agentless tool designed to simplify and streamline the IT infrastructure planning process across multiple scenarios...

The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) team has released a new guide: Windows User State Virtualization (USV). The Infrastructure Planning and Design guide for Windows User State Virtualization (USV) helps IT get started with planning a Windows...

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) Facebook Group Page is now launched. Join this community site to share your ideas with other MAP users on how to use the MAP Toolkit for your IT planning and deployment projects for a variety of products...

A document has been created to help customers determine SQL Server 2012 core licensing requirements for their deployed SQL Server databases, specifically at the time of their Software Assurance renewal. It provides guidance to help customers inventory...

The Solution Accelerator team has released a new guide: Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway . This free guide outlines the critical infrastructure design elements that are key to the successful implementation of Forefront Unified Access Gateway...

We have announced the general availability of MAP 5.0 during Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). We are excited to see strong response and following to MAP 5.0. In this blog, we would like to explore "SQL Server Consolidation report", one of the new features...

Hi there, On a snowy, rainy Saturday afternoon, sipping a cup of my favorite latte, I decide to start the multi-part blog series of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Solution Accelerator that we are about to release to the web in about 4 weeks...

Today, the Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the release of the initial version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit for IBM . This release, based on the MAP Toolkit platform, was developed by IBM at the IBM Center for...

Get an early peek at the next release of MAP (version 5.0) when you sign up for the MAP 5.0 Community Technical Preview (CTP). One of the cool new features of MAP 5.0 is further support for heterogeneous environments. Traditionally, MAP had the...

The Solution Accelerators team has released two updated guides to further assist organizations in selecting the right virtualization technologies for their business needs: • Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Selecting the Right Virtualization...

The Solution Accelerator team has released a new guide: Dynamic Data Center . The design process in the free Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for the Dynamic Data Center allows your organization to strategically plan a Dynamic Data Center infrastructure...

Microsoft has just released the "Because it's everybody's business" site with lots of new information about how Microsoft customers can leverage the latest products and technologies to control IT costs while maintaining agility and flexibility. You can...

We are pleased to announce the next version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit-version 5.5- is now available for download. Download MAP 5.5 Simplify planning for migration to the latest Microsoft products and technologies...

In the previous blog , Joyce discussed the MAP 5.0 features, specifically SQL server instances and databases discovery. Continuing the discussion, I would like to share with you the sample proposals and worksheets that the MAP 5.0 toolkit p rovides as...

With the release of MAP Toolkit 8.0 , we have added a new scenario to assess your Windows Azure Virtual Machine Readiness for Linux Machines . The MAP Toolkit 8.0 performs a comprehensive assessment of Windows Servers and Linux machines to determine your...

We’re happy to announce that the beta for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 is now open. We encourage you to join the beta review program and help influence the development of the toolkit. To participate, register for the MAP...

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 Beta Program is now open for registration. This upcoming release of MAP Toolkit will offer new areas including potential scenarios such as desktop migration assessment to Office 2010 and server migration...

In the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 8.0, the user interface has been updated to surface the most relevant SQL Server deployment information. Download the MAP Toolkit 8.0   The MAP Toolkit 8.0 will give you a quick look at the different...

Today, Microsoft announced the release of Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization 1.0 (MED-V) and the companion guide for MED-V - Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for MED-V . What is MED-V? MED-V released today is part of the Microsoft...

We're happy to announce that the beta for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 is now open. We encourage you to join the beta review program and help influence the development of the toolkit. To participate, register for the MAP...

Hi there, This is the first installment of a series of how-to content to get you started with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning tool (MAP) . Today, we'll cover how users can use MAP to generate virtualization candidates for server virtualization...