Development has continued at a frenzied pace over the past couple of months on the MOF update and we do have some work to show for it. But before I present the MOF IT Service Lifecycle, its phases, and our new graphic, I'd like to review a few of our...

Hi all. I wanted to let everyone know about two exciting announcements. At MMS, the MOF team has announced the relesae of Microsoft Operations Framework 4.0 and the new MOF Online Community Forums , a new online home for the discussion of of all things...

Did you know that MOF materials are also available in Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and Japanese? Because MOF is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution License, anyone can take the materials and adapt them for their own use as long as they give...

The Microsoft Operations Framework team is pleased to announce that the Managing and Operating a Microsoft Private Cloud—How to Apply the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) guide is now available for download. Download the guide now at http...

We’re continuing to extend core MOF content with two new companion guides: Cross Reference ITIL®V3 and MOF 4.0 and Using MOF for ISO/IEC 20000. These guides compare MOF with some of IT’s most widely used service management guidance. They’ll give you:...

Looking for the tools to deliver effective service management training? If any of the following statements describe you, we think you’d benefit from taking an early look at the new MOF 4.0 Foundations Course: · You deliver service management...

Our latest collection of beta releases are now available for download. We hope you’ll take the time to preview and provide feedback on these new materials. These materials will provide organizations with the resources to apply MOF guidance...

The previous post about the latest MOF beta package had the incorrect link. Try this one instead. https://connect.microsoft.com/InvitationUse.aspx?ProgramID=1880&InvitationID=SAMI-HWK9-XB3Y&SiteID=14

Hi All, One of the first things people realize when looking at implementing a service management framework, whether it is ITIL, MOF, or another, is that they must not only be adopted but also adapted to your individual organization's needs. You have...

Last month we announced the release of our most recent beta materials—thanks to those of you who provided feedback and helped influence their development. We’re now pleased to announce that those MOF materials are available for download! ...

The Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) team is excited to announce the first release in a new series of MOF Action Plans. Download the premier release now: MOF Action Plan- Redistributing the Workload IT pros are faced daily with challenges that...

We’re pleased to announce our latest release, a new series of Reliability Workbooks. These initial components of the MOF Technology Library was created to address the important need for guidance on the daily challenges of maintaining and monitoring specific...

We’re pleased to announce that new MOF materials are now available for beta download. We designed this collection of workbooks, guides, and action plans to help facilitate organizational improvement. This combination of resources builds upon the guidance...

After incorporating great feedback from our beta participants, we’re excited to announce that two new guides— MOF Management Reviews and MOF Service Mapping —are available for download. Thanks to those who helped us develop these latest extensions to...

The MOF IT Pro Quick Start Kit has been updated with new materials and references to the latest MOF supplemental materials-all to help IT pros get up and running with MOF 4.0. § Download the MOF IT Pro Quick Start Kit § Learn more about...

In January of this year we unveiled the new MOF Technology Library , which was created to address the important need for guidance on the daily challenges of maintaining and monitoring specific technologies within your environment. The MOF team is pleased...

The Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) team is extending the MOF 4.0 core content with the release of companion guides. These guides are intended to help business and technical decision makers and IT pros perform IT-related activities effectively and...

We have now spent some time talking about IT Governance as well as the Business IT Planning phase of the lifecycle and so I wanted to jump ahead a bit from planning straight into the Operations and Support phase of the lifecycle, with emphasis on the...

Thanks in part to your participation at every stage of its development, a new MOF implementation guide is now available for download. The Getting Started with MOF 4.0 guide is the first step to a more efficient MOF implementation. The guide provides...

For us, IT governance is a very simple concept with far-reaching implications that impacts everything we think about as examine the framework........

The MOF team has released a new guide, Planning for Software-plus-Services: A MOF Companion Guide . Download it now: Download — Planning for Software-plus-Services The Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) team is extending the MOF 4.0 core content...

I've received several follow-up e-mails asking where the Companion Guides can be found and two of them are indeed available. The MOF IT Compliance Companion Guide is released and can be downloaded here . The MOF Planning for Software + Services Guide...

IT business planning is an increasing important topic in the world of today's IT professional. We continuously see problems arising from not including IT operations early enough in the planning process which leads to services being designed with little...

We’re pleased to announce the release of two new case studies sharing a recent MOF success story. Special thanks to Khalid AlHakim for driving this effort. Saudi Post, the official postal service for Saudi Arabia, used Microsoft Operations Framework...

We’re pleased to announce our latest releases—a collection of workbooks, guides, and action plans designed to facilitate organizational improvement. This combination of resources builds upon the guidance offered in MOF 4.0, providing specific...