System Center Capacity Planner 2006 arrives in January

System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (SCCP 2006), known as "indy" before MMS 2005,  will be available to Technet Plus subscribers next month (January 2006).

SCCP 2006 gives IT Professionals the guidance they need to plan a deployment of Exchange Server 2003 and MOM 2005, including extensive ability to model "what-if" scenarios for future planning. You input the details of your IT environment in the interview wizard, and get back customized:

• Automated sizing of hardware requirements, including CPUs, disks, and networks
• Customization of the distributed architecture to a fine level of granularity (software & hardware configuration, topology, and usage profiles)
• Powerful simulation engine that predicts the performance of any future deployment
• Reports that show both system capacity and user experience

System Center Capacity Planner 2006: Frequently Asked Questions

System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (Beta Refresh) Overview

About System Center: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/systemcenter/default.mspx

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Others who downloaded System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (BETA Refresh) also downloaded:

1. Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Sizer
2. Windows Server System Reference Architecture (WSSRA)
3. SMS 2003 Capacity Planner
4. Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
5. Microsoft Windows Server Base Operating Systems Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005