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7 Deployment Tools for Windows 7

Today, Windows 7 is released to cities around the world. Are you thinking about migrating your PCs to Windows 7 for your organizations? To help you with deploying Windows 7 successfully and quickly, Microsoft has been developing lots of great tools and Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 6:37 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, security, Microsoft, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, IPD, MED-V, App-V, Baldwin Ng, Windows Deployment Services, Windows Optimized Desktop Toolkit, Security Compliance Management Toolkit, Windows 7 Solution Accelerators

Win Zune HDs Now - Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides Case Study Contest

Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is currently looking for deployment stories around the use of the Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Series . Winners chosen by the IPD Team will each receive a Zune HD music player. Infrastructure Planning and Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:23 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Application Virtualization, IT Professionals, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, case studies, case study, customer evidence, Exchange Online, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, IPD, System Center Operations Manager, System Center, System Center Configuration Manager, App-V, Baldwin Ng, zune HD, case study contest

[NEWS!] Launch of the New Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides Portal

The Infrastructrure Planning and Design Team is pleased to announce the new web portal that will help Microsoft customers and partners more easily find the IT guidance for different product and technology scenarios. The Infrastructure Planning and Design Read More...

Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 5:52 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Terminal Services, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Presentation Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, security, SQL, SQL 2008, SQL Server 2008, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, Online Services, Windows, SCVMM 2008, Exchange Online, Network Access Protection, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, IPD, System Center Operations Manager, System Center, System Center Configuration Manager, App-V, WODS, SQL Server Solution Accelerators, DirectAccess

[News!] Coming Soon: Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Windows 7 DirectAccess

Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing last month and one of the best enterprise features is DirectAccess . This feature allows remote users to securely access enterprise shares, Web sites, and applications without connecting to a virtual private Read More...

Posted Monday, August 24, 2009 8:01 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, Beta Program, Windows, virtualisation, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, IPD, App-V, DirectAccess

New Microsoft Tools Released to Simplify Planning and Deployment of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Good news! Last week, Microsoft announced the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 products have been released to manufacturing (RTM). What it means is that you will be able to get these products on the shelves very soon. Windows 7 Sneak-Peek from MGX Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:49 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Deployment, Desktop Deployment, Microsoft, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows, virtualisation, Events, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, IPD, App-V, OD, WODS, Steve Ballmer, Steven Sinofsky

RTM/RTWeb NEWS - Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Now Available!

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 releases are just around the corner. Are you thinking about deploying these new operating systems? Get a head start with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 to help you determine readiness of your machines Read More...

Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 3:25 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Server Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, Green IT, security, PC Security, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus, SQL, SQL 2008, SQL 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, News, case studies, case study, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows, virtualisation, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, WPC 2009, App-V

Jumpstart Your IT Projects with Proven Guidance and Tools from Microsoft

I often ran into customers and partners who wish they could have spent LESS time on deployment planning and deploy faster and start benefitting from the value of the software earlier. Picking the right technologies like server, desktop, and application Read More...

Posted Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:52 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Virtual Server 2005 R2, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, SoftGrid, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Deployment, SQL 2008, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Online Services, Windows, virtualisation, Exchange Online, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, Deployment Tools, IPD, MED-V, MDOP, Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization, System Center Operations Manager, System Center, System Center Configuration Manager, SharePoint Online, App-V, OD, WODS

[NEWS!] Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios Solution Accelerator 1.1 Now Available!

For those of you who are fans of the MAP Toolkit, you ought to consider this hidden gem from Microsoft Solution Accelerators team. If you are interested in deployment cost-saving technologies for your desktop infrastructure, read on... Windows Optimized Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:13 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hyper-V, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, News, RTM Announcements, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, MED-V, Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization, App-V, OD, WODS