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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

[News!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) Launching on Facebook

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 Read More...

Posted Friday, September 11, 2009 1:58 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, Microsoft, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Desktop Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, Facebook

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

Tips about Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit - Tip #1 for Windows 7 Readiness Assessment

One of the most frequently-requested features for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (or MAP Toolkit) has been the “User-Defined Assessment Threshold” that allows IT departments to customize varying degree of hardware requirements for different Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:25 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, Microsoft, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, IT Managers, IT Management, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

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

NEWS! Windows Server 2008 R2 Solution Accelerators Releasing at Worldwide Partner Conference 2009

In support of the Windows Server 2008 R2 launch, Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is announcing the release of several Windows Server Solution Accelerators at the Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 in New Orleans. What are Windows Server Solution Accelerators? Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 08, 2009 7:34 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Server Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, Green IT, Microsoft, News, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Executive Interviews, RTM, Windows, virtualisation, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, IPD, VMware, WPC 2009, WPC

[NEWS!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta Now Available

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be available in the near future. Are you thinking about deploying these new operating systems? Get a head start with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta . Over 680,000 Microsoft customers and partners Read More...

Posted Tuesday, June 16, 2009 4:42 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, 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, Desktop Deployment, Green IT, demo, SQL, SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, News, case studies, case study, webcast, webcasts, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Online Services, Microsoft Online Services, 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, Going Green, VMware

Microsoft Management Summit 2009 Highlights

This week, Microsoft hosted the annual Microsoft Management Summit 2009 (MMS) where industry experts and Microsoft customers congregate the share knowledge and best practices on the latest management technologies and OS platform enhancements from Microsoft. Read More...

Posted Friday, May 01, 2009 6:18 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Server Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, Microsoft, News, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft PressPass, Events, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, cloud services, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, MDT, Hyper-V Security Guide, System Center Operations Manager, cloud computing, System Center, System Center Configuration Manager, MMS

Introduction to Security in Windows 7

Windows Vista introduced a variety of new security technologies that had a significant impact on the Windows ecosystem. User Account Control made it clear that Microsoft wanted to make easy for users to run Windows without being in the Administrators Read More...

Posted Thursday, April 23, 2009 4:13 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, security, Microsoft, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, TechNet Magazine, TechNet Magazine articles, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, IT Management, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

[NEWS!] Web Launch: Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit Online Resources Now Available

Today, we are officially launching the revamped online web resource pages for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) including web demo videos, case studies and documentation. The MAP Toolkit is a network-wide inventory and planning toolkit Read More...

Posted Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:52 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Microsoft Application 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, Desktop Deployment, Green IT, video, demo, video demo, PC Security, virus, SQL, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL 2000, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Licensing, News, case studies, case study, customer evidence, webcast, podcast, TechNet Magazine, TechNet Magazine articles, MAP Toolkit, Online Services, Microsoft Online Services, Windows, virtualisation, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, Forefront Client Security, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

Microsoft Partners Webcast - Win More Migration Engagements for Windows 7 Client and Windows Server 2008 R2!

Are your customers moving to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 ? Want to win that migration business? Check out this upcoming webcast from the Solution Accelerators team! It's all about how you can use the new features of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:13 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, Desktop Deployment, Microsoft, webcast, webcasts, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

Guidance on Windows Deployments for Business Customers

Hello IT Managers and Business Customers! Are you getting ready to roll out a new desktop OS? Are you curious if you should wait for Windows 7 or go ahead with your Windows Vista deployment as planned? Check out a recent blog from the new section of the Read More...

Posted Tuesday, February 24, 2009 2:26 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: IT Professionals, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, IT Managers, IT Management, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

Windows 7 Deployment Tools Interview with Jeremy Chapman, Part 1

A few days ago, my colleague Jeremy Chapman from the Windows Client product management team, was interviewed by Stephen Rose on the many Windows 7 deployment tools that Microsoft teams are developing for customers interested in adopting Windows 7 . Here's Read More...

Posted Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:01 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

[NEWS!] New Solution Accelerator for Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios

Hello, The Microsoft Virtualization Solution Accelerators Team has recently released the latest Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios to help you with choosing the right desktop scenario for your IT organizations. Read More...

Posted Tuesday, February 10, 2009 8:38 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, IT Professionals, Desktop Deployment, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows, IT Managers, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios

[NEWS!] New Version of Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit - now compatible with Windows 7 Beta

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 Toolkit Read More...

Posted Friday, February 06, 2009 6:50 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, SoftGrid, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Deployment, Desktop Deployment, Green IT, Sustainability, video, demo, video demo, security, PC Security, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL 2000, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, News, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Online Services, Microsoft Online Services, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows, virtualisation, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, Forefront Client Security, NAP, Network Access Protection, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, IT Managers, IT Management