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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!] 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

[NEWS!] RTM Announcement: MED-V and Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for MED-V Now Available!

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 Desktop Read More...

Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 5:57 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, IT Professionals, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, virtualisation, IT Managers, IT Management, IPD, MED-V, MDOP, Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization

[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

Top 10 Microsoft Tools in 2008 - Solutions that Help You Save IT Costs!

As the year of 2008 draws to a close, I thought I would highlight the Top 10 Microsoft Tools (my personal favorites) that will help you save your precious IT dollars in 2009! Some of these you know. However, there could be some that didn't get onto your Read More...

Posted Friday, December 05, 2008 5:28 AM by mapblog | 2 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2, SoftGrid, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization Management, IT Professionals, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, OVMST, Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool, Green IT, Sustainability, Microsoft, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, Online Services, Microsoft Online Services, Windows, virtualisation, SCVMM 2008, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, Exchange Online, IT Managers, IT Management

[NEWS!] Simple To Save Cost Calculator from Alinean

Do you want to lower IT operation costs for your business? Take advantage of this new tool from Alinean, "Simple to Save" cost calculator and you can be a cost-cutting hero! How It Works? This tool is very simple to use. First you need to go through a Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 4:27 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, IT Professionals, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, News, MAP Toolkit, RTM

50 ways to make Windows Vista faster - WOW!

Wow! If you have a Windows Vista machine, you should probably take a look at this series of how-to articles on making your beloved Windows Vista machine FASTER! Top 5 Ways to make Windows Vista Faster! Add more memory Use your USB flash drive Configure Read More...

Posted Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:58 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Desktop Virtualization, IT Professionals, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, Microsoft, News, MAP Toolkit, Windows

Microsoft Launching Hyper-V, App-V and SCVMM to the World (Part 1)

On September 8, 2008, over 1,000 Microsoft customers attended the Virtualization launch of Microsoft virtualization products including Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V), Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services, and Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 6:17 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Virtual PC, SoftGrid, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, OVMST, Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool, Green IT, Sustainability, Microsoft, Linux, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, Windows, virtualisation

Virtualization On the Go!

Want to learn more about Microsoft Virtualization technologies and the latest release of Virtualization Solution Accelerators while you're out and about? Check out the InfoWorld Virtualization series here! All you need to do is to download the audio clips Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 06, 2008 2:45 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Terminal Services, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, SoftGrid, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Presentation Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization Management, IT Professionals, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Deployment, Desktop Deployment

TechNet Virtualization TechCenter

Hi all, For those Virtualization geeks out there, here's a brand new site called Microsoft TechNet Virtualization TechCenter . It's a nice landing-spot to feed all your hunger for information about many kinds of Microsoft Virtualization content from desktops Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:33 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Terminal Services, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Virtual PC, SoftGrid, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Presentation Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization Management, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Deep Dive Series: Part 1 - Agent-less Discovery

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. Read More...

Posted Saturday, January 26, 2008 10:37 PM by mapblog | 3 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2, SoftGrid, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Deployment, Desktop Deployment