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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

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!] GlaxoSmithKline standardizes on Microsoft Online Services

On March 2nd, Microsoft launched Microsoft Online Services to 19 countries around the world. As part of this announcement, we would like to showcase how GlaxoSmithKline has decided to standardize on the Microsoft Online Services platform . Learn how GlaxoSmithKline’s Read More...

Posted Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:33 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft, Online Services, Microsoft Online Services, Exchange Online, cloud services

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit - Technical FAQ

Hello! The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit team has just released a new set of Technical FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) . We hope that you will find this useful as to learn how to use the MAP Toolkit for various technology migration projects Read More...

Posted Friday, February 06, 2009 9:49 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, 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, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Deployment, Desktop Deployment, Green IT, video, demo, video demo, PC Security, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus, SQL, SQL 2008, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, News, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Online Services, Windows, Exchange Online, Forefront Client Security, NAP, Network Access Protection, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, Software plus Services

Filter your E-mails with Ease

Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services Electronic messaging is mission critical, but remains vulnerable to a growing array of threats. Viruses, worms, denial-of-service attacks, spam, legal e-discovery and the need to satisfy a growing set of government regulations Read More...

Posted Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:07 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Exchange, Microsoft, Microsoft Online Services, Exchange Online, Exchange Hosted Services

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!] Microsoft Online Services Now Available!

Today, at a launch event in San Francisco, Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business Division at Microsoft Corp., announced the availability of Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft SharePoint Online for businesses of all sizes in the United Read More...

Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 8:55 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: IT Professionals, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Exchange, Microsoft, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Online Services, Microsoft Online Services, RTM, RTM Announcements, Microsoft PressPass, Events, Exchange Online

[RTM News] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 for Microsoft Online Services Now Available!

Today, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the RTM release of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2 that sports news features such as Microsoft Online Services Needs Assessment and Survey . Click here to learn Read More...

Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 3:14 PM by mapblog | 3 Comments

Filed under: IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Exchange, Microsoft, News, MAP Toolkit, Online Services, Microsoft Online Services, RTM, RTM Announcements, Exchange Online