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[RTM News!] Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0 Now Available

Virtualization can be manageable and here's the latest Virtualization Solution Accelerator that helps you service the frequently-offline virtual machines more easily! Introducing Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0 ... This tool offers an easy Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:49 PM by mapblog | 2 Comments

Filed under: Hardware Assessment, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IT Professionals, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Partners, News, Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool, OVMST, RTM, RTM Announcements, SCVMM 2008, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, Virtual Server 2005 R2, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Hyper-V, IPD Guides, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

[NEWS!] Hyper-Green.com: Go Green and Virtual = Save Energy and Money!

Are you under pressure to control your IT operational costs? Are your companies or local governments encouraging "Green IT" practices? Here's a great NEW TOOL that you should know about. Microsoft just launched the Hyper-Green site designed to help you Read More...

Posted Saturday, November 22, 2008 12:37 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: WVHA, Green IT, Hardware Assessment, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, News, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

[RTM News!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 for Power Savings and Management 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 Power Savings Calculator. Click here to learn more about today’s FULL ANNOUNCEMENT Read More...

Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 5:13 PM by mapblog | 4 Comments

Filed under: Green IT, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, MAP Toolkit, News, RTM, RTM Announcements, Sustainability, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

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

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkt 3.2 New Features Expanding to assess readiness for Microsoft Online Services, SQL Server 2008, Forefront Client Security, and Network Access Protection Many of you are in the midst of an IT migration or upgrade Read More...

Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 10:11 AM by mapblog | 14 Comments

Filed under: Windows, WVHA, NAP, Windows Server 2008, SQL, Green IT, Application Virtualization, case studies, case study, customer evidence, Desktop Deployment, Forefront Client Security, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, Microsoft Online Services, Microsoft Partners, Network Access Protection, News, Online Services, RTM, RTM Announcements, security, Server Deployment, Server Virtualization, SoftGrid, Solution Accelerators, SQL 2000, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Sustainability, TechNet Magazine, TechNet Magazine articles, video, video demo, Virtual Server 2005 R2, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, virus, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, Hyper-V, PC Security, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus, demo

Test Drive the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta

If you haven't heard, the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta is now available for a free download. From desktop deployments, server deployments, virtualization, datacenter consolidation, Green IT, PC security, Microsoft Online Services Read More...

Posted Sunday, October 26, 2008 6:04 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows, WVHA, Windows Server 2008, SQL, Green IT, Application Virtualization, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Hardware Assessment, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Online Services, News, Online Services, SCVMM 2008, security, Server Virtualization, SoftGrid, Solution Accelerators, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Sustainability, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, Hyper-V, PC Security, SQL Server, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

[NEWS!] System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 RTM

Hello everyone! In case you haven't heard yet, the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM) has just been released to manufacturing ! What does that mean to you? Well, basically, through the use of a single tool (i.e. SCVMM 2008 ), you can now Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008 4:56 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hardware Assessment, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, News, Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool, OVMST, RTM, RTM Announcements, SCVMM 2008, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, Virtual Server 2005 R2, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V, IPD Guides, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

[NEWS!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta Now Available!

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta Now Available! Many of our customers do not know what computers are in their IT environment or what applications have been deployed. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2 Beta makes Read More...

Posted Tuesday, October 14, 2008 11:57 AM by mapblog | 3 Comments

Filed under: Windows, WVHA, Windows Server 2008, SQL, Green IT, Application Virtualization, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, case studies, case study, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Katmai, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Online Services, Microsoft Partners, News, Online Services, security, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, SQL 2000, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Sustainability, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, virus, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, Hyper-V, PC Security, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus

[Case Study] Costco Uses Virtualization to Save Space, Reduce Costs, and Increase IT Agility

Costco Wholesale Corporation is a major international wholesale distributor with revenues approaching U.S.$70 billion. Costco began using virtualization technology in 2006 and has expanded its investment to include Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise with Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:42 PM by mapblog | 2 Comments

Filed under: case studies, case study, customer evidence, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, MAP Toolkit, News, SCVMM 2008, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Virtual Server 2005 R2, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

[Beta Announcement] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Coming...

Hello, Our team is pleased to announce that we are opening the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta Program for registration. In this new release, we will offer an extended set of functionalities that will include: SQL Server migration assessment Read More...

Posted Friday, September 12, 2008 10:30 PM by mapblog | 4 Comments

Filed under: Windows, WVHA, Windows Server 2008, SQL, Green IT, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Hardware Assessment, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Online Services, News, Online Services, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, SQL 2000, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Sustainability, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, Hyper-V, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

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

Webcast Alert - Increasing Business Opportunities in Challenging Economic Times with Microsoft Solution Accelerators

Webcast Alert for Microsoft Partners Webcast Title: Increasing Business Opportunities in Challenging Economic Times with Microsoft Solution Accelerators Abstract: Do more with less – an increasingly important theme for every IT director and business owners. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 03, 2008 9:13 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: WVHA, Windows Server 2008, SQL, Green IT, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, Microsoft Partners, security, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, SQL 2008, SQL Server 2008, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, webcast, webcasts, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Hyper-V, PC Security, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

[VIDEO] Live from Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 - Launch of Three New Virtualization Solution Accelerators

Hi, Reporting live from the Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 (Houston, Texas) - I am pleased to announce the launch of 3 brand new Virtualization Solution Accelerators from Microsoft. Solution Accelerators are free tools and technical guidance that are Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:34 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: WVHA, Windows Server 2008, spyware, SQL, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Microsoft Partners, security, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, SQL 2000, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, video, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, virus, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, Hyper-V, PC Security, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus

[VIDEO] Tech Ed Interview - Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1

A few weeks ago at TechEd North America, Kevin Remde, IT Pro Evangelist from Microsoft, got together with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit team (Jay Sauls and myself) to discuss the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 program and Read More...

Posted Friday, July 04, 2008 8:24 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

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

[RTM Alert] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 Now Available!

The wait is over! The much-anticipated Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 (MAP) has now been released to the web. Formerly known as Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, this new release is now packed with many new features such as: Hyper-V virtualization Read More...

Posted Monday, June 30, 2008 5:13 AM by mapblog | 7 Comments

Filed under: WVHA, Windows Server 2008, Green IT, Application Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Microsoft Partners, RTM, RTM Announcements, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, Hyper-V, MAP, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

Hyper-V is Here! And the MAP Toolkit is just around the corner!

This is the shortest blog post I've ever done! Key message is: "Hyper-V is Here!" Congrats to the Hyper-V team and special thanks to all of the our TAP and RDP customers! Get Hyper-V NOW! And yes, we are only a few more days away from MAP Toolkit 3.1 Read More...

Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:18 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Green IT, Hardware Assessment, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning