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

[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!] 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: Desktop Virtualization, IT Professionals, MAP Toolkit, News, RTM, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Application Virtualization, 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

Want to Get a Second Shot? Certification Exam for SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V and more...

Good news to all of you who are IT professionals out there! Microsoft Learning team is now offering a second shot for you to take a Microsoft certification exam for free. This is a great way to get the SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V and Read More...

Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 8:41 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows, Windows Server 2008, SQL, IT Professionals, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, Server Deployment, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, SQL 2008, SQL Server 2008, virtualisation, Virtualization, Hyper-V, SQL Server, 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

NEWS! Microsoft's New Virtualization Service Offering - Server Virtualization with Advanced Management

The Microsoft Services team has announced the brand new service offering that will help customers like you quickly assess, plan and deply Hyper-V virtualization. Check out the information below and download the Microsoft Service offering brochure . See Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 6:50 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Services, News, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, virtualisation, Virtualization, Hyper-V, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

Virtualization TechCenter Going Global!

Remember you first heard about Virtualization technologies and found yourself wandering around the web endlessly to find out all there was to know about the Microsoft virtualization products? Well, we got good news here! We now have expanded the Virtualization Read More...

Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 10:21 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Application Virtualization, IT Professionals, MAP Toolkit, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

[RTM Alert] Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for App-V 4.5 Now Available!

Hello, The Virtualization Solution Accelerators family now has a new member! Today, we are pleased to announce the release of the Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guide for App-V 4.5 . This guide provides you with key information to bring your Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008 8:30 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IT Professionals, MAP Toolkit, Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool, OVMST, RTM, RTM Announcements, SoftGrid, Solution Accelerators, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Hyper-V, IPD Guides, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Application Virtualization, 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