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[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 | 0 Comments

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

NEWS! Sign up for Virtualization Roadshow in the US - it's FREE!

Hi, The Microsoft US team is hosting a series of FREE virtualization roadshow events around the country. Please join and learn more about how Virtualization can transform your IT infrastructure by adding flexibility while reducing operational costs. Baldwin Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 02, 2008 6:44 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Application Virtualization, Events, Green IT, Hyper-V, Microsoft, Microsoft Application Virtualization, News, Presentation Virtualization, SCVMM 2008, Server Virtualization, SoftGrid, Solution Accelerators, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Terminal Services, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Server 2008

NEWS! No-Cost Hypervisor from Microsoft + System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Release Announcement

Yesterday, Microsoft announced the release of the no-cost hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008. Also, the much-anticipated System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 product is scheduled to be released by end of October. Lastly the Microsoft Services Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 02, 2008 5:10 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hyper-V, Microsoft, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, Microsoft PressPass, News, SCVMM 2008, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Management

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

Microsoft Launching Hyper-V, App-V and SCVMM to the World (Part 2 - Hyper-V Case Studies)

Want to see how companies can reap tangible benefits of Hyper-V virtualization? Check out how these 2 latest case studies from Atlantic Journal-Constitution and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and see how you can benefit from a more agile and cost-effective Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 11, 2008 3:14 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

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

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

Special Edition of TechNet Magazine on VIRTUALIZATION

Hi, The TechNet Magazine team has released the October special edition on Virtualization technologies. These articles are very good reads especially if you are just starting to consider or plan to build out a virtualized infrastructure - whether it is Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 04, 2008 8:54 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, IT Professionals, MAP, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, SoftGrid, Solution Accelerators, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, TechNet Magazine, TechNet Magazine articles, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators

Join the Microsoft Virtualization Global Launch Event and Speak to the Virtualization Experts!

Hi, If you haven't heard about the Microsoft Virtualization Global Launch Event , it's not too late. Check out this Virtualization Launch Registration link and sign up today. This event is scheduled for September 8, 2008 in Bellevue, Washington (near Read More...

Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 8:56 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Green IT, Hyper-V, IT Professionals, MAP, Microsoft, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Partners, Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Terminal Services, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators

Meet the Team Series - Part 1 (Fergus Stewart from the Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides Team)

Not too long ago, I caught up with Fergus Stewart, Sr. Program Manager from the Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides Team, and talked about his IT background and his latest project called Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for SCVMM 2008 (System Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:10 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IPD Guides, IT Professionals, Microsoft Application Virtualization, SoftGrid, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators

[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: Application Virtualization, Green IT, Hardware Assessment, Hyper-V, IT Professionals, MAP, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, 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 Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, WVHA

[VIDEO] Announcing Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for SCVMM 2008!

Are you thinking about virtualizing your datacenter but don't know where to start when it comes to infrastructure design? The Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides (IPD) are designed to make the IT guidance easily consumable. Each guide will walk Read More...

Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 2:40 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: demo, Hyper-V, IT Professionals, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, video, video demo, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Server 2008

Webcast Announcement for Microsoft Partners - Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP)

Hello, Are you a Microsoft Partner? Are you interested in helping your customers with Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Virtualization projects? If you are, please come join our the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Partner Webcast Series next week Read More...

Posted Friday, March 07, 2008 9:23 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

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

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

Microsoft Readying Customers and Partners with New Tool for the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 Launch!

Hello IT Pros! February 27 is a big day. Windows Server 2008 will be officially launching in Los Angeles with Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, kicking off in just a few hours. In support of this very important technology milestone as well as the Windows Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 8:02 AM by mapblog | 5 Comments

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