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

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

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

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

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

Customer Stories for Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) has been in the market since February 2008 earlier this year. Many of you have adopted this tool as the de facto standard for IT assessment and planning for your IT migration projects, from Hyper-V datacenter Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 03, 2008 8:50 PM by mapblog | 2 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Microsoft, customer evidence, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Deployment, Server Virtualization, SoftGrid, SQL Server 2008, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, SQL, virus, MAP, Solution Accelerators, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, case studies, case study, security

Show your favorite sites on Virtualization with the World!

Hi all, I recently had a chat with the TechNet web site team and they make me aware of a very cool Social Bookmarking site (on preview). What is social bookmarking? It's quite simple - think of it as a way to share your Internet Explorer favorites via Read More...

Posted Saturday, August 30, 2008 1:04 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Virtualization, virtualisation, Virtualization, Windows, Hyper-V

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

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

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

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, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V

The MAP Toolkit 3.1 is coming soon!

Hi all, Our team is in the final stretch to release the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 (MAP). Thanks to all of your feedback from the past years, we have incorporated many net new features including: Hyper-V Server Consolidation Assessment Read More...

Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008 1:48 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

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

TechEd 2008: Announcing Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 Beta Release

Hello, In case you haven't heard, we announced the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 Beta release at TechEd 2008 North America today in Orlando Florida. Many of you approached us months ago that you'd like to see a Hyper-V assessment support. Read More...

Posted Friday, June 13, 2008 10:21 AM by mapblog | 2 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Virtualization, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, MAP, Solution Accelerators, WVHA, Hyper-V

See us at TechEd 2008 this week!

This week, our team is presenting the upcoming features for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) 3.1 at TechEd in Orlando, Florida. Hope to see you there! You should expect the MAP 3.1 beta download to be available this week as well. Baldwi Read More...

Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 7:17 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: IT Professionals, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Virtualization, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, MAP, Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V

Join the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Tool - Private Beta with Hyper-V Assessment!

Hello, In case you're on the MAP tool beta before for the version 3.0, you should already have received a notification to join the Private Beta for MAP 3.1 slated to release in June 2008. This MAP 3.1 beta will include the much anticipated Hyper-V modeling Read More...

Posted Thursday, May 29, 2008 3:56 AM by mapblog | 3 Comments

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