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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

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[Microsoft Partners] Free Web Seminar on How to Plan for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V Projects

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V Are you interested in helping your customers reduce cost in your datacenter? Considering upgrading to Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V technologies.Starting this week, Microsoft will host 4 web seminars for Microsoft Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:48 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Server Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Deployment, News, IPD Guides, webcast, webcasts, MAP Toolkit, Windows, virtualisation, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Deployment Tools, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, IPD

NEWS! Windows Server 2008 R2 Solution Accelerators Releasing at Worldwide Partner Conference 2009

In support of the Windows Server 2008 R2 launch, Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is announcing the release of several Windows Server Solution Accelerators at the Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 in New Orleans. What are Windows Server Solution Accelerators? Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 08, 2009 7:34 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

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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!] Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios Solution Accelerator 1.1 Now Available!

For those of you who are fans of the MAP Toolkit, you ought to consider this hidden gem from Microsoft Solution Accelerators team. If you are interested in deployment cost-saving technologies for your desktop infrastructure, read on... Windows Optimized Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:13 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hyper-V, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, News, RTM Announcements, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, MED-V, Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization, App-V, OD, WODS

[NEWS!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta Now Available

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be available in the near future. Are you thinking about deploying these new operating systems? Get a head start with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta . Over 680,000 Microsoft customers and partners Read More...

Posted Tuesday, June 16, 2009 4:42 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, 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, Desktop Deployment, Green IT, demo, SQL, SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, News, case studies, case study, webcast, webcasts, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Online Services, Microsoft Online Services, Windows, virtualisation, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, Going Green, VMware

[NEWS!] Web Launch: Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit Online Resources Now Available

Today, we are officially launching the revamped online web resource pages for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) including web demo videos, case studies and documentation. The MAP Toolkit is a network-wide inventory and planning toolkit Read More...

Posted Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:52 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

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Microsoft Partners Webcast - Win More Migration Engagements for Windows 7 Client and Windows Server 2008 R2!

Are your customers moving to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 ? Want to win that migration business? Check out this upcoming webcast from the Solution Accelerators team! It's all about how you can use the new features of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:13 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, Desktop Deployment, Microsoft, webcast, webcasts, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

[NEWS!] New Version of Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit - now compatible with Windows 7 Beta

Hello IT Users! Back by popular demand of the Windows 7 Beta Program , our team has just released a new version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2 (Build 2315) that now gives you the newly-added capability of running this MAP Toolkit Read More...

Posted Friday, February 06, 2009 6:50 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, SoftGrid, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Server 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, Sustainability, video, demo, video demo, security, PC Security, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL 2000, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, News, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Online Services, Microsoft Online Services, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows, virtualisation, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, Forefront Client Security, NAP, Network Access Protection, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, IT Managers, IT Management

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

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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: 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

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

[RTM News] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 for SQL Server 2008 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 SQL Server Database Instance Discovery . Click here to learn more about Read More...

Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 1:50 PM by mapblog | 2 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, IT Professionals, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, video, demo, video demo, SQL, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL 2000, SQL Queries, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, News, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements

[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 | 15 Comments

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

[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

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