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Learn more about MAP 4.0

Check out this great article on MAP v4 This article explains the new features in MAP v4 including instructions on how users can fine tune their hardware assessments for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to their own hardware profiles. Additionally, Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:22 AM by frasim | 0 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft Application Virtualization, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft, Windows, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

7 Deployment Tools for Windows 7

Today, Windows 7 is released to cities around the world. Are you thinking about migrating your PCs to Windows 7 for your organizations? To help you with deploying Windows 7 successfully and quickly, Microsoft has been developing lots of great tools and Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 6:37 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, security, Microsoft, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, IPD, MED-V, App-V, Baldwin Ng, Windows Deployment Services, Windows Optimized Desktop Toolkit, Security Compliance Management Toolkit, Windows 7 Solution Accelerators

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

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Application Virtualization, IT Professionals, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, case studies, case study, customer evidence, Exchange Online, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, IPD, System Center Operations Manager, System Center, System Center Configuration Manager, App-V, Baldwin Ng, zune HD, case study contest

Windows 7: The 10 Things to Do First for Windows 7

Are you getting ready for Windows 7? Read the latest TechNet Magazine article, The 10 Things to Do First for Windows 7 , by Bill Boswell. Learn from the expert on how you can use tools like the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) for Windows Read More...

Posted Saturday, October 17, 2009 7:33 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft, TechNet Magazine, TechNet Magazine articles, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, Baldwin Ng

[Video Demo] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit Demo #1 – Windows 7 Hardware Assessments

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit makes it easier for you to determine if your existing Windows PCs are compatible for Windows 7 upgrade. Use this free toolkit to conduct a quick network-wide assessment now. 1) Download the MAP Toolkit Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:44 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, video, demo, video demo, Microsoft, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, IT Managers, IT Management, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, Baldwin Ng

[RTM News] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit for IBM

Today, the Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the release of the initial version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit for IBM . This release, based on the MAP Toolkit platform, was developed by IBM at the IBM Center for Read More...

Posted Monday, September 21, 2009 11:48 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hyper-V, Hardware Assessment, Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IPD, Baldwin Ng, OEM, IBM

[News!] Microsoft New Site - Because it's everybody's business!

Microsoft has just released the "Because it's everybody's business" site with lots of new information about how Microsoft customers can leverage the latest products and technologies to control IT costs while maintaining agility and flexibility. You can Read More...

Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 8:00 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Microsoft, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, BIEB, New Efficiency, Because it's everybody's business, Baldwin Ng

[News!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) Launching on Facebook

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) Facebook Group Page is now launched. Join this community site to share your ideas with other MAP users on how to use the MAP Toolkit for your IT planning and deployment projects for a variety of products Read More...

Posted Friday, September 11, 2009 1:58 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, Microsoft, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Desktop Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, Facebook

[NEWS!] Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Released to Web!

The Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the new version of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 . This toolkit is an integrated set of tools to help you with imaging and deployment of desktops and servers Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 09, 2009 1:52 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft, News, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, WODS

Oil Company Fuels Business Application Availability with Virtualization Solution and Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

BACKGROUND INA is a Croatian oil company. Its IT staff did not have efficient tools for testing and upgrading software, which slowed deployment to the production environment. Staff also had problems accessing information from an aging file server. INA Read More...

Posted Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:57 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft, News, MAP Toolkit, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

[NEWS!] SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP and Solution Accelerators Available!

SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP Announced The SQL Server 2008 R2 August Community Technology Preview (CTP) rollout continues today with the availability of the Microsoft SQL Server StreamInsight August CTP. We’re excited to announce that SQL Server StreamInsight Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2009 5:30 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, SQL, SQL 2008, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server Solution Accelerators, CTP

[NEWS!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 (version 4.0.2925.0) Now Available!

If you are experiencing remote computer connectivity issues with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit (version 4.0.2921), you should try the latest release (version 4.0.2925) available from the Microsoft Download Center. MAP Toolkit offers Read More...

Posted Tuesday, August 18, 2009 1:00 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, security, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, MAP Toolkit, Windows, virtualisation, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

New Microsoft Tools Released to Simplify Planning and Deployment of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Good news! Last week, Microsoft announced the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 products have been released to manufacturing (RTM). What it means is that you will be able to get these products on the shelves very soon. Windows 7 Sneak-Peek from MGX Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:49 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Deployment, Desktop Deployment, Microsoft, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows, virtualisation, Events, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, IPD, App-V, OD, WODS, Steve Ballmer, Steven Sinofsky

Tips about Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit - Tip #1 for Windows 7 Readiness Assessment

One of the most frequently-requested features for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (or MAP Toolkit) has been the “User-Defined Assessment Threshold” that allows IT departments to customize varying degree of hardware requirements for different Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:25 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, Microsoft, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, IT Managers, IT Management, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

RTM/RTWeb NEWS - Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Now Available!

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 releases are just around the corner. Are you thinking about deploying these new operating systems? Get a head start with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 to help you determine readiness of your machines Read More...

Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 3:25 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Server Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, Green IT, security, PC Security, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus, SQL, SQL 2008, SQL 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, News, case studies, case study, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, 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, WPC 2009, App-V