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Don't Compromise Your IT! Modernize It!

Here's my latest blog post on the " Because It's Everybody's Business " site on Microsoft.com. The article titled " Don't Compromise Your IT! Modernize It! " lays out a few key challenges and solutions to help you save IT costs while maintaining agility Read More...

Posted Sunday, October 18, 2009 3:05 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Hardware Assessment, Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, Windows, virtualisation, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Management, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, IPD, System Center, WODS, DirectAccess, BIEB, New Efficiency, Because it's everybody's business, Baldwin Ng, WODT, Windows Optimized Desktop Toolkit

[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!] Announcements at TechEd 2009 - Windows 7 Available for the Holidays!

In case you weren't able to attend TechEd 2009 , here're a few important announcements made earlier this week. Windows 7 is tracking well for holiday availability to customers. Windows 7 RC is available now. Windows Server 2008 R2 will be released in Read More...

Posted Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:34 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: IT Professionals, SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, Beta Announcements, Windows, Events, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Tech·Ed, Microsoft Office 2010, Office 2010

[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

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Microsoft Application 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, Desktop Deployment, Green IT, video, demo, video demo, PC Security, virus, SQL, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL 2000, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Licensing, News, case studies, case study, customer evidence, webcast, podcast, TechNet Magazine, TechNet Magazine articles, MAP Toolkit, Online Services, Microsoft Online Services, Windows, virtualisation, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, Forefront Client Security, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

[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

[Partners Webcast Series] Increase Sales Opportunities with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

Hello - The MAP Toolkit team will be presenting a webcast on January 22, 2009 about the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit. Microsoft Partners are welcome to attend. Please register early! Baldwin Ng -------------------- Event Name: Increase Sales Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 6:33 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Deployment, Desktop Deployment, security, SQL, SQL 2008, SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, webcast, MAP Toolkit, Events, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

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

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 Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Server Virtualization, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Deployment, SQL, SQL 2008, SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, MAP Toolkit, Windows, virtualisation, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 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

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 Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, SoftGrid, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Hardware Assessment, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Green IT, Sustainability, security, PC Security, SQL, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL Server, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, News, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Online Services, Microsoft Online Services, Windows, virtualisation, SCVMM 2008

[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 Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, 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, Green IT, Sustainability, 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, Katmai, Microsoft, News, case studies, case study, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Online Services, Microsoft Online Services, Windows, virtualisation

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

[VIDEO] MICROSOFT ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING TOOLKIT 3.1 SHORT VIDEO SERIES - PART 2 (SQL SERVER 2008 MIGRATION)

SQL Server 2008 is here! View the short video below to see how you can quickly find all of your SQL servers and identify good candidates for migration to SQL Server 2008. View the video demo below or click this MAP Toolkit demo link here Download the Read More...

Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 7:07 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, video, demo, video demo, SQL, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL 2000, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Katmai

[VIDEO] Get Ready to Migrate to SQL Server 2008 with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1

SQL Server 2008 has just been released to manufacturing! And with the SQL Server 2000 already going out of mainstream support , it is now time to start planning for migrating your older SQL servers to SQL Server 2008! To help you get started more quickly, Read More...

Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 5:56 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Microsoft Partners, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, video, demo, video demo, SQL, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL 2000, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Katmai