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MAP 5.0 Community Technical Preview (CTP) - Now Open!

Get an early peek at the next release of MAP (version 5.0) when you sign up for the MAP 5.0 Community Technical Preview (CTP). One of the cool new features of MAP 5.0 is further support for heterogeneous environments. Traditionally, MAP had the ability Read More...

Posted Monday, November 09, 2009 3:28 PM by frasim | 0 Comments

Filed under: MAP, Windows 7

[RTM News] Security Baselines for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8!

The Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is very pleased to announce the release of new security baselines for Windows® 7 and Windows® Internet Explorer® 8. These new baselines are now included with the Security Compliance Management Toolkit Series. Over Read More...

Posted Saturday, October 31, 2009 1:13 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Solution Accelerators, security, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

RTM News - Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for DirectAccess Now Available!

With the new DirectAccess feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 you’ll now have the ability to allow remote users to seamlessly access enterprise shares, websites, and applications without the need to connect to virtual private network (VPN) Read More...

Posted Monday, October 26, 2009 5:41 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Solution Accelerators, security, IPD Guides, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, IPD

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: Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, security, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, IPD

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, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, IPD Guides, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IPD

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, Hardware Assessment, Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, IPD Guides, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IPD

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, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7

[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, Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, demo, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

[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: Solution Accelerators, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

[NEWS!] Launch of the New Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides Portal

The Infrastructrure Planning and Design Team is pleased to announce the new web portal that will help Microsoft customers and partners more easily find the IT guidance for different product and technology scenarios. The Infrastructure Planning and Design Read More...

Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 5:52 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, security, SQL, IPD Guides, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IPD

[Beta News!] Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide (Beta) for DirectAccess Now Available!

Are you looking to deploy DirectAccess available from the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems? And, are you planning to allow users to access corporate resources (such as e-mail servers, shared folders, or intranet Web sites) securely Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:59 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Solution Accelerators, security, IPD Guides, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, IPD

[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, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

[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, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

Give Us Your Feedback - Windows Optimized Desktop Toolkit

The Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is currently planning the next release of the Windows Optimized Desktop Toolkit (previously known as Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios Solution Accelerator) . To help identify and prioritize features to include Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 03, 2009 5:23 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Solution Accelerators, Windows, Windows 7

[News!] Coming Soon: Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Windows 7 DirectAccess

Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing last month and one of the best enterprise features is DirectAccess . This feature allows remote users to securely access enterprise shares, Web sites, and applications without connecting to a virtual private Read More...

Posted Monday, August 24, 2009 8:01 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IPD Guides, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, IPD