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NEWS! Sign up for Virtualization Roadshow in the US - it's FREE!

Hi, The Microsoft US team is hosting a series of FREE virtualization roadshow events around the country. Please join and learn more about how Virtualization can transform your IT infrastructure by adding flexibility while reducing operational costs. Baldwin Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 02, 2008 6:44 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Microsoft, Application Virtualization, Green IT, Microsoft Application Virtualization, News, Server Virtualization, SoftGrid, Terminal Services, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Solution Accelerators, Presentation Virtualization, Hyper-V, Events, SCVMM 2008, System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Webcast Alert! Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta

Hi Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) fans! Are you curious what MAP Toolkit 3.2 Beta looks like? Come join the webcast on October 10 and you will get a sneak peek. We have only 50 lines open so first come first serve! Date and Time: October Read More...

Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 11:59 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Application Virtualization, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Green IT, IT Professionals, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, PC Security, SQL Server 2008, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows, Windows Vista, SQL, MAP, MAP Toolkit, webcasts, Hyper-V, Microsoft Online Services, webcast, security

[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

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit How-To Series: Part 2 (Customized Reporting using SQL Queries)

To all of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit users out there, you must be wondering about this... Since MAP Toolkit is a database-driven tool, if the MAP Toolkit auto-generated reports and proposal documents do not provide the specific data Read More...

Posted Saturday, August 02, 2008 1:25 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, PC Security, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, SQL, SQL 2000, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL Queries, virus, MAP, Solution Accelerators, SQL Server, WVHA, security

[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

[VIDEO] Announcing Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for SCVMM 2008!

Are you thinking about virtualizing your datacenter but don't know where to start when it comes to infrastructure design? The Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides (IPD) are designed to make the IT guidance easily consumable. Each guide will walk Read More...

Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 2:40 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, IT Professionals, Server Virtualization, video, video demo, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Solution Accelerators, demo, Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager

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

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