http://blogs.technet.com/msonline/archive/tags/Free+Assessment+Tools/default.aspxTags: Free Assessment Toolsen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/msonline/archive/2009/06/11/sharepoint-online-ipd-guide-published.aspxThu, 11 Jun 2009 21:07:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3253649paulenglis5http://blogs.technet.com/msonline/comments/3253649.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/msonline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3253649<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) team has released a new guide to help with evaluating and planning for <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/online/sharepoint-online.mspx">SharePoint Online</A> deployment. <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">The </SPAN>guide presents a comparison of <A href="http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/Pages/Default.aspx">SharePoint Server</A>, SharePoint Online Standard, and SharePoint Online Dedicated. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">The guide is designed to be used as a framework for evaluating the business and technical feasibility of moving to SharePoint Online. It identifies key SharePoint workloads and provides a customized assessment to help organizations determine which deployment scenario best meets the organization’s requirements. <BR><BR>The guide can be downloaded by visiting the <A href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/dd408383.aspx">Infrastructure Planning and Design TechCenter</A> on TechNet. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3253649" width="1" height="1">SharePoint OnlineFree Assessment Toolshttp://blogs.technet.com/msonline/archive/2009/05/05/trial-guide-for-microsoft-online-services-is-published.aspxTue, 05 May 2009 23:36:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3235922paulenglis2http://blogs.technet.com/msonline/comments/3235922.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/msonline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3235922<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif'">A new Trial Guide for Microsoft Online Services has been published and is available from the <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;FamilyID=7d162901-8c07-4beb-bfb4-f6403f535ecf" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;FamilyID=7d162901-8c07-4beb-bfb4-f6403f535ecf">Microsoft Download Center</A>.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif'">If you are considering the <A class="" title="Business Productivity Online Suite" href="http://www.microsoft.com/online/business-productivity.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/online/business-productivity.mspx">Business Productivity Online Suite</A> from Microsoft Online Services and want to start a 30-day trial of the services, the Trial Guide will help you get started with the trial and work through several common administrative and end-user tasks. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif'">The guide provides step-by-step instructions for several scenarios, including:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif'">Setting up a 30-day trial account in the <A class="" title=MOCP href="https://mocp.microsoftonline.com/" mce_href="https://mocp.microsoftonline.com">Microsoft Online Customer Portal</A> (MOCP)</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif'">Basic account administration<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif'">SharePoint Online administration<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif'">Setting up the end user experience<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif'">Converting a trial account to a paid subscription<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3235922" width="1" height="1">AnnouncementsTips and TricksTry Services for FreeFree Assessment ToolsBusiness Productivity Online Suitehttp://blogs.technet.com/msonline/archive/2008/11/22/start-planning-your-move-to-microsoft-online-services-with-free-assessment-tools-and-guidance.aspxSat, 22 Nov 2008 05:06:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3157803Lori - Microsoft2http://blogs.technet.com/msonline/comments/3157803.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/msonline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3157803<P align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><A class=BulletListHeadlineLink id=ctl00_mainContentContainer_ctl10_ctl10_ctl10 title="Start planning your move to Microsoft Online Services with free assessment tools and guidance" href="http://services.social.microsoft.com/Feeds/FeedItem?feedId=99017c31-c3db-4346-b7fc-8231b6c8bfff&amp;itemId=8733b271-272c-4dc5-b25a-b87b95ebddc9&amp;title=Start+planning+your+move+to+Microsoft+Online+Services+with+free+assessment+tools+and+guidance&amp;uri=http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/dd277934.aspx&amp;k=oty%2bmRfW7u7UGw9xAcNY4dIZqYcji%2b9FZXPY5f8tT/w%3d" mce_href="http://services.social.microsoft.com/Feeds/FeedItem?feedId=99017c31-c3db-4346-b7fc-8231b6c8bfff&amp;itemId=8733b271-272c-4dc5-b25a-b87b95ebddc9&amp;title=Start+planning+your+move+to+Microsoft+Online+Services+with+free+assessment+tools+and+guidance&amp;uri=http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/dd277934.aspx&amp;k=oty%2bmRfW7u7UGw9xAcNY4dIZqYcji%2b9FZXPY5f8tT/w%3d">Visit the Solution Accelerators TechCenter</A>, <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT color=#000000>and get free assessment tools and guidance to help you plan your move to Microsoft Online Services.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT color=#000000>Solution Accelerators automate discovery and assess requirements for migration.&nbsp;They&nbsp;provide&nbsp;prescriptive guidance and operations framework to speed up the on-boarding and migration process. </FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT color=#000000><A class="" href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/dd277934.aspx" mce_href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/dd277934.aspx">Get free guides and tools. <EM>Get moving with&nbsp;Microsoft Online Services today!</EM></A></FONT></SPAN></P></FONT><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3157803" width="1" height="1">Migration and CoexistenceAnnouncementsFree Assessment ToolsPlanning and Evaluation Resources