• Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit v7.0 Is Now Available!

    Overview The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) is an agentless, automated, multi-product planning and assessment tool for quicker and easier desktop, server and cloud migrations. MAP provides detailed readiness assessment reports and executive...
  • My New Favorite Windows 8 RTM Application…

    I installed Win8 RTM last night on my primary work machine, a Samsung 700T tablet. I did all my customizations, installed Office and such…and then went out to the store to grab all the apps I had already installed previously (Win8 does a really nice job...
  • Windows Server 2012 Ignite Bootcamps Now Available

    Accelerated Bootcamp to Upgrade your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 This accelerated four day course will cover new features and functionality in Windows Server 2012. This is not a Product Upgrade course, detailing the considerations for migrating...
  • Evaluate savings with the Deduplication Evaluation Tool (DDPEVAL.exe)

    One of the great new features in Windows Server 2012 is Data Deduplication.   There’s a cool tool that allows you to see what kind of savings you’d get on a particular volume.  You can see more details on dedup, including this feature here...
  • Open Beta for System Center Operations Manager 2012 IPD Guide—Now Available for Download

    Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for System Center 2012 - Operations Manager The Infrastructure Planning and Design team is working on a new guide: System Center 2012 - Operations Manager . Get the beta by visiting the Connect website at https...