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• New Microsoft Tools Released to Simplify Planning and Deployment of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

  Good news! Last week, Microsoft announced the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 products have been released to manufacturing (RTM). What it means is that you will be able to get these products on the shelves very soon. Windows 7 Sneak-Peek from MGX... Posted Jul 29 2009, 12:49 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, Windows, virtualisation, Events, Microsoft, Virtualization, Steve Ballmer, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Windows Server 2008, Deployment Tools, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, rtm, Windows 7, MDT, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management, IT Management, ipd, App-V, steven sinofsky, MAP Toolkit, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, RTM Announcements, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, Desktop Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, WODS, OD

• Tips about Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit - Tip #1 for Windows 7 Readiness Assessment

  One of the most frequently-requested features for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (or MAP Toolkit) has been the “User-Defined Assessment Threshold” that allows IT departments to customize varying degree of hardware requirements for different... Posted Jul 29 2009, 12:25 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Windows Vista, Microsoft, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Deployment Tools, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Windows 7, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, IT Management, MAP Toolkit, IT Managers, Desktop Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

• RTM NEWS - Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Now Available!

  Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 releases are just around the corner. Are you thinking about deploying these new operating systems? Get a head start with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 to help you determine readiness of your machines... Posted Jul 13 2009, 09:25 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, news, Windows, virtualisation, Windows Vista, Microsoft, SQL, Virtualization, SQL Server 2005, case study, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, SQL Server 2008, Deployment Tools, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, SQL 2008, anti-spyware, anti-virus, rtm, Green IT, Windows 7, Hyper-V, Case studies, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, IT Management, App-V, SQL 2000, PC Security, MAP Toolkit, RTM Announcements, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, Desktop Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, WPC 2009

• Microsoft Management Summit 2009 Highlights

  This week, Microsoft hosted the annual Microsoft Management Summit 2009 (MMS) where industry experts and Microsoft customers congregate the share knowledge and best practices on the latest management technologies and OS platform enhancements from Microsoft... Posted May 01 2009, 12:18 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, Events, Microsoft, System Center, System Center Operations Manager, Virtualization, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Server 2008, Deployment Tools, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Windows 7, MDT, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, MMS, Cloud computing, IT Management, MAP Toolkit, Cloud Services, Microsoft PressPass, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, Desktop Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, Hyper-V Security Guide

• Introduction to Security in Windows 7

  Windows Vista introduced a variety of new security technologies that had a significant impact on the Windows ecosystem. User Account Control made it clear that Microsoft wanted to make easy for users to run Windows without being in the Administrators... Posted Apr 23 2009, 10:13 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, TechNet Magazine, Deployment Tools, IT Professionals, Windows 7, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, IT Management, TechNet Magazine articles, MAP Toolkit, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IPD Guides, Desktop Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

• [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... Posted Mar 24 2009, 03:52 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Webcast, Video, news, Windows, virtualisation, Windows Vista, SQL, SQL Server, SQL 2005, Virtualization, Licensing, Podcast, SQL Server 2005, case study, Desktop Deployment, Forefront Client Security, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2000, TechNet Magazine, Microsoft Partners, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, demo, virus, Deployment Tools, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, SQL 2008, Green IT, online services, Application Virtualization, Windows 7, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Case studies, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Online Services, IT Management, video demo, SQL 2000, PC Security, customer evidence, TechNet Magazine articles, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, Desktop Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

• [NEWS!] New Version of Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit - now compatible with Windows 7 Beta

  Hello IT Users! Due to 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... Posted Feb 06 2009, 12:50 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Video, news, Windows, virtualisation, Windows Vista, SQL Server, SQL 2005, Virtualization, SQL Server 2005, Desktop Deployment, Network Access Protection, Forefront Client Security, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2000, NAP, Microsoft Partners, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, demo, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, SQL 2008, rtm, Green IT, online services, Windows 7, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Online Services, IT Management, Sustainability, video demo, SQL 2000, PC Security, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, RTM Announcements, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Windows Server 2008 R2, IT Managers

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit - Technical FAQ

  Hello! The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit team has just released a new set of Technical FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) . We hope that you will find this useful as to learn how to use the MAP Toolkit for various technology migration... Posted Feb 06 2009, 03:49 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Video, news, Windows, Windows Vista, Microsoft, SQL, Virtualization, Desktop Deployment, Network Access Protection, Forefront Client Security, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, NAP, Microsoft Partners, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, demo, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, SQL 2008, anti-spyware, anti-virus, Green IT, Application Virtualization, Windows 7, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Software plus Services, Exchange Online, Microsoft Online Services, IT Management, video demo, PC Security, MAP Toolkit, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers

• [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... Posted Jan 21 2009, 12:33 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Webcast, Windows Vista, Events, Microsoft, SQL, SQL Server, Virtualization, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, SQL 2008, Windows 7, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, MAP Toolkit, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

• [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... Posted Nov 03 2008, 04:11 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Video, news, Windows, virtualisation, Windows Vista, Microsoft, SQL, SQL Server, SQL 2005, Virtualization, SQL Server 2005, case study, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2000, TechNet Magazine, Microsoft Partners, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, demo, virus, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, SQL 2008, anti-spyware, anti-virus, rtm, Green IT, online services, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Case studies, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management, Microsoft Online Services, Sustainability, video demo, SQL 2000, PC Security, customer evidence, TechNet Magazine articles, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, MAP Toolkit, RTM Announcements, Microsoft Hyper-V Server

• 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... Posted Sep 03 2008, 03:13 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Webcast, Windows Vista, Webcasts, Microsoft, SQL, Virtualization, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, SQL 2008, Green IT, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, PC 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... Posted Sep 03 2008, 02:50 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows Vista, Microsoft, SQL, Virtualization, case study, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, virus, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Microsoft application Virtualization, Case studies, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, customer evidence

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

  For 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... Posted Aug 01 2008, 07:25 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows Vista, SQL, SQL Server, SQL 2005, Virtualization, SQL Server 2005, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, virus, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, SQL 2008, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, SQL 2000, PC Security, SQL Queries

• 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... Posted Jun 26 2008, 07:48 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Presentation Virtualization

• Webcast Announcement for Microsoft Partners - Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP)

  Hello, Are you a Microsoft Partner? Are you interested in helping your customers with Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Virtualization projects? If you are, please come join our the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Partner Webcast Series next week... Posted Mar 07 2008, 04:23 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management

• Get Your Projects Off the Ground with Solution Accelerators for Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista SP1, and Microsoft Virtualization

  Are you getting ready to deploy Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista SP1 and Microsoft Virtualization technologies? Check out the brand new Solution Accelerators Microsoft is releasing this week! Today, Microsoft is launching three Solution Accelerators... Posted Feb 27 2008, 11:47 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Terminal Services, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Presentation Virtualization

• Microsoft Readying Customers and Partners with New Assessment and Deployment Tool for the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 Launch!

  Hello IT Pros! February 27 is a big day. Windows Server 2008 will be officially launching in Los Angeles with Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, kicking off in just a few hours. In support of this very important technology milestone as well as the Windows... Posted Feb 27 2008, 03:02 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management

• Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 have been Released to Manufacturing!

  Hello all, In case you haven't heard, the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 have been released to manufacturing today (Monday, Feb 4)! To learn more about what's new in the Windows Vista SP1 and see how excited the Windows Server 2008 team has... Posted Feb 05 2008, 02:59 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning Deep Dive Series: Part 1 - Agent-less Discovery

  Hi there, On a snowy, rainy Saturday afternoon, sipping a cup of my favorite latte, I decide to start the multi-part blog series of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Solution Accelerator that we are about to release to the web in about 4 weeks... Posted Jan 26 2008, 05:37 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Virtualization

• Welcome to the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Team Blog!

  Hi Everybody, I'm Baldwin Ng, Sr. Product Manager from the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team, who's responsible for developing automated tools such as Windows Vista Hardware Assessment , Assessment and Deployment Solution . Our latest project is Microsoft... Posted Jan 22 2008, 12:44 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning