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• Windows Azure Platform Readiness Assessment using MAP 5.5

  We launched MAP 5.5 couple of weeks ago. In the last blog, we explored on the Internet Explorer discovery scenario within the context of Windows7 deployment. In MAP 5.5, we extended the scope of MAP toolkit beyond the traditional server and desktop hardware... Posted Feb 18 2011, 02:02 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, SQL, Virtualization, Linux, Hardware Assessment, infrastructure, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, demo, Deployment Tools, Solution Accelerators, Windows 7, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Online Services, ipd, PC Security, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, MAP Toolkit, IPD Guides, Azure, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, Office 2010, SQL Azure, Windows Azure Platform, windows desktop

• Migration planning made easier with MAP Toolkit 5.5

  We are pleased to announce the next version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit-version 5.5- is now available for download. Download MAP 5.5 Simplify planning for migration to the latest Microsoft products and technologies with the... Posted Jan 17 2011, 06:00 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Exchange, Windows, SQL, Virtualization, Linux, IBM, Hardware Assessment, infrastructure, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, demo, Deployment Tools, Windows 7, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Online Services, ipd, MAP Toolkit, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, Office 2010, windows desktop

• Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Windows User State Virtualization – Now Available!

  The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) team has released a new guide: Windows User State Virtualization (USV). The Infrastructure Planning and Design guide for Windows User State Virtualization (USV) helps IT get started with planning a Windows... Posted Sep 01 2010, 02:33 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Virtualization, infrastructure, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, MAP Toolkit, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, windows desktop

• Forefront Identity Manager & Active Directory Certificate Services Guidance (Beta) Now Available!

  The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) team is working on two new guides: Microsoft Forefront™ Identity Manager 2010 and Active Directory® Certificate Services. The Infrastructure Planning and Design guide for Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager... Posted May 03 2010, 01:58 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Deployment Tools, Solution Accelerators, ipd, PC Security, IPD Guides

• Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for the Dynamic Data Center Now Available!

  The Solution Accelerator team has released a new guide: Dynamic Data Center . The design process in the free Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for the Dynamic Data Center allows your organization to strategically plan a Dynamic Data Center infrastructure... Posted Apr 16 2010, 03:27 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, infrastructure, Deployment Tools, Solution Accelerators, ipd, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, windows desktop

• Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Microsoft® Forefront™ Unified Access Gateway Now Available!

  The Solution Accelerator team has released a new guide: Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway . This free guide outlines the critical infrastructure design elements that are key to the successful implementation of Forefront Unified Access Gateway... Posted Dec 15 2009, 10:09 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, IPD Guides

• IPD Guide for Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway.

  Interested in Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway? Check out the new beta Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway, and learn a logical three-step process for selecting Forefront UAG features required... Posted Nov 12 2009, 04:00 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Forefront Client Security, IPD Guides

• Telco Reduces Costs While Improving Datacenter Services - A Case Study

  With over 1.4 million wireless subscribers and 400 employees, a Jordanian telecommunications company, Umniah, recently deployed Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V server virtualization technology to their enterprise. Here's how they were able to reap... Posted Nov 04 2009, 03:29 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: virtualisation, Virtualization, consolidation, Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V, MAP, ipd, Featured, MAP Toolkit, IPD Guides, expert, Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide, Windows Server Solution Accelerators, Baldwin Ng, winserv

• 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... Posted Oct 26 2009, 11:41 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Solution Accelerators, rtm, Windows 7, ipd, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, RTM Announcements, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, DirectAccess, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Solution Accelerators

• 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... Posted Oct 20 2009, 06:23 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Microsoft, System Center, System Center Operations Manager, Virtualization, case study, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft Partners, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Application Virtualization, Windows 7, Hyper-V, Case studies, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Exchange Online, IT Management, ipd, App-V, customer evidence, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, Baldwin Ng, case study contest, zune HD

• Don't Compromise Your IT! Modernize It!

  Customers that I work with, like many of you, are actively seeking ways to reduce costs. Whether they are managing the IT department for a large organization or a small business , they are experiencing increasing pressure to do more with less. Are you... Posted Oct 17 2009, 12:15 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, virtualisation, Management, Virtualization, consolidation, Solution Accelerators, Windows 7, MDT, Hyper-V, MAP, ipd, Featured, MAP Toolkit, IPD Guides, expert, Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide, Windows Optimized Desktop Toolkit, Windows Server Solution Accelerators, Baldwin Ng, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios Solution Accelerator

• [NEWS!] Two New Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for System Center Operations Manager and Windows Deployment Services

  The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Team from Microsoft Solution Accelerators recently released two new IPD guides to help customers with deployment planning for these Microsoft products: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Windows Deployment... Posted Oct 13 2009, 03:10 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, System Center Operations Manager, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, Windows Deployment Services, WDS, ipd, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Survey says: IT pros weigh in on the role of solution providers

  Microsoft recently conducted an online survey of 2000 IT professionals about if, how and why they use solution providers (IT consultants, resellers, system integrators and hosted service providers.) The results verify what we've heard repeatedly from... Posted Oct 07 2009, 03:58 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Events, Windows Server, SBS, Networking, Misc, Virtualization, R2 (Release Two), Best Practices Analyzer, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, Windows 7, Hyper-V, Foundation, marketing waves, Partner solutions, IDC, EBS, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Windows Essential Server Solutions, Worldwide Partner Conference, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IPD Guides, WESS, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Serverver 2008 R2, SBS EBS, Foundation server, windows server 2008 foundation, small businesses, Windows Server 2008 R2 Solution Accelerators, Windows 7 Solution Accelerators

• [RTM News] Just Released: Planning and Design Guidance for Microsoft Virtualization Technologies

  Today, the Infrastructure Planning and Design Team from Microsoft Solution Accelerators is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guide for Windows Server Virtualization and System Center Virtual... Posted Sep 24 2009, 02:30 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: virtualisation, System Center, Virtualization, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Solution Accelerators, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, ipd, MAP Toolkit, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Baldwin Ng

• [RTM News] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit for IBM

  Today, the Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the release of the initial version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit for IBM . This release, based on the MAP Toolkit platform, was developed by IBM at the IBM Center for... Posted Sep 21 2009, 05:48 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, Microsoft, IBM, Hardware Assessment, OEM, Solution Accelerators, rtm, Hyper-V, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, ipd, MAP Toolkit, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, RTM Announcements, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Baldwin Ng

• [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... Posted Sep 17 2009, 11:52 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, news, Windows, SQL, System Center, System Center Operations Manager, Virtualization, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Network Access Protection, Terminal Services, System Center Configuration Manager, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, SQL 2008, online services, Application Virtualization, Windows 7, Hyper-V, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Presentation Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Exchange Online, IT Management, SCVMM 2008, ipd, App-V, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, DirectAccess, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, WODS, SQL Server Solution Accelerators

• [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... Posted Sep 14 2009, 07:59 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Video, Windows, Deployment Tools, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Windows 7, IT Management, ipd, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, DirectAccess, IT Managers, Desktop Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

• Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for DirectAccess (Beta) Released!

  Today, in support of the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 joint launch, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the beta release of the Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for DirectAccess that offers Microsoft customers... Posted Sep 14 2009, 06:43 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: VPN, Solution Accelerators, Windows 7, ipd, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, DirectAccess, Windows Server 2008 R2 Solution Accelerators, Windows 7 Solution Accelerators

• TechNet Webcast: Migration Planning Tools for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V (Level 200)

  Language(s): English. Product(s): Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2008 R2. Audience(s): IT Generalist. Duration: 60 Minutes Start Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada) Event Overview Windows Server 2008 R2 will... Posted Sep 02 2009, 02:58 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Webcast, Events, Webcasts, Hardware Assessment, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Hyper-V, MAP, ipd, MAP Toolkit, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

• [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... Posted Aug 24 2009, 02:01 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, virtualisation, Virtualization, Windows Server 2008, Deployment Tools, Solution Accelerators, Application Virtualization, Windows 7, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Desktop Virtualization, ipd, App-V, Beta Program, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, DirectAccess, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

• [Microsoft Partners] Free Web Seminar on How to Plan for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V Projects

  Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V Are you interested in helping your customers reduce cost in your datacenter? Considering upgrading to Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V technologies.Starting this week, Microsoft will host 4 web seminars for Microsoft... Posted Aug 19 2009, 12:48 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Webcast, news, Windows, virtualisation, Webcasts, Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Deployment Tools, Solution Accelerators, MDT, Hyper-V, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, ipd, MAP Toolkit, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

• [NEWS!] SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP and Solution Accelerators Available!

  SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP Announced The SQL Server 2008 R2 August Community Technology Preview (CTP) rollout continues today with the availability of the Microsoft SQL Server StreamInsight August CTP. We’re excited to announce that SQL Server StreamInsight... Posted Aug 18 2009, 11:30 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, Microsoft, SQL, SQL Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, SQL 2008, ctp, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, MAP Toolkit, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IPD Guides, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server Solution Accelerators

• 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

• Release Announcement - Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Windows Server 2008 R2 Now Available!

  In support of the upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 launch, Microsoft announced at the Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 this week the public release of Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides Series for Windows Server 2008 R2 - free best practice and... Posted Jul 16 2009, 10:11 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: virtualisation, Events, Virtualization, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, rtm, Hyper-V, IT Management, ipd, WPC, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, RTM Announcements, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers

• NEWS - Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Beta 2 Now Available!

  The Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2 launches are just around the corner. As you prepare to deploy these operating systems, consider jumpstarting your project with Microsoft® Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 Beta 2. Leverage this Solution Accelerator... Posted Jul 09 2009, 10:16 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Windows Server 2008, IT Professionals, Windows 7, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, IT Management, ipd, MAP Toolkit, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IPD Guides, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, WODS