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• Want to Get a Second Shot? Certification Exam for SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V and more...

  Good news to all of you who are IT professionals out there! Microsoft Learning team is now offering a second shot for you to take a Microsoft certification exam for free. This is a great way to get the SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V and... Posted Nov 17 2008, 02:41 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, virtualisation, Microsoft, SQL, SQL Server, Virtualization, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, SQL 2008, Hyper-V, MAP, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Hyper-V Server

• [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

• Test Drive the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta

  If you haven't heard, the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta is now available for a free download. From desktop deployments, server deployments, virtualization, datacenter consolidation, Green IT, PC security, Microsoft Online Services... Posted Oct 26 2008, 12:04 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, news, Windows, virtualisation, Windows Vista, Microsoft, SQL, SQL Server, SQL 2005, Virtualization, SQL Server 2005, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, SQL 2008, Green IT, online services, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management, Microsoft Online Services, SCVMM 2008, Sustainability, PC Security, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program

• [NEWS!] System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 RTM

  Hello everyone! In case you haven't heard yet, the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM) has just been released to manufacturing ! What does that mean to you? Well, basically, through the use of a single tool (i.e. SCVMM 2008 ), you can... Posted Oct 21 2008, 10:56 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, virtualisation, Microsoft, Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, Solution Accelerators, Virtual Server 2005 R2, rtm, Hyper-V, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management, SCVMM 2008, Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool, OVMST, MAP Toolkit, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, RTM Announcements, IPD Guides

• [NEWS!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta Now Available!

  Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta Now Available! Many of our customers do not know what computers are in their IT environment or what applications have been deployed. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2 Beta makes... Posted Oct 14 2008, 05:57 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, news, Windows, virtualisation, Windows Vista, Microsoft, SQL, SQL Server, SQL 2005, Virtualization, SQL Server 2005, case study, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Partners, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Katmai, virus, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, SQL 2008, anti-spyware, anti-virus, Green IT, online services, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Case studies, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Online Services, Sustainability, SQL 2000, PC Security, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program

• [Case Study] Costco Uses Virtualization to Save Space, Reduce Costs, and Increase IT Agility

  Costco Wholesale Corporation is a major international wholesale distributor with revenues approaching U.S.$70 billion. Costco began using virtualization technology in 2006 and has expanded its investment to include Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise with... Posted Oct 09 2008, 02:42 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, virtualisation, Microsoft, Virtualization, case study, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Hardware Assessment, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Hyper-V, Case studies, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management, SCVMM 2008, customer evidence, MAP Toolkit

• 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... Posted Oct 02 2008, 12:44 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, virtualisation, Events, Microsoft, Virtualization, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Softgrid, Terminal Services, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, Green IT, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Presentation Virtualization, Virtualization Management, SCVMM 2008

• [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... Posted Sep 12 2008, 04:30 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, Microsoft, SQL, SQL Server, SQL 2005, Virtualization, SQL Server 2005, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, SQL 2008, Green IT, online services, Hyper-V, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Online Services, Sustainability, SQL 2000, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program

• 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... Posted Sep 10 2008, 09:14 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Microsoft, Virtualization, case study, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Green IT, Hyper-V, Case studies, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management, customer evidence

• 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

• Show your favorite sites on Virtualization with the World!

  Hi all, I recently had a chat with the TechNet web site team and they make me aware of a very cool Social Bookmarking site (on preview). What is social bookmarking? It's quite simple - think of it as a way to share your Internet Explorer favorites... Posted Aug 29 2008, 07:04 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

• [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... Posted Jul 04 2008, 02:24 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Video, Windows Vista, Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management

• [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... Posted Jun 29 2008, 11:13 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Green IT, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management

• Hyper-V is Here! And the MAP Toolkit is just around the corner!

  This is the shortest blog post I've ever done! Key message is: "Hyper-V is Here!" Congrats to the Hyper-V team and special thanks to all of the our TAP and RDP customers! Get Hyper-V NOW! And yes, we are only a few more days away from MAP... Posted Jun 26 2008, 04:18 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, Solution Accelerators, Green IT, Hyper-V, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

• 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

• 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... Posted Jun 13 2008, 04:21 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Hyper-V, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

• See us at TechEd 2008 this week!

  This week, our team is presenting the upcoming features for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) 3.1 at TechEd in Orlando, Florida. Hope to see you there! You should expect the MAP 3.1 beta download to be available this week as well. Baldwin... Posted Jun 10 2008, 01:17 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Hyper-V, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

• 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... Posted May 28 2008, 09:56 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Hyper-V, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management

• [VIDEO] Virtual Networking using Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

  Check out the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V video on Virtual Networking. Baldwin ";" alt="">...( read more ) Share this post: Read More... Posted May 27 2008, 12:46 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Video, Virtualization, demo, Hyper-V, Server Virtualization, video demo

• Hyper-V Release Candidate 1 Now Available for Download!

  Hi all, Hyper-V RC1 is now available for download. That's right! It's really time for you to take a quick test-drive of this amazing server virtualization technology - plus it's part of Windows Server 2008! Get Hyper-V RC1 Here Learn more... Posted May 20 2008, 10:05 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Hyper-V, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

• Hyper-V Deployment Case Study - Sporton International

  Managing 60 servers is no small feat when it comes to midsize company, Sporton International in Taiwan. With limited IT resources, Sporton decided to turn to Systex Corporation (Microsoft Gold Certified Partner) to explore options to virtualize their... Posted May 20 2008, 01:03 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Hyper-V, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

• Top 5 Things You Need To Know: What’s Hot at Microsoft Management Summit 2008 (MMS)

  Hello IT Managers, Couldn’t break free from your job and attend the MMS 2008 conference? Don’t worry. Allow me to present to you the Top 5 Hottest Topics! · SCOM 2007 Cross Platform Extensions o Are you managing a mixed environment with Windows Server... Posted May 01 2008, 02:18 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Hyper-V, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

• [VIDEO] Microsoft Assessment and Planning How-To Series: Part 1 (Server Virtualization Candidacy Reporting)

  [VIDEO] Microsoft Assessment and Planning How-To Series: Part 1 (Server Virtualization Candidacy Reporting) Check out this 20-minute demo to explain how you can use the MAP tool to generate server virtualization candidates. The demo is starts around mid... Posted Apr 24 2008, 02:25 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Hyper-V, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning How-To Series: Part 1 (Server Virtualization Candidacy Reporting)

  Hi there, This is the first installment of a series of how-to content to get you started with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning tool (MAP) . Today, we'll cover how users can use MAP to generate virtualization candidates for server virtualization... Posted Apr 22 2008, 08:47 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Hyper-V, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning