Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit Team Blog
An agentless inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely assess IT environments for various platform migrations— including Windows 8, Office 2013 and 365, Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V, Windows Azure, and Microsoft SQL Server 2012
[Video Interview] Microsoft Online Services and Solution Accelerators
Are you interested in moving your IT services such as e-mail messaging, collaboration tools, and...
Author: mapblog Date: 02/06/2009
[Video Demo] Free Tool Showcase: Save IT Dollars with Hyper-V Server Consolidation Technology and Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
With the current state of the global economy, IT managers like you are probably wondering how you...
Author: mapblog Date: 02/04/2009
First Experience with Windows 7 Beta
I spent the weekend using Windows 7 Beta (build 7000) and the experience has been great. A few...
Author: mapblog Date: 02/03/2009
Top Sites about Windows 7
Hi there, I've been testing Windows 7 beta build 7000 for the past couple of days, and will be...
Author: mapblog Date: 02/01/2009
Optimize Your IT and Save Your Precious Dollars!
Core Infrastructure Optimization is a proven framework for evolving your IT infrastructure to become...
Author: mapblog Date: 01/31/2009
[Webcast] IT Manager Webcast Series Part 1 - IT Challenges & Virtualization
Is the economy stressing you out? Are you looking for ways to reduce cost for your IT department?...
Author: mapblog Date: 01/28/2009
Filter your E-mails with Ease
Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services Electronic messaging is mission critical, but remains vulnerable...
Author: mapblog Date: 01/27/2009
Windows 7 Beta Available Through February 12 - see details here
The Windows 7 team announced the timeline for the shutdown of general availability for Windows 7...
Author: mapblog Date: 01/26/2009
[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...
Author: mapblog Date: 01/21/2009
[NEWS!] Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V R2 Beta Released!!
Last week at Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft released the Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta...
Author: mapblog Date: 01/14/2009
[NEWS!] Windows 7 Beta is Here! Download Now!
The Year of 2009 is kicking off to a great start. In front of a big crowd at CES 2009, Microsoft...
Author: mapblog Date: 01/09/2009
[RTM News!] Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0 Now Available
Virtualization can be manageable and here's the latest Virtualization Solution Accelerator that...
Author: mapblog Date: 11/26/2008
[NEWS!] Simple To Save Cost Calculator from Alinean
Do you want to lower IT operation costs for your business? Take advantage of this new tool from...
Author: mapblog Date: 11/24/2008
[NEWS!] Hyper-Green.com: Go Green and Virtual = Save Energy and Money!
Are you under pressure to control your IT operational costs? Are your companies or local governments...
Author: mapblog Date: 11/21/2008
50 ways to make Windows Vista faster - WOW!
Wow! If you have a Windows Vista machine, you should probably take a look at this series of how-to...
Author: mapblog Date: 11/20/2008
[NEWS!] Microsoft Online Services Now Available!
Today, at a launch event in San Francisco, Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business...
Author: mapblog Date: 11/17/2008
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...
Author: mapblog Date: 11/17/2008
[RTM News!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 for Power Savings and Management Now Available!
Today, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the RTM release of the...
Author: mapblog Date: 11/03/2008
[RTM News!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 for Forefront Client Security and Network Access Protection (NAP) Readiness Now Available!
Today, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the RTM release of the...
Author: mapblog Date: 11/03/2008
[RTM News] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 for Microsoft Online Services Now Available!
Today, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the RTM release of the...
Author: mapblog Date: 11/03/2008
[RTM News] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 for SQL Server 2008 Now Available!
Today, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the RTM release of the...
Author: mapblog Date: 11/03/2008
[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...
Author: mapblog Date: 11/03/2008
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...
Author: mapblog Date: 10/26/2008
[NEWS!] System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 RTM
Hello everyone! In case you haven't heard yet, the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008...
Author: mapblog Date: 10/21/2008
[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...
Author: mapblog Date: 10/14/2008
[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...
Author: mapblog Date: 10/09/2008
NEWS! No-Cost Hypervisor from Microsoft + System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Release Announcement
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the release of the no-cost hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008....
Author: mapblog Date: 10/02/2008
New Site for Microsoft Partners - Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) is a network-wide assessment tool that helps both...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/30/2008
Webcast Alert! Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta
Hi Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) fans! Are you curious what MAP Toolkit 3.2 Beta...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/29/2008
Virtualization TechCenter Going Global!
Remember you first heard about Virtualization technologies and found yourself wandering around the...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/26/2008
[RTM Alert] Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for App-V 4.5 Now Available!
Hello, The Virtualization Solution Accelerators family now has a new member! Today, we are pleased...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/16/2008
Interviewing with Microsoft CIO Tony Scott - on Microsoft IT, Virtualization and more...
Here's the CNET interview of Microsoft CIO Tony Scott. Read on to hear his thoughts on IT operations...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/15/2008
[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...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/12/2008
Microsoft Launching Hyper-V, App-V and SCVMM to the World (Part 3 - Interoperability)
Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. are announcing the availability of a joint virtualization solution...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/11/2008
Seinfeld and Bill Gates - New ads on Windows!
Hello, In case you haven't heard, the new Seifeld + Bill Gates commercials are out. Each "episode"...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/11/2008
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...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/10/2008
Microsoft Launching Hyper-V, App-V and SCVMM to the World (Part 1)
On September 8, 2008, over 1,000 Microsoft customers attended the Virtualization launch of Microsoft...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/09/2008
Special Edition of TechNet Magazine on VIRTUALIZATION
Hi, The TechNet Magazine team has released the October special edition on Virtualization...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/04/2008
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...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/03/2008
Customer Stories for Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) has been in the market since February 2008 earlier...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/03/2008
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...
Author: mapblog Date: 08/29/2008
Join the Microsoft Virtualization Global Launch Event and Speak to the Virtualization Experts!
Hi,If you haven't heard about the Microsoft Virtualization Global Launch Event, it's not too late....
Author: mapblog Date: 08/22/2008
What on earth is "Mojave" from Microsoft?
Check out this new OS from Microsoft called Mojave! Once you like Mojave, use the Microsoft...
Author: mapblog Date: 08/22/2008
NEWS! Microsoft and Novell Expand Successful Interoperability Relationship
Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. are announcing an incremental investment in their relationship to...
Author: mapblog Date: 08/20/2008
NEWS! Microsoft Support Policies and Recommendations for Exchange Servers in Hardware Virtualization Environments
This topic provides the Microsoft support policies for running currently supported versions of...
Author: mapblog Date: 08/19/2008