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
Migrating to the Database Consolidation Appliance using the MAP Toolkit
In this blog, I will show you how you can use the MAP Toolkit to help you to migrate to the Database...
Author: Peter Saddow - Microsoft Date: 01/26/2012
Using the MAP Toolkit for Office 365 deployments
In today’s episode, we welcome Peter Saddow, Sr. Program Manager from the Microsoft Solution...
Author: Peter Saddow - Microsoft Date: 12/20/2011
MAP Toolkit 6.5 is available for download
The latest version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit—version 6.5—is now...
Author: Peter Saddow - Microsoft Date: 12/13/2011
Provide your Feedback on the MAP Toolkit
Along with the release of the MAP Toolkit 6.5 beta, we are making several surveys available to...
Author: Peter Saddow - Microsoft Date: 11/08/2011
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.5 Beta
The Solution Accelerators team is pleased to announce the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP)...
Author: Peter Saddow - Microsoft Date: 10/29/2011
Simplify your cloud migration planning with MAP 6.0
We are pleased to announce the next version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP)...
Author: kalim Date: 07/24/2011
Accelerate adoption of Microsoft private and public cloud platforms with MAP 6.0 Beta
We are pleased to announce the next version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP)...
Author: venkatganti Date: 05/31/2011
Windows Azure Platform Readiness Assessment using MAP Toolkit 5.5
We launched MAP 5.5 couple of weeks ago. In the last blog, we explored on the Internet Explorer...
Author: venkatganti Date: 02/18/2011
Simplify Windows 7 & Windows Internet Explorer deployment planning with MAP 5.5 toolkit
Last week, in his blog "Identifying Browsers and Plugins That Might Represent a Risk" Gartner's Neil...
Author: venkatganti Date: 01/31/2011
Migration planning made easier with MAP Toolkit 5.5
We are pleased to announce the next version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP)...
Author: venkatganti Date: 01/17/2011
Migration planning made easier with MAP Toolkit 5.5 Beta
We are pleased to announce the next version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP)...
Author: venkatganti Date: 11/15/2010
Introduction to MAP Toolkit 5.0 and an overview screencast
In the last couple of posts, I discussed SQL server discovery feature as well as Software Usage...
Author: venkatganti Date: 09/09/2010
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...
Author: venkatganti Date: 09/01/2010
License Compliance using Software Usage Tracking feature of MAP 5.0
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit has a new Software usage tracking capability so...
Author: venkatganti Date: 08/11/2010
SQL Server Discovery Screencast
In the previous blog, Joyce discussed the MAP 5.0 features, specifically SQL server instances and...
Author: venkatganti Date: 07/30/2010
SQL Server Consolidation Report in MAP 5.0
We have announced the general availability of MAP 5.0 during Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). We...
Author: venkatganti Date: 07/26/2010
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 now available!
We're happy to announce that the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 is now...
Author: venkatganti Date: 07/11/2010
Use the MAP 5.0 Beta Toolkit to track software usage & licensing for Exchange Servers
One of the newest features in development for the MAP Toolkit is the ability to track usage data for...
Author: venkatganti Date: 06/23/2010
LINUX and LAMP Stack Inventory Assessment with MAP 5.0 Beta Toolkit
MAP 5.0 Beta 2 is currently available, and the beta program is under way. Traditionally, MAP...
Author: venkatganti Date: 06/09/2010
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 Beta 2 now open!
We're happy to announce that the beta for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 is...
Author: venkatganti Date: 05/24/2010
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™...
Author: venkatganti Date: 05/03/2010
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...
Author: venkatganti Date: 04/16/2010
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit for Office 2010 Readiness
I am Venkat Ganti, Sr. Product Manager in the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team, responsible for...
Author: venkatganti Date: 03/26/2010
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 Beta 1 now open!
We’re happy to announce that the beta for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 is...
Author: Michelle Arney Date: 03/16/2010
Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Microsoft App-V 4.6 Now Available!
If you've been using MAP for assessing your Virtualization environments, you may also like this...
Author: Michelle Arney Date: 02/26/2010
MAP from Mike Mitchell
Meet Mike Mitchell, Principal Group Program Manager, as he talks about the advantages of the...
Author: frasim Date: 01/08/2010
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....
Author: frasim Date: 12/15/2009
Updated Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Virtualization!
The Solution Accelerators team has released two updated guides to further assist organizations in...
Author: frasim Date: 11/30/2009
IBM Hardware Pack for Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, v1.1.
Our friends at IBM have been working hard to provide customers direct insight into IBM Hardware, and...
Author: frasim Date: 11/21/2009
IPD Guide for Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway.
Interested in Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway? Check out the new beta Infrastructure...
Author: frasim Date: 11/12/2009
Learn more about MAP 4.0
Check out this great article on MAP v4 This article explains the new features in MAP v4 including...
Author: frasim Date: 11/10/2009
MAP 5.0 Community Technical Preview (CTP) - Now Open!
Get an early peek at the next release of MAP (version 5.0) when you sign up for the MAP 5.0...
Author: frasim Date: 11/09/2009
[RTM News] Security Baselines for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8!
The Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is very pleased to announce the release of new security...
Author: mapblog Date: 10/30/2009
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...
Author: mapblog Date: 10/26/2009
7 Deployment Tools for Windows 7
Today, Windows 7 is released to cities around the world. Are you thinking about migrating your PCs...
Author: mapblog Date: 10/22/2009
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...
Author: mapblog Date: 10/20/2009
Don't Compromise Your IT! Modernize It!
Here's my latest blog post on the "Because It's Everybody's Business" site on Microsoft.com. The...
Author: mapblog Date: 10/17/2009
Windows 7: The 10 Things to Do First for Windows 7
Are you getting ready for Windows 7? Read the latest TechNet Magazine article, The 10 Things to Do...
Author: mapblog Date: 10/17/2009
[Video Demo] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit Demo #3 – Server Migration and Virtualization Assessments
Have you considered consolidating your datacenter servers down to a more manageable number? Are your...
Author: mapblog Date: 10/15/2009
[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...
Author: mapblog Date: 10/13/2009
[News!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 In Development (Beta Program Now Open)
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 Beta Program is now open for registration. This...
Author: mapblog Date: 10/06/2009
[Video Demo] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit Demo #1 – Windows 7 Hardware Assessments
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit makes it easier for you to determine if your...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/30/2009
[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...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/24/2009
[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...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/21/2009
[News!] Microsoft New Site - Because it's everybody's business!
Microsoft has just released the "Because it's everybody's business" site with lots of new...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/18/2009
[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...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/18/2009
[News!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) Launching on Facebook
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) Facebook Group Page is now launched. Join this...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/10/2009
[NEWS!] Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Released to Web!
The Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the new version...
Author: mapblog Date: 09/08/2009