MICROSOFT ASSESSMENT & PLANNING TOOLKIT 3.1 BETA AVAILABLE!
Partners,
If you are looking for a tool that will help you determine the right Microsoft Technology for your customers, this is it! Download this beta and check this out! This WILL help you win the deal and get the services revenue your are looking for!
The BETA is now available!
https://connect.microsoft.com/InvitationUse.aspx?ProgramID=2307&InvitationID=MP31-GT76-X98X&SiteID=297
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is an integrated platform with tools and guidance that make it easier for you to assess your current IT infrastructure and determine the right Microsoft technologies for your IT needs. It offers easy inventory, powerful assessment and actionable recommendations for Windows Server 2008, Windows Server Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Microsoft Application Virtualization (formerly SoftGrid), System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Windows Vista, 2007 Microsoft Office, and SQL Server. The popular Windows Vista Hardware Assessment readiness tool has now been replaced by the MAP toolkit platform.
This automation tool helps IT professionals and consultants like you establish a clearer understanding of your infrastructure, desktop and virtualization needs through network-wide assessment of your assets including desktops, laptops, servers, applications and network devices. Actionable recommendations are provided through the auto-generated migration proposal reports and documents.
In addition, the new MAP user interface also offers a "resource center" where users can download other relevant tools and useful resources such as white papers and technical guidance from Microsoft and other sources from the IT community.
Target Audience
- Customers: IT Architects, Infrastructure Specialists and Desktop/Application Administrators.
- Partners: System Integrators, Value-Added Partners and IT Consultants in the Enterprise and Midmarket
Key Benefits
- Quick Assessment of Your Existing infrastructure and assets
- Adaptive Guidance and Actionable Proposals that provide specific recommendations that will help simplify your planning and deployment of Microsoft technologies
- One-Stop Shop for All Your Planning (or Pre-Sales) Needs
New Features
- Hyper-V virtualization assessment
- Discovery of SQL servers
- Desktop security assessment using the Security Center technology
- 64-bit installation support (i.e. you can now install MAP on an inventory machine that has a 64-bit OS)