Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 RTM/RTWs
As you should know, the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) is a Solution Accelerator. This new edition can help you assess and advise your customers on how they can implement and use the newer technologies. I believe it’s an indispensable tool for a partner, you should check it out if you haven’t already.
As a quick review, a Solution Accelerator (SA) is a combination of automation tools and guidance that is designed and provided to help you accelerate the use of Microsoft technology, such asVista, servers, virtualization, and mobility. SAs are free.
The new MAP tool, previously known as “Windows Vista Hardware Assessment” has been expanded to not only provide hardware assessment for Windows Vista, and Microsoft Office 2007 but, in this newest version, it now also assesses existing servers for hardware and device compatibility with Windows Server 2008 and offers server virtualization candidates reporting and desktop infrastructure assessment for Microsoft Application Virtualization (formerly SoftGrid).
MAP doesn’t require the installation of agent software on any computers or devices, but does provide data and analysis that can significantly simplify the planning process for migrating to Windows Vista®, Microsoft Office 2007, Windows Server® 2008, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2, SQL 2008 and Microsoft Application Virtualization (formerly SoftGrid).
The MAP has three main functions: Secure and Agentless Inventory, Comprehensive Data Analysis, and In-Depth Readiness Reporting. It includes a Word-based proposal generator and can also generate a set of Microsoft Excel workbooks with detailed information to help you plan for an OS migration or virtualization project. And I’ve included a screenshot of it’s new UI below.
get it at: http://www.microsoft.com/MAP
also check out the MAP blog at: http://blogs.technet.com/mapblog/
and check out other SAs at: http://microsoft.com/solutionaccelerators
