Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

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  FAQ for Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

  Saturday, February 28, 2009 1:06 AM
  The latest Frequently-Asked-Questions (FAQ) page for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is available on the TechNet Wiki:
  http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/microsoft-assessment-and-planning-toolkit-frequently-asked-questions-faq.aspx
  
  
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  Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 8.0 Now Available

  Michael Switzer [MSFT CSG] Monday, August 01, 2011 4:45 PM

  Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 8.0

  MAP 8.0 now available for download!

  Download MAP 8.0

  Accelerate your Windows Server 2012 migration with MAP 8.0!

  Accelerate your Windows Server 2012 migration with Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 8.0. This latest version of MAP adds new scenarios to help plan your environment with agility and focus while lowering the cost of delivering IT. Included in MAP 8.0 are hardware and infrastructure readiness assessments to assist you in planning the deployment of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, preparing your migration to Windows Azure Virtual Machines, readying your environment for Office 2013 and Office 365, and tracking your usage of Lync.

  Key features and benefits of MAP 8.0 help you:

  • Determine readiness for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.
  • Assess environment for Office 2013.
  • Plan migration to Windows Azure Virtual Machines.
  • Track Lync Enterprise/Plus usage.

  Key features and benefits in more detail:

  Determine your Windows Server 2012 readiness

  MAP 8.0 assesses the readiness of your IT infrastructure for a Windows Server 2012 deployment. This feature includes detailed and actionable recommendations indicating which machines meet Windows Server 2012 system requirements and which may need hardware updates. A comprehensive inventory of servers, operating systems, workloads, devices, and server roles is included to help in your planning efforts.

  Determine your Windows 8 readiness

  MAP 8.0 assesses the readiness of your IT environment for a Windows 8 deployment. This feature evaluates your existing hardware against the recommended system requirements for Windows 8. It provides recommendations detailing which machines meet the requirements and which may need hardware upgrades. 

  Key benefits include:

  • Assessment report and summary proposal to help you understand the scope and benefits of a Windows 8 deployment
  • Inventory of desktop computers, deployed operating systems, and applications

  Assess your environment for Office 2013 and Office 365

  MAP 8.0 assesses readiness for Office 2013 and Office 365 and provides an in-depth assessment of client desktops for upgrading or migration. This feature also offers support for Office 365 features such as web apps, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, or full Office 365 client support.

  Migrate to Windows Azure Virtual Machines

  MAP 8.0 performs a comprehensive assessment of Windows Server and Linux machines to determine feasibility of a migration to Windows Azure Virtual Machines. MAP then provides suggested changes to prepare targeted machines for migration. This feature helps you reduce the operating costs of hosting on-premise servers, as well as estimating the required size and monthly network and storage usage required to migrate on-premise Windows and Linux servers to Windows Azure Virtual Machines using actual data from the targeted environment.

  Assess your software usage and evaluate your licensing needs for Lync

  The Lync Enterprise and Usage Tracking feature counts the number of Lync Enterprise/Plus users as well as device activities for determining the number of required client access licenses (CAL). For Lync 2010, MAP provides a server inventory and software usage by device and user for Lync Standard features. MAP’s updated Software Usage Tracking feature provides consistent software usage reports for key Microsoft products including Windows Server, SQL Server, System Center, Forefront Endpoint Protection (FEP), and Lync.

    

  Download MAP 8.0

  MAP works with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and Security Compliance Manager to help you plan, securely deploy, and manage new Microsoft technologies—easier, faster, and at less cost.  Learn more.

  Learn more

  Visit the MAP home page: http://www.microsoft.com/map

  Get the latest news straight from the MAP team: http://blogs.technet.com/mapblog

  MAP works with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and Security Compliance Manager to help you plan, securely deploy, and manage new Microsoft technologies —easier, faster, and at less cost. Learn more at http://www.microsoft.com/solutionaccelerators.

  Follow Solution Accelerators on Twitter to get the latest tips and updates:@MSSolutionAccel

  
  
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  Welcome to the Microsoft Assessment and Planning TechNet Forum

  Wednesday, February 20, 2008 5:10 PM
  Hi,
  
  

  I'm Baldwin Ng, Sr. Product Manager from the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team responsible for developing automated tools including Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios Tool, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, and Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (or MAP).
  
  This forum will help you ask questions or post answers to common questions on the operation of the MAP Toolkit.  Please join the forum frequently as we continue to grow the MAP Toolkit users community for self-help and ideas exchange with the MAP Toolkit development team.

  Microsoft Assessment and Planning is an agent-less scalable inventory and assessment tool that can help you discover client machines and servers on your network and assess their readiness to migrate to Microsoft technologies such as:

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server
  • Windows 7 and Windows Vista
  • 2007 Microsoft Office
  • Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V or Virtual Server 2005 R2
  • Microsoft Application Virtualization (formerly SoftGrid)
  • SQL Server 2008
  • Forefront Client Security and NAP

  Imagine getting a series of technology proposals that are SPECIFIC to your environment in just a few hours!  Please take advantage of this TechNet Forum to share best practice around the use of the MAP tool and ask questions if you run into any technical problems.
  
  You can get a FREE DOWNLOAD of Microsoft Assessment and Planning here: http://www.microsoft.com/MAP
  
  Or, visit our Team Blog to get more tips and tricks here: http://blogs.technet.com/MAPBLOG

  
  Look forward to lively discussions!
  
  Best Regards,
  
  Baldwin Ng
  Sr. Product Manager
  Microsoft Assessment and Planning http://www.microsoft.com/MAP
  Virtualization Solution Accelerators http://www.microsoft.com/VSA
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  Join the Beta program! Help make MAP BETTER!

  Michael Switzer [MSFT CSG] Wednesday, June 29, 2011 5:25 AM

  To join the beta program, simply follow these steps and help us make MAP the best it can be!

  • Go to http://connect.microsoft.com and click “Sign In” (in the upper right of the page)
  • If you are not already registered with Microsoft® Connect, it will guide you through a quick (and free) registration process
  • Make sure you say “yes” to being contacted about participating in new Microsoft Connect programs or you won’t get an email notification for future MAP beta programs.
  • Once you have completed the registration, sign in to Microsoft® Connect
  • Search for "Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit"
  • Click join and you will be notified of beta programs and opportunities!