{"id":82379,"date":"2009-07-16T05:22:29","date_gmt":"2009-07-16T12:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/infraops.wordpress.com\/?p=264"},"modified":"2023-03-03T19:08:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T02:08:39","slug":"microsoft-assessment-map-toolkit-and-planning-toolkit-4-0-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/microsoft-assessment-map-toolkit-and-planning-toolkit-4-0-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Assessment MAP Toolkit and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of us have been using it already, but just in case you did not know, MAP 4.0 is now officially released.<\/p>\n<p>As you would expect,most of the changes are around Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V, but there is much more.&nbsp;&nbsp; Definitelly a good upgrade!&nbsp;&nbsp; According to the official release, key new features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 7 Hardware and Device Compatibility Assessment<\/li>\n<li>Windows Server 2008 R2 Hardware and Device Compatibility Assessment<\/li>\n<li>Virtualization Candidates Assessment for Hyper-V R2 Server Consolidation<\/li>\n<li>Integration with the Microsoft Integrated Virtualization ROI Calculator<\/li>\n<li>Inventory of VMware Server Hosts and Guests<\/li>\n<li>User Interface and Proposal Customization for Partner co-branding<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced SQL Instance Discovery<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced Usability and Improved Inventory Performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\">Additional Features<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left:30px;\">Virtualization Candidates Assessment for Hyper-V Server Consolidation<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left:30px;\">Windows Vista Hardware and Device Compatibility Assessment<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left:30px;\">Windows Server 2008 Hardware and Device Compatibility Assessment<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left:30px;\">2007 Microsoft Office Readiness Assessment<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left:30px;\">SQL Server Instance Discovery<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left:30px;\">Desktop Security Assessment for Anti-virus and Anti-malware Programs Installation<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left:30px;\">Forefront Client Security\/NAP Readiness Assessment<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left:30px;\">App-V Infrastructure Readiness Assessment<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left:30px;\">Power Savings \u201cGreen IT\u201d Proposal<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/downloads\/details.aspx?FamilyID=67240b76-3148-4e49-943d-4d9ea7f77730&amp;DisplayLang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download here<\/a>.&nbsp; More info at: <a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/solutionaccelerators\/dd537566.aspx?SA_CE=SVR-MAP-EMAL-CONNECTANNOUNCE-2009-07-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAP Toolkit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of us have been using it already, but just in case you did not know, MAP 4.0 is now officially released. 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