The Cloud is a neighborhood

Both my session from Nic 2013 www.nicconf.com are available now. You can find them by entering the NIC web page or by using my shortcuts.

Are you ready for Windows 8 slide deck can now be downloaded http://www.slideshare.net/TVEDTnet/are-you-ready-16252307

Just got an email that MAP 7 are ready and can be downloaded. This is a copy of the mail: Get ready for Windows Server 2012 with MAP 7.0! The latest release from the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) team provides organizations with tools to assess readiness for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. Download MAP 7.0 on the Microsoft Download Center: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?&id=7826

Here are the slides showing recommantations for Springboard related sessions from my session

During my session at TechEd Europe I talked about and showed the "POC Jumpstart Kit". This is a smart solution to test out Windows and Office readiness, deployment or just play around With MDT, SCCM, ACT and MAP. It's a large download, but you get a great demo environment ready in no time. A bit like the Hydration Kit, but you don't have to do the installation process. Everything is on one server, and the server is ready to be used on Hyper-V or Virtual PC. There is no Integration Components installed so it's works well on both platforms. Convertion to other platforms should work as well. Among the greates benefits are that you get a "instructions manual" with it. There is 13 lab guides Learning you how to use all the powers installed in the "Jumpstart Kit" There is some "minor" issues to get it to work, but luckily there is workarounds :-)

I am holding a session at TechED Europe on the Springboard site  and how you can find information and tools there. Session is in Hall 10A on Tue, Jun 26 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM There will be lots of demo's and great information about session to attend at TechED Europe this year. Thats the great thing with having a sessions on the first day, you can recommend other sessions.

MAP Toolkit v6.5 Beta is now available at Microsoft Connect: https://connect.microsoft.com/site297/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=23188 I don't think that you will be surprised over the fact that beside better user interface, its all about the cloud. Download load it now and find out about the new features yourself: Enhancements to the MAP user experience which streamline tasks and improve overall usability   Server virtualization and consolidation feature enhancements including: The ability to customize Microsoft Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track Configurations The ability to set utilization thresholds for virtualization hosts and infrastructure Enhanced UI controls that allows users to quickly find, filter, and select the list of machines targeted for virtualization Additional in-depth migration analysis of applications to the Windows Azure Platform Software Usage Tracking for Forefront Endpoint Prote...

MAP 6 are now finished and ready for download, you can find the download here The main news are Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track , Microsoft Office 2010 & Office 365  and Windows Azure Platform . So its a "cloud" upgraded version. Nice if you consider staring your own cloud or just want to se if Office 365 could be a solution for you. MAP are also a great tool if you want to check if your customers (or your own company) can upgrade to a Windows 7 platform, Office 2010, Hyper-V, Sql and all the other features in MAP. It even makes a nice report and propsal document that you can give the customer after running the collection of information. The template can be edition to suit your needs or contain yor companies logos and information Be sure to test it out, its easy and you can download great documentations on how to use it.