Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta

Microsoft has released a beta for release 4 of the MAP toolkit.  Previous content has been extended:

Windows Vista

Windows Server 2008

Hyper-V for Windows Server 2008

SQL Server 2008

2007 Microsoft Office

Microsoft Application Virtualization

Microsoft Online Services (e.g. Exchange Online)

Forefront Client Security and more

The new content is:

Windows 7

Windows Server 2008 R2

Hyper-V for Windows Server 2008 R2

Using the MAP toolkit you can asses your current infrastructure and deploy new technologies.  The new features are:

Windows 7 Hardware Assessment

Windows Server 2008 R2 Hardware Assessment

Virtualization ROI Tool Integration

VMware Virtual Machine Discovery

Hyper-V 2008 R2 Virtualization Planning

Proposal Customization for Microsoft Partners

Performance Enhancements