Microsoft Offers Tool To Decide on Windows 7 Upgrades

June 23rd, 2009

Microsoft has released a beta version of a application that aims to make it easier for its customers and partners to identify what servers, workstations and network devices are in their IT environment. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 (MAP) is designed for companies that are considering whether to upgrade their desktop operating systems to Windows 7.The software giant describes MAP as an agentless and scalable toolkit IT administrators can rely on to discover all computers within Active Directory and workgroup environments.

The toolkit conducts hardware and device inventory and hardware-compatibility analysis. MAP also generates actionable, environment-specific IT proposals for migration to most major Microsoft technologies. It even identifies candidates for power -saving opportunities, virtualization and security vulnerabilities.

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