Solution Accelerators July Newsletter

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JULY 2010   Windows Server 2008 R2 Security Baseline Beta  IT Compliance Management Series Beta 2  MDT 2010 Update 1   MAP Toolkit 5.0  Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0 RC  New MOF resources Stay in step with Solution Accelerators Visit the Solution Accelerators website. Tell us what you think Contact us with your questions, comments, and stories. What's new with Solution Accelerators? Subscribe to our news feed. Take an early look at our betas, then check out new resources for Office 2010 and Windows 7! Influence the development of new releases Join the Windows Server 2008 R2 Security Baseline Beta. The security team wants your feedback on this best-practice guidance and security setting collection for Windows Server® 2008 R2, now including the Hyper-V role. The baseline beta release is formatted for import using the Security Compliance Manager, which provides guidance and tools to help you plan, deploy, and monitor your security baselines for Microsoft products and balance your organization's needs for security and functionality. Join the Security Baselines Beta.  Download the Security Compliance Manager.  Participate in the IT Compliance Management Series beta review program. The series helps you configure Mi­crosoft products to address specific IT GRC requirements. This Solution Accelerator bridges the knowledge gap by translating auditor expectations into real IT tasks through the use of control activities that are specific to a particular technology or platform. To join the beta and download the series, visit the System Center Service Manager IT GRC Public Beta 2 site. Download new Solution Accelerators Deploy Windows 7 and Office 2010 quickly and reliably with MDT 2010 Update 1. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 includes new features such as Office 2010 support, user driven installation, and key enhancements in driver support for quick and reliable Windows 7 and Office 2010 deployment. Accelerate your IT planning with the new MAP Toolkit 5.0. Download the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0  for robust new features to help you save valuable IT infrastructure planning time and expense. New features include Office 2010 readiness assessment, Windows 2000 Server migration assessment, and inventory of Linux-powered LAMP stacks. Build a foundation for a private cloud with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal (SSP) 2.0 Release Candidate. Looking for a solution that helps you reduce IT costs while increasing your organization's agility? System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal (SSP) 2.0 lets you build the foundation for an on-premises cloud infrastructure, enabling you to deliver IT as a service for your organization. Using SSP, you can respond more effectively, and at a lower cost, to the rapidly changing needs of your organization. Download the release candidate.  Apply Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) guidance to Microsoft products and technologies using new MOF resources. These materials provide the resources to apply MOF guidance to Microsoft products and technologies. This collection of workbooks, diagrams, and companion guides will help you offer services that run smoothly and deliver expected value. Download new MOF resources: Bridging from MOF Guidance to Microsoft Products: A MOF Companion Guide Diagrams of MOF Management Reviews MOF Reliability Workbook series  (new workbooks address DirectAccess, Exchange 2010 Client Access and Transport, Exchange 2010 Mailbox Services, Forefront Unified Access Gateway, and SQL Server® 2008) ·        © Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft is a trademark of the Microsoft Group of companies. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. You can also unsubscribe at the Microsoft.com Web site. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal Information. This newsletter was sent by the Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington, USA 98052

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