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Microsoft Solution Accelerators for Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft Solution Accelerators for Windows Server 2008 R2. www.microsoft.com/WSSA. Overview. What are Solution Accelerators?. Overview. Next Steps. What are Solution Accelerators?. Models. Automation Tools and Guidance Accelerate the adoption of Microsoft technology

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Microsoft Solution Accelerators for Windows Server 2008 R2

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  1. Microsoft Solution AcceleratorsforWindows Server 2008 R2 www.microsoft.com/WSSA

  2. Overview What are Solution Accelerators? Overview Next Steps

  3. What are Solution Accelerators? Models • Automation Tools and Guidance • Accelerate the adoption of Microsoft technology • 2.0 Million Downloads • Our Approach • Automated IT assessment, planning and deployment tools • Tested best practices including infrastructure design and security guides • Multi-product approach Scripts and Code Guidance Tools

  4. Accelerators for IT Planning Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides (IPD) Reduce Pre-Sales Time by 60% (hours instead of days) Systex Corporation – Gold Cert. Partner Reduce hardening cycle by 3-12 months PLAN Reduce Compliance Risk MOF Compliance OPERATE DELIVER Save weeks of server deployment time Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V Security Guide Track Availability End-to-End Offline VM Servicing Tool (OVMST) Service Level Dashboard Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)

  5. Benefits of Solution Accelerators • Determine the best infrastructure technologies for your specific infrastructure • Shorten IT planning phase • Ensure security and compliance • Reduce deployment costs • Lower operational costs and raise service level

  6. Introducing Solution Accelerators

  7. Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides (IPD) Features • Outline infrastructure design decisions and ensure that business and technical requirements are met • Offer easy-to-follow steps to design architecture including decision flows Benefits • Clarify and streamline the planning and design process • Shorten planning and deployment time for IT projects “Solution Accelerators are part of our daily practice… we have incorporated the Infrastructure Planning and Design guides into our Capgemini Infrastructure Design Framework.” Rene Scholten, Certified Global Infrastructure Engineer , Capgemini www.microsoft.com/IPD

  8. Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) Features • Inventory PCs and server assets network-wide and agentlessly • Generate hardware compatibility assessments for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V virtualization and more • Produce customer-ready proposals, reports and power-savings calculations Benefits • Shorten IT planning time with environment specifics in mind • Reduce IT operation costs by accelerating migration to cost-saving technologies “The MAP Toolkit decreased the planning time for this [Hyper-V] project by 60 percent.” David Feng, Systex Corporation www.microsoft.com/MAP

  9. Deploy security settings with the GPOAccelerator Compliance Reports DCM feature -SCCM Windows Server 2008 Security Compliance Management Toolkit Plan and deploy your security baseline Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 Guide Microsoft 2007 Office Guide Features • End to end solution to plan, deploy and monitor security baselines • Tested guidance by Microsoft Security Experts Benefits • Help with meeting security and compliance requirements Monitor and verify your security baseline DCM User Guide Configuration packs for Operating systems and applications “The Windows Server 2008 Security Guide reduced our deployment time by at least 20 percent. At the same time, the security guide helped us to reduce our IT resources for the project by almost 30 percent.” www.microsoft.com/securitycompliance Fatih Comlekoglu, Chief Software Architect at Blue Ridge Networks

  10. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) Features • Automate Windows Server 2008 R2 deployment from a single toolset. • Offer detailed guidance and job aids for every organizational role involved with large-scale deployment projects. Benefits • Reduce deployment time and standardize server images. • Improve security and ongoing configuration management. • Limit service disruptions. “With Microsoft Deployment Toolkit for NHS, we got our build times down from one hour to 15 minutes—a 75 percent reduction.” Adrian Purcell , Head of IT Services, Humber Mental Health Trust, National Health Service www.microsoft.com/MDT

  11. Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool Features • Keep offline virtualized servers up to date, protected from security threats Benefits • Boost security of network infrastructure • Lower IT service and labor costs by automating offline VM patching • Increase productivity by reducing time needed to securely bring virtualized servers back online www.microsoft.com/vmservicing

  12. Service Level Dashboard for System Center Operations Manager 2007 Features • Graphical dashboard monitors application health in near-real time • Spot trends in service availability & performance Benefits • Keep business-critical IT resources available, performing at acceptable levels • Head off problems before they occur www.microsoft.com/SLD

  13. Microsoft Operations Framework Features • Practical, question-based guidance encompasses the entire IT service lifecycle • Built-in support for governance, risk, and compliance activities • Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) best-practices Benefits • Competitive advantage through increased efficiency and lower costs • Useful and meaningful guidance that results in business and IT alignment • Explicit examples and best practices quicken adoption and ensure quality and reliability • “As a training leader in the world of ITSM and its various frameworks, we understand the value of MOF. Whether implemented in whole or in part, MOF provides quality guidance to organizations in their service management maturation.” Ron Hovland, Instructor, New Horizons of Minnesota www.microsoft.com/MOF

  14. Compliance Features • Guides and toolkits address relevant compliance and security challenges • Focus on people over technology • Built-in reporting features help track performance indicators and manage policies, risks, issues, audits, and controls Benefits • Reduced investment and disruption required to pass audits • Provides real support for IT pros using technology they already own to achieve objectives and reduce risk • Effectively manage compliance infrastructure and institute sound principles of IT service governance • Inclusion in supportive community and marketplace Enabling IT professionals to reduce risks and associated costs of meeting IT GRC compliance objectives by automating the configuration, monitoring, and validation of Microsoft products. www.microsoft.com/compliance

  15. Next Steps 1. 2. Give us your feedback on Solution Accelerators at SATFDBK@microsoft.com

  16. © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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