Published: November 12, 2007 | Updated: June 8, 2009
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Overview
The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) series provides guidance for Microsoft infrastructure products. The series is a collection of documents that leads the reader through a sequence of core decision points to design an infrastructure for Microsoft products. It also provides a means to validate design decisions with the business to ensure that the solution meets the requirements for both business and infrastructure stakeholders.
The IPD documents are designed to be used by the following IT personnel:
- Infrastructure planners and architects who have a firm operational grasp of the technology.
- Partners and consultants who design infrastructure solutions.
- Business managers who want to understand how the technology decisions being made both support and affect the business.
What’s New
Newly Released! Check out the latest Infrastructure Planning and Design guide:
- SharePoint Online—Evaluating Software-plus-Services
This guide presents a clear comparison of SharePoint collaboration technologies across on-premises, standard hosting, and dedicated hosting scenarios. It is designed to be used as a framework for evaluating the business and technical feasibility of moving to Microsoft SharePoint Online. It identifies key SharePoint workloads, and provides a customized assessment to help the organization determine which offering best meets the organization’s requirements. Launch the download of SharePoint Online—Evaluating Software-plus-Services.
Guidance
IPD Series Introduction
A complete introduction to the Infrastructure Planning and Design series, including information on the background and document structure of IPD. Launch the download of the IPD Series Introduction.
Exchange Online—Evaluating Software-plus-Services
This guide provides a clear comparison of e-mail technologies across on-premises, standard hosting, and dedicated hosting scenarios. Use the guide as a framework for evaluating the technical feasibility of Microsoft Exchange Online. The guide provides an overall scoring assessment for each option, identifying key mail services and requirements for your organization. It can help you understand the impact of adopting software-plus-services, weigh the importance of each topic to your organization, and learn which offering will serve you best. Launch the download of Exchange Online - Evaluating Software-plus-Services.
Internet Information Services 7.0
This guide provides a consistent structure for addressing the decisions and activities critical to the successful implementation of the Microsoft® Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 infrastructure. Launch the download of Internet Information Services 7.0.
Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5
This guide describes the latest release of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V). App-V, formerly SoftGrid, enables organizations to respond to the challenge of managing applications by implementing application virtualization. Take advantage of new features in App-V 4.5 such as streaming servers and support for Internet-based clients. This IPD guide takes you step by step through the process of planning your application virtualization infrastructure. Launch the download of Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5.
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization
This guide outlines the critical infrastructure design elements that are crucial to a successful implementation of Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V). It guides the reader through the four-step process of designing components, layout, and connectivity in a logical, sequential order. Identification of the MED-V server instances required is presented in simple, easy-to-follow steps, helping the reader to deliver managed virtual machines to end users. Launch the download of MED-V.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
This guide, when used in conjunction with product documentation, will help companies confidently plan the implementation of a SQL Server 2008 infrastructure. It addresses fundamental tasks to help the reader identify which SQL Server roles will be needed as well as to determine the infrastructure’s components, server placement, and the fault-tolerance configuration to meet necessary requirements. Launch the download of SQL Server 2008.
Selecting the Right NAP Architecture
The objective of this guide is to provide a consistent structure for addressing the decisions and activities most critical to the successful implementation of the Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP) infrastructure. Launch the download of Selecting the Right NAP Architecture.
Selecting the Right Virtualization Technology
The objective of this guide is to enable the reader to rapidly and accurately select which Microsoft virtualization technology or technologies to use for specific scenarios. Launch the download of Selecting the Right Virtualization Technology.
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 with R2
This guide enables you to quickly select which Configuration Manager features your organization needs in order to meet business requirements. It walks you through the process of determining which site roles are required in order to support those features, making this a less daunting task. The guide drives you through Configuration Manager infrastructure design decisions in a logical, sequential order. It accelerates the infrastructure design process by leveraging best practice guidance from the product group and subject matter experts. Using this guide can help you make the best decisions for successfully optimizing your infrastructure to best meet business requirements. Launch the download of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 with R2.
System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 with SP1
This guide leads the reader through the infrastructure design process in a logical, sequential order. The guide enables the reader to quickly identify the types of data that will be protected, what the recovery goals are, and the protection strategy to achieve those goals. Launch the download of System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 with SP1.
System Center Operations Manager 2007
This guide leads the reader through the process of planning a System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 infrastructure. Launch the download of System Center Operations Manager 2007.
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
The goal of this guide is to help project teams gather information, make decisions, choose options, and complete the tasks required to create and design a Virtual Machine Manager infrastructure. Launch the download of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008.
Windows Deployment Services
The purpose of this guide is to present the infrastructure planning process for Windows Deployment Services by providing a clear and concise workflow of the decisions and tasks required. Launch the download of Windows Deployment Services.
Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios
The Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios relate the IT and user business requirements for a flexible, efficient, and managed desktop environment to sets of complementary Microsoft technologies. The guide and supporting tool in this Solution Accelerator use five standard user scenarios such as Office Worker and Mobile Worker to map requirements to technologies. Launch the download of Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios.
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services
This guide is intended to assist designers in the decision-making process by providing a clear and concise path for designing the Active Directory infrastructure. Launch the download of Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services.
Windows Server 2008 File Services
This guide provides the basic building blocks upon which many other infrastructure services are based. Enjoy peace of mind in knowing that all critical phases of the plan are included, allowing you to establish a good foundation for future expansion. Launch the download of Windows Server 2008 File Services.
Windows Server 2008 Print Services
The goal of this guide is to enable you to strategically plan your print infrastructure. By analyzing your printing needs, you will be able to design print servers with sufficient memory and spooler capacity. Efficiently designing printer pools can help you avoid problems before they begin, erase performance bottlenecks, and serve your customers more reliably. Launch the download of Windows Server 2008 Print Services.
Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
This guide leads the reader step by step through the process of planning a Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services infrastructure. Launch the download of Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services.
Windows Server Virtualization
This guide leads the reader step by step through the process of planning server virtualization environments. Launch the download of Windows Server Virtualization.
Downloads
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Join the Beta
Additional Infrastructure Planning and Design series guides are available as beta releases on the Connect Web site. They are open beta downloads.
To join the Infrastructure Planning and Design Beta, follow these steps:
- Visit the Microsoft Connect Web site at https://connect.microsoft.com/InvitationUse.aspx?ProgramID=1587&InvitationID=IPDT-F4XM-VH6T&SiteID=14.
- Sign in using a valid Windows Live ID to continue to the Invitations page.
- Scroll down to Infrastructure Planning and Design.
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