Solution Accelerators

Windows Server Solution Accelerators—Windows Server 2008 R2

Use the proven guidance and automated tools in these Solution Accelerators to assess your hardware, deploy and securely operate Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Coming soon for Windows Server 2008 R2 release: Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides (R2 Updates Part 2) and more.

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Featured Resources

Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway Planning and Design Guide - Now Available
Follow the simple, three-step process in this guide to successfully design Forefront Unified Access Gateway infrastructure.
Updated! Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guide for Selecting the Right Virtualization Technology
Updated to include coverage of Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), this guide walks the reader through the process of selecting the right virtualization technology for each workload—in five steps or fewer.
New! Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guide for Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services
Streamline your planning and design process for implementing the Remote Desktop Services infrastructure by using the simple nine-step process presented in this guide. Use this guide to save time and clarify your design and planning process.
New! Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guide for DirectAccess
This guide provides actionable guidance for designing a DirectAccess infrastructure. The guide’s easy-to-follow, four-step process gives a straightforward explanation of the infrastructure required for clients to be connected from the Internet to resources on the corporate network, whether or not the organization has begun deploying IPv6.

Solution Accelerators for every stage of Windows Server 2008 R2 migration

Plan

Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides
Streamline the design processes for Windows Server 2008 roles and Hyper-V server virtualization.

Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 4.0
Generate custom proposals and reporting for Windows Server 2008 R2 hardware compatibility and Hyper-V virtualization.

Deliver

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010
For faster, cost effective, automated Windows Server 2008 R2 deployment.

Windows Server 2008 Security Compliance Management (SCM) Toolkit
Meet security and compliance requirements.

Operate/
Manage

Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.1 - Now Available!
Keep offline virtualized servers up to date, protected from security threats.

Service Level Dashboard 2.0 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
Keep mission-critical applications available and running at peak performance.

Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF)
Gain a competitive advantage through increased efficiency and lower costs.

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Case Studies

  • Continental Airlines

    Continental Airlines Optimizes Security and Streamlines Application Management with Windows Server 2008 and Solution Accelerators

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