Using the MAP Toolkit with Windows 8

An interesting Microsoft article on how the MAP Toolkit can help you identify a mis-licensed computer (one using a Windows VL licence but that did not ship with an OEM-installed version of Windows) and a mis-versioned computer (one using a Windows VL licence but that did not ship with a qualifying OEM-installed version of Windows): http://bit.ly/QnvizU.

Beta release of Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit v9.0

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit v9.0 is available in beta. Key highlights include improved usage tracking for RDS and SQL Server, support for inventory of Microsoft products by Software ID (SWID) tags, and updated scenarios and reports for Azure and the Server and Cloud Enrolment.

Get the full details here: http://bit.ly/1aFw9lo