Overview

The
Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) series provides guidance for
Microsoft infrastructure products, including Windows Server 2008 and
SoftGrid. The series is a collection of documents that will lead 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 of 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.

Guidance

Newly Released Guides!

Check
out the latest collection of Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides
covering Internet Information Services, System Center Virtual Machine
Manager, System Center Operations Manager, and Selecting the Right NAP
Architecture. Download them here.

Series Introduction
A complete introduction to the Infrastructure Planning and Design
series, including information on the background and document structure
of IPD. Download the introduction now.

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. Download this guide now.

Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization
This guide, when used in conjunction with product documentation, will
enable companies to confidently plan their SoftGrid 4.2 infrastructure.
Download this guide now.

Microsoft Server Virtualization
This guide leads the reader step by step through the process of planning server virtualization environments. Download this guide now.

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. Download this guide now.

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. Download this guide now.

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. Download this guide now.