Microsoft Premier Customers Only have available for download no less than four Risk and Health Assessment tools tailored to specific technologies including Active Directory, SQL Server, Cluster Server and Office SharePoint Server. Essentially, the packages offered via the Microsoft Download Center bring to the table the scoping tools designed to enable customers to prepare and qualify their IT environments for a Risk and Health Assessment Program connected to one of the solutions enumerated above.

All the risk and health assessment tools available for download are offered as .ZIP archives. Customers will need to extract the tools as the first step of the RAP engagement. Microsoft has packaged information about the tools' utilization in the Instructions.txt file. The resource will guide customers through tasks such as launching the Scoping Tool and harvesting the results.

When it comes down to Active Directory, the Redmond-based company has ensured that the Risk and Health Assessment Program covers the following products: Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008 Active Directory. Customers will be able to leverage in-depth analysis of their environment, according to Microsoft.

Similarly, the Risk and Health Assessment for Cluster Server is designed to deal with Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition – Cluster Server. The software giant is looking to ensure that the optimal configuration is in place so that customers can benefit from the high availability offered by the server.

Maximizing investment is also the end purpose of the Risk and Health Assessment Program for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. Focused on Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, RAP makes sure that a specific environment works at optimal parameters.

“Today’s IT department is challenged to deliver an enterprise data management platform that meets many needs. It must respond and scale to enhance application performance, directly support business objectives, minimize service downtime, and address security concerns. Microsoft Services Risk and Health Assessment Program for Microsoft SQL Server can help ensure that your Microsoft SQL Server environment is correctly configured and managed to meet those needs,” Microsoft explained.

Risk and Health Assessment Program for Active Directory – Scoping Tools v1.1

Risk and Health Assessment Program for Microsoft SQL Server – Scoping Tool v1.1

Risk and Health Assessment Program for Cluster Server – Scoping Tool v2.2

Risk and Health Assessment Program for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server – Scoping Tool v1.4