Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner 2006 - BETA

Microsoft has announced the availability of a public beta version of System Center Capacity Planner 2006.  This will be of interest to Exchange professionals due to the fact that it currently covers both Exchange 2003 and MOM 2005.

Overview:

Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (BETA) delivers state of the art easy-to-use modeling technology to bring unprecedented functionality and flexibility to the process of performance analysis and planning of system deployments of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Operations Manager 2005. Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (BETA) provides the IT professional with the tools and guidance required to architect a deployment in the most efficient manner, while facilitating future planning by allowing for "what-if" analysis.

System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (Beta) provides the following benefits:

• Proactive Performance Planning
• Infrastructure Planning and Optimization
• Performance Analysis and Predictive Reporting
• Cost Analysis and Justification

The beta version can be downloaded here.  A community forum for the product can be found here.