The Solution Accelerator Communications and Collaborations group is pleased to announce the availability of the SharePoint Capacity Planning Tool for download on TechNet.

Are you planning a SharePoint installation for a customer? Chances are, you have a lot of questions.

• What is the necessary hardware investment?
• What kind of topology is needed to meet organizational requirements for availability and performance?
• How will additional users from a recent merger affect deployment? 

When planning a new SharePoint deployment, you will need a way to quickly characterize the general topology and minimum hardware requirements to support expected usage loads with adequate performance. You will need a way to explore plausible scenarios and get pointed in the right direction. The SharePoint Capacity Planning Tool gives you a quick way to draft topology and equipment sizing for your particular scenario and usage profile.