Back in 2011 I posted about the Microsoft Online Services Internet Connection Performance Test which was a tool that helped measure response times, bandwidth, and overall connection quality in preparation for consuming Microsoft Online services. The tool disappeared without warning after a while and was never replaced. A few months ago now it seems a new tool was made available, however I seem to have missed the announcement and only recently came across it. The Office 365 Fast Track Network Analysis tool is a similar web based tool that performs various connectivity tests and presents the results in a easy to read report. It looks very similar to the old speedtest.microsoftonline.com tool, but performs a few more tests:

To access the tool, simply visit the URL appropriate to your region:

• For North America use: http://na1-fasttrack.cloudapp.net/
• For Asia Pacific use: http://ap1-fasttrack.cloudapp.net
• For Europe, Middle East and Africa use: http://em1-fasttrack.cloudapp.net/