It’s for all Microsoft developers, enthusists!!
Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate helps IT professionals to increase the flexibility and reliability of their server infrastructure while offering developers a more robust web and applications platform for building connected applications and services.
To download the RC1 Enterprise 64 bit only with the Hyper-V Beta, go to
Other Windows Server 2008 Resources:
• | Free Windows Server 2008 e-book offer and Microsoft Press newsletter This e-book includes excerpts from two recent publications from Microsoft Press:
Additional chapters from Introducing Windows Server 2008 will be added periodically, so be sure to come back and read more from expert Mitch Tulloch and the Windows Server team.
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Microsoft E-Learning
• | Collection 5934: Introducing Windows Server 2008—free for a limited time!
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• | Collection 6041: Upgrading Your Windows Server 2003 MCSE Technical Skills to Windows Server 2008 Get a head start on Windows Server 2008. Now is the time to upgrade your technical skills on Windows Server 2008 with Microsoft E-Learning Collection 6041, including access to virtual labs.
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Classroom training is designed to help you transition your skills and build expertise on Windows Server 2008 with world-class learning content. In this section, you will find both first-look courses as well as skills-transitioning courses.
First-look courses and hands-on labs
These 90-minute clinics and accompanying hands-on labs target specific scenarios on Windows Server 2008 to help you prepare for Windows Server 2008 certification.
• | Course 6400: First Look: Getting Started with Centralized Application Access in Windows Server 2008 |
• | Course 6401: First Look: Getting Started with Centralized Application Access in Windows Server 2008 Hands-On Lab |
• | Course 6402: First Look: Getting Started with Branch Office Management in Windows Server 2008 |
• | Course 6403: First Look: Getting Started with Branch Office Management in Windows Server 2008 Hands-On Lab |
• | Course 6404: First Look: Getting Started with High Availability in Windows Server 2008 |
• | Course 6405: First Look: Getting Started with High Availability in Windows Server 2008 Hands-On Lab |
• | Course 6406: First Look: Getting Started with Security and Policy Control in Windows Server 2008 |
• | Course 6407: First Look: Getting Started with Security and Policy Control in Windows Server 2008 Hands-On Lab |
• | Course 6408: First Look: Getting Started with Server Management in Windows Server 2008 |
• | Course 6409: First Look: Getting Started with Server Management in Windows Server 2008 Hands-On Lab |
• | Course 6410: First Look: Getting Started with Server Virtualization in Windows Server 2008 |
• | Course 6411: First Look: Getting Started with Server Virtualization in Windows Server 2008 Hands-On Lab |
• | Course 6412: First Look: Getting Started with Web and Applications Platform Technologies in Windows Server 2008 |
• | Course 6413: First Look: Getting Started with Web and Applications Platform Technologies in Windows Server 2008 Hands-On Lab |
Skills transitioning courses
These three-day classroom sessions are designed to help Microsoft Certified Systems Administrators (MCSAs) and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers (MCSEs) transition their skills from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008.
• | Course 6415: Updating Your Network Infrastructure Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 |
• | Course 6416: Updating Your Active Directory Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 |
• | Course 6417: Updating Your Application Platform Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 |
• | Course 6418: Deploying Windows Server 2008 |
If you are interested in building a Learning Plan for 2008, here is the place.