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TechNet Flash gets spooked for Halloween

This fortnight’s TechNet Flash newsletter, while not exactly terrifying, sports an unmistakably spooky new fancy dress, courtesy of someone in the art department with not enough to do. It’s a bit of a bumper edition this time, the last two weeks have had us all panting for breath and desperate for a gin and tonic (actually that’s probably just me).

Ready for your perusal we have:

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC

Windows Phone 7

Office 365 beta

SQL Server 2008 R2 migration resources

not to mention a darn fine Halloween competition with your name all over it. I’m looking forward to seeing your remarkable pumpkin carving efforts.

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Have a great weekend!

 

TechNet Flash gets spooked for Halloween

Free ebook: Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions

Ok, deep breath – long sentence coming up…

This free, yes, free 400+ page ebook Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions: From the Desktop to the Datacenter, 2nd Edition is the book for IT professionals who want to learn more about the latest Microsoft virtualization technologies, including Hyper-V and Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5, Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization, Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, and Microsoft’s private and public cloud computing platforms including Windows Azure.

And…breathe!

Free ebook: Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions

Download Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC

Hot off the TechNet press, so to speak, you can now download the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate. Here’s the blurb:

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level, provides ongoing improvements to the Windows Operating System (OS), includes previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms based on customer and partner feedback, and is easy for organizations to deploy a single set of updates.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC will help you:

  • Keep your PCs supported and up-to-date
  • Get ongoing updates to the Windows 7 platform
  • Easily deploy cumulative updates at a single time
  • Meet your users’ demands for greater business mobility
  • Provide a comprehensive set of virtualization innovations
  • Provide an easier Service Pack deployment model for better IT efficiency

 

Download Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC