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Learn How to Build a Windows 8 App in 30 Days

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IT Showcase: Private Cloud at Microsoft

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Analysis

PC World: Windows 8 Features That Will Benefit Businesses

Windows 8 has new features and improvements aplenty to consider. Thereâ€™s something for everyone with improvements to security, networking, virtualization, recovery, and more.

Review

PC Magazine: Windows 8 vs. Windows 7 Speed Tests

In using the Windows 8 Developer, Consumer, and Release Previews, the author noticed a huge improvement in startup times and proved faster than Windows 7 in other speed tests.

Windows Azure Team Blog

Reimagining Active Directory for the Social Enterprise

The developer previewâ€“available soonâ€“builds on Windows Azure Active Directory capabilities to support integration with consumer-oriented Internet identity providers, and the ability to support Active Directory in deployments that span the cloud and enterprise.

In the News

Ars Technica: Windows Phone Gets Ready for Enterprise

Thanks to the common Windows core, it will support secure booting and full device encryption, based on BitLocker. This will integrate with existing device management systemsâ€¦