Windows Server 2012: The New Era of IT

Windows Server 2012 is the software that brings to life the recent innovations in cloud computing, memory, storage, devices and data, while improving management and efficiency. View More

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Play the Launch Game

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Visual Studio 2012 Trial Software and Language Packs

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DEMO: Enabling Hyper-V over SMB for Windows Server 2012

Monday, Sep 17

Mitch Irsfeld, MSFT

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Beta release available for download

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Important Changes to Forefront Product Roadmaps

To better align security and protection solutions with the workloads and applications they protect, Microsoft is announcing changes to the roadmaps of some of the security solutions made available under the Forefront brand.

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Windows Server 2012 is Here...And so is the Cloud OS

Satya Nadella, president, Server & Tools Business, describes the transition across the IT ecosystem and how Windows Server 2012 is the cornerstone of the Cloud OS that brings together the services that enable modern apps across the datacenter, private cloud and public cloud.

Office of the CIO

Deploying Windows 8 within Microsoft

As of mid-July, Microsoft had more than 30,000 systems and nearly 30,000 employees running Windows 8 and IE10. This article highlights the support, security and user experience.

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InfoWorld â€“ Windows 8 Takes Security to the Next Level

The new security features in Windows 8 make it one of the most secure operating systems on the planet.

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Server for NFS in Windows Server 2012
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CAPS and CNAME Alias Records
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Easily Unblock All Files in a Directory Using PowerShell
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IT Camps On-Demand: Windows Server 2012 Enabling Hyper-V over SMB
Watch this IT Camp session webcast to find out how SMB 3.0 file shares can be used to host Hyper-V Virtual Machines.

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