October 18, 2013

Today, the products that deliver on the Cloud OS vision are generally available, including Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2 and the new release of Windows Intune. Find more on building datacenters without boundaries with the Cloud OS. Read the blog.

• Announcing the general availability of Windows Server 2012 R2
• Download the Windows Server 2012 R2 trial
• Announcing the availability of System Center 2012 R2
• Download the System Center 2012 R2 trial

October 18, 2013

SQL Server 2014 has reached the second Community Technology Preview milestone and this public and production-ready release adds breakthrough performance with In-Memory OLTP, simplified backup, and new cloud capabilities. Read the blog.

• Download the SQL Server 2014 CTP2 trial
• Download the SQL Server 2014 Express CTP2 trial
• See what's new in SQL Server 2014 CTP2
• Download Backup to Windows Azure for all versions of SQL Server

October 18, 2013

Windows 8.1 Enterprise has reached general availability and now is a great time to evaluate the software and start planning for deployment of the flexible modern operating system across devices to enable users wherever they are working. Read the blog.

• Download the Windows 8.1 Enterprise evaluation
• Compare Windows 8.1 editions
• Windows 8.1 FAQ for IT pros
• eBook: Introducing Windows 8.1, An overview for IT professionals

October 18, 2013

Microsoft Technical Evangelists will demonstrate why Windows Server 2012 R2 is important, how to deploy, manage, and configure components. They will review how the new capabilities stack up against competitors and how R2 integrates with and leverages cloud services like Windows Azure. Read the blog.

• Visit the blog series index page
• Evaluate Windows Server 2012 R2
• Evaluate System Center 2012 R2
• Download Hyper-V Server 2012 R2