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Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Windows 8.1 Preview

It is available! More info: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/preview?ocid=GA8_O_WOL_Hero_Home_BlueRP_Pos3_01

Microsoft Message Analyzer Beta 3 is released (Build 6211)!

More info: http://blogs.technet.com/b/messageanalyzer/archive/2013/06/21/microsoft-message-analyzer-beta-3-released.aspx

Build 2013 and Visual Studio 2013 Preview

Check it out here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/archive/2013/06/26/visual-studio-2013-preview.aspx

FREE Microsoft eBooks

Check out below link for FREE eBooks!
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2013/06/18/huge-collection-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-for-you-including-office-office-365-sharepoint-sql-server-system-center-visual-studio-web-development-windows-windows-azure-and-windows-server.aspx

Microsoft is retiring the TechNet Subscription service.

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As IT trends and business dynamics have evolved, so has Microsoft’s set of offerings for IT professionals who are looking to learn, evaluate and deploy Microsoft technologies and services. In recent years, we have seen a usage shift from paid to free evaluation experiences and resources.  As a result, Microsoft has decided to retire the TechNet Subscriptions service and will discontinue sales on August 31, 2013.
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More information: http://technet.microsoft.com/subscriptions/ms772427

Features Removed or Deprecated in Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Preview

Things that are removed or deprecated in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview.

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The following is a list of features and functionalities in Windows Server® 2012 R2 Preview that have either been removed from the product in the current release or are planned for potential removal in subsequent releases (“deprecated”). It is intended for IT professionals who are updating operating systems in a commercial environment. This list is subject to change in subsequent releases and may not include every deprecated feature or functionality. For more details about a particular feature or functionality and its replacement, see the documentation for that feature.
For your quick reference, following table briefly summarizes the status of features that have been removed or deprecated in either Windows Server® 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. This table is necessarily abbreviated; if you see a feature marked for deprecation or removal, please consult the detailed information in this topic or in Features Removed or Deprecated in Windows Server 2012.
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Full article here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303411.aspx