“Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2" from Microsoft Press is available as a free download. Authors are Charlie Russel and Craig Zucker.  Download from here (PDF 11MB, 182 pages) http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/C/0/5C0BD0AB-040D-4C56-A60B-661001012DDA/Windows_Server_2008_R2_e-book.pdf

The popular free Windows PowerShell v 1.0 Manual, written by Frank Koch is available on the following links: English: http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/7/1/47104ec6-410d-4492-890b-2a34900c9df2/Workshops-EN.zip German: http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/7/1/47104ec6-410d-4492-890b-2a34900c9df2...

Windows Small Business Server 2008 Administrator's Companion from Microsoft Press is available as a FREE download. By Charlie Russel and Sharon Crawford. ISBN: 9780735620704 How to get it: Register at http://csna01.libredigital.com/?urws8un4p7 NOTE: Once you’ve authenticated using your Passport/Live...

Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 from Microsoft Press is available as a FREE download. By Peter DeBetta, Greg Low, and Mark Whitehorn. ISBN: 9780735625587 How to get it: Register at http://csna01.libredigital.com/?urss1q2we6 NOTE: Once you’ve authenticated using your Passport/Live ID the only required...

Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions from Microsoft Press is available as a FREE download. By Mitch Tulloch with the Microsoft Virtualization Teams. ISBN: 9780735693371. This guide will teach you about the benefits of the latest virtualization technologies and how to plan, implement...