Quite a while ago, I blogged on Virtual Labs, an offering we are making to you to get your hands dirty with our products and give you the opportunity to work with different hands-on labs.

There is the VirtualLabs offering, containing MSDN and TechNet labs.

The idea behind them is: It's simple: no complex setup or installation is required to try out Forefront Security running in the full-featured TechNet Virtual Lab. You get a downloadable manual and a 90-minute block of time for each module. You can sign up for additional 90-minute blocks any time.

So, we give you a manual and access to VMs via Terminal Server and you can use them for 90 minutes – cool isn't it?

Just as an example, these are the Forefront Labs:

Forefront Client Security

• TechNet Virtual Lab: A Technical Overview of Microsoft Forefront Client Security
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Deploying Forefront Client Security Part 1
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Deploying Forefront Client Security Part 2
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Forefront Client Security for System Center
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Troubleshooting Forefront Client Security
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Technical Overview with Forefront Client Security

Forefront Server Security

• TechNet Virtual Lab: Managing Microsoft Forefront Servers with Forefront Server Security Management Console (FSSMC)
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Implementing Antivirus Defenses on Exchange Server 2007 with Microsoft Forefront Security
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Forefront Security for SharePoint
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Forefront Security for Exchange Server
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Using Antigen Server to Protect SharePoint Servers and Instant Messaging
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Using Antigen Server to Protect Exchange Server Against Viruses and Spam
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Forefront Server Security

Forefront Edge Security

• TechNet Virtual Lab Express: Introduction to ISA Server 2006
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Configuring Load Balancing using ISA Server 2006 (Part 1)
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Configuring Load Balancing using ISA Server 2006 (Part 2)
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Using Monitoring, Alerting and Logging with ISA Server 2006
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Enterprise Management of ISA Server 2006
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Enabling VPN Connections using ISA Server 2006
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Forefront Edge Security and Access - Creating and Configuring Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007 Portal Websites
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Forefront Edge Security and Access - Remote Access with Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007 and Internet Access Protection with ISA Server 2006
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Publishing an Exchange Server with ISA Server 2004
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Configuring Outbound Access and Publishing Web Servers with ISA 2004
  TechNet Virtual Lab: VPN Scenarios with ISA 2004
  TechNet Virtual Lab: What's New in ISA Server 2004 – Monitoring
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Introduction to ISA Server 2006
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Publishing Web Servers and Other Servers using ISA Server 2006
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Publishing an Exchange Server with ISA Server 2006
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Configuring Outbound Internet Access using ISA Server 2006
  TechNet Virtual Lab: Secure Messaging and Collaboration

Secure Messaging and Collaboration

• TechNet Virtual Lab: Secure Messaging and Collaboration

Cool, isn't it? Give it a try

Roger