We are giving away 50 copies of Windows 7 Ultimate to the first 50 Get On the Bus event attendees through the door at every stop, plus some chances at some other great SWAG. What is the Get On The Bus Tour? Well, it’s where Microsoft comes to you...

The TechNet Wiki is a great way to find content authored by the community and Microsoft, and the Azure Survival Guide —one of many survival guides on the TechNet Wiki—has a wealth of technical resources on using the Windows Azure platform and deploying...

You can now evaluate Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010, the new backup & recovery solution for unified data protection for Windows servers and clients. Register for the trial download and get access to technical resources...

Microsoft today announced the release of SQL Server 2008 R2 to manufacturing. You can expect availability in early May through Microsoft's distribution channels. To get jump on all the SQL Server 2008 R2 enhancements, check out the SQL Server 2008 R2...

April 29, 2010, 9:00 AM Pacific Time The virtual roundtable “ The Last Mile: Pilot and Deploy Windows 7 ” will cover the process of planning, testing, assessing and rolling out Windows 7 in an enterprise organization. Mark Russinovich will be joined...

April 29, 2010, 7:00 AM Pacific Time Join us for the simulcast of a full day of training from Microsoft engineers, evangelists, and partners and learn about what the integrated platform means for the productivity of you and your users—across PC, phone...

The beta of the TechNet Wiki is now available for your contribution. This is TechNet’s new home for community-generated content about Microsoft technologies, and you’re invited to jump in and edit or create your own page. For more on this community platform...

The latest version of Silverlight is available for creating rich media applications with attractive user interfaces. See how Silverlight is being used in the real world and check out the Silverlight Deployment Guide v2 , which helps you plan for a corporate...

Ever wonder what you missed from Tech·Ed 2009? You can now view 43 of the most popular sessions on TechNet’s new Tech·Ed 2009 Videos page. The sessions are conveniently grouped by topics, including: · Office and SharePoint · Windows Client ...

With the release of the S ecurity Bulletins for April 2010 , this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued April 8, 2010. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security...

For all you developers, Visual Studio 2010 launches today . Watch the launch event, learn about VS 2010 from the experts compare 2010 editions and download the release candidate. Check out the MSDN site and find How Do I? videos for Visual Studio...