Windows Server "Centro" Beta 1 has shipped!
I'm happy to announce that we posted the first beta of Windows Server "Centro" to Microsoft Connect this past weekend. The team (developers, testers, user experience designers, user assistance writers and editors, program managers and product planners) have worked long hours (especially the testers who seemingly are here all the time) over the past month to fix all of the show stopper bugs for the scenarios we want tested, document the expected experience and configuration and get it all packaged up for the TechBeta and TAP testers (see post below to sign up). Beta 1 is a "closed beta" meaning you can't simply download the software from microsoft.com and it also means I cannot discuss what exact features/functionality are in the product other than what you can read about on the Press Pass page. Needless to say, this is a very important milestone in the product's development. All three servers can be installed and configured via the integrated setup wizards, all the servers can be monitored and managed from a single administration console and it certainly gives the user a good feel for what the end result will be like when the product is RTM. I encourage you to sign up and give us your feedback. Now the march begins to ship beta 2... !
