A recommended article to read about Windows Server 8 storage features, read it here

If you want to try out some of the System Center 2012 components without downloading and installing the bits, consider trying one of the free virtual labs from TechNet.

• Configuration Manager
  • Introduction to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
  • Introduction to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
  • Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Role Based Administration
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Hierarchy Install
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Settings Management
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Application Management
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Content Management
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Managing Clients
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: OSD Bare Metal
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Advanced Software Distribution
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Basic Software Distribution
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Software Updates
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Endpoint Protection RC
• Operations Manager
  • System Center 2012 Operations Manager: Infrastructure and Application Performance Monitoring
• Virtual Machine Manager
  • System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager: Building Your Cloud Infrastructure
  • System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager: Building a Service Template

In March we launched the Microsoft Virtual Academy (www.MicrosoftVirtualAcademy.com).  This training portal offers quick and easy access to presentations, webcasts, whitepapers and other technical content about Microsoft’s Cloud technologies.  It is public, free and you learn at your own pace while earning awards and recognitions for answering evaluation questions, while connecting with thousands of other IT Pros.

New

• Configuring & Deploying Microsoft’s Private Cloud
  • Private Cloud: Infrastructure Components
  • Private Cloud: Infrastructure Management
  • Private Cloud: Service Delivery & Automation
  • Private Cloud: Application Services Management
• Microsoft Private Cloud Infrastructure
• System Center 2012: Configuration Manager
• System Center 2012: Virtual Machine Manager
• Understanding Microsoft’s High-Availability Solutions

Coming soon

·  Other System Center 2012 Components

· Solution Accelerators

We now have over 473,000 students!

Microsoft Learning & IT Pro Evangelism are teaming up again to deliver a 2-day virtual training event to help the world learn about the upcoming enhancements with the Creating & Managing a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Jump Start. 

Sign up today at: http://mctreadiness.com/MicrosoftCareerConferenceRegistration.aspx?pid=298

It is 100% free and open to the public, so register
now!

• February 21 & 22  SOLD OUT
• April 3 & 4

Adopting this exciting new
computing paradigm provides a whole new landscape of technology and career
direction for IT professionals. Microsoft Learning and the Microsoft System
Center 2012 team have partnered to bring you an exciting opportunity to learn
what you need to know to deploy, manage and maintain Microsoft’s private cloud
solution.

Day 1

• Introduction to the Microsoft Private Cloud with System Center 2012
• Configure & Deploy Infrastructure Components
• Configure & Deploy the Private Cloud Infrastructure
• Configure & Deploy Service Delivery & Automation
• Configure & Deploy Application Management

 Day 2

• Monitor & Operate Infrastructure Components
• Monitor & Operate the Private Cloud Infrastructure
• Monitor & Operate Service Delivery & Automation
• Monitor & Operate Application Management

 Leveraging the popular Jump
Start virtual classroom approach, the industry’s most gifted cloud experts will show attendees why this new private cloud solution, based on System Center 2012 and Windows Server, has garnered so much attention. Presenters include Symon Perriman, Sean Christensen, Adam Hall, Kenon Owens & Anant Sundaram and there will be a live Q&A during the event.

Sign up today at: http://mctreadiness.com/MicrosoftCareerConferenceRegistration.aspx?pid=298