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Here are the headlines from October 2, 2013:

Top News

IE11 Release Preview for Windows 7 is available for download

New MVA course: Migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7

Brad Anderson discusses Oracle’s mission-critical software on Microsoft’s enterprise-grade cloud

Top Downloads

Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview

Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview

System Center 2012 R2 Preview

Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Preview

System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection Preview

SQL Server 2014 CTP1 Preview

Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Preview

Featured Content

Live MVA event: Core Solutions of Exchange Server 2013 Jump Start

New MVA course: Learn all about System Center Advisor

Guest operating systems supported for Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V

Live MVA event: Implementing a Data Warehouse with SQL Server Jump Start (October 18)

Power BI for Office 365 preview adds natural language search, mapping capabilities, and more

Edge Show: Proactive Datacenter Monitoring with System Center Advisor

The Garage Series: Office 365 vs. Office 2013 on the Desktop Review

Live MVA event: Administering SQL Server 2012 Jump Start (October 16)

Edge Show: Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Training and Books

New MVA course: Migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7

Get a Second Shot at earning your Microsoft Certification

New MVA course: Learn all about System Center Advisor

Events

Live MVA event: Core Solutions of Exchange Server 2013 Jump Start

Live MVA event: Administering SQL Server 2012 Jump Start (October 16)

Live MVA event: Implementing a Data Warehouse with SQL Server Jump Start (October 18)

You’re invited to attend Microsoft Insights 2013 on October 29

– The TechNet Flash team

TechNet Flash October 16, 2013 Edition: SQL Server 2014 CTP2 now available; Free ebook; How to run Office 365 on Windows, iOS, and Android devices

TechNet Flash is a bi-weekly newsletter that delivers the latest alerts of new resources to help IT professionals be more successful with Microsoft products and technologies. Subscribe here.

Here are the headlines from October 16, 2013:

Top News

New download: SQL Server 2014 CTP2 now available for evaluation

Free ebook: Introducing Windows Azure for IT Professionals

Garage Series: Unlock the power of Office 365 on Windows, iOS, and Android devices

Top Downloads

New: SQL Server 2014 CTP2  

Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview

Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview

System Center 2012 R2 Preview

Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Preview

System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection Preview

Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Preview

Featured Content

Get ready for Windows XP end of support: Free migration to Windows 7 course on MVA

Get ready for launch: Discover what's new in System Center 2012 R2 with free on-demand Jump Start training

Edge Show: Brad Anderson on enabling modern business apps

Best practices for developing a national strategy for cybersecurity

Now available: SUSE Cloud 2.0 with support for Microsoft Hyper-V

Get ready for launch: Free on-demand Jump Start training explores what’s new in Windows Server 2012 R2

Attend Microsoft Insights on October 29

TechNet Radio: How to create a WordPress site with Windows Azure Web Sites

Windows Azure receives critical federal security authorization

Use PowerShell to upload a virtual machine into the Windows Azure virtual machine gallery

Training and Books

Free expert-led training on MVA: Troubleshooting Windows 8

Get ready for launch: Free on-demand Jump Start training explores what's new in Windows Server 2012 R2

Get ready for launch: Discover what's new in System Center 2012 R2 with free on-demand Jump Start training

Get ready for Windows XP end of support: Free migration to Windows 7 course on MVA

Events

Attend Microsoft Insights on October 29

 –    The TechNet Flash team