New Subscriber Downloads available

New downloads available for TechNet or MSDN subscribers. Let's download the bits and start installing evaluations!

- Windows Client 8.1 Preview
- System Center 2012 R2 Preview
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Preview
- SQL Server 2014 CTP1

Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/

TechEd 2013 Europe announcements

This week TechEd 2013 Europe is held in Madrid, Spain. Instead of Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) this year, there were a lot of announcements to make. TechEd 2013 North America & Europe seems a better choice this year for new System Center sessions. In this blogpost I will mention the downloads available already.

TechNet Evaluation Center

Windows Server Evaluations
Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview for IT Professionals
Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview on Windows Azure
Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview for Developers
Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Preview
The Admin password for the Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview VHD is R2Preview!

System Center and Windows Intune Evaluations
System Center 2012 R2 Preview Datacenter/Private Cloud
System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager & Endpoint Protection Preview
Windows Intune 30 Day Free Trial

SQL Server Evaluations
SQL Server 2014 Community Technology Preview 1
SQL Server 2014 Community Technology Preview 1 on Windows Azure

Windows Azure Evaluation
Windows Azure Free Trial

Windows Azure Pack
Windows Azure Pack

Windows 8.1 Preview
Windows 8.1 Preview (available tomorrow)
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8.1 Preview
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 8.1 Preview

Guides
Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 Evaluation Guide

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