Microsoft Windows Server TechCenter

Microsoft Windows Server TechCenter is the place for you to connect with Windows Server– related resources within Microsoft and the broader Windows Server community. I’ve been told by internal teams that the TechCenter home page for Windows Server 2008 will initially be located at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/longhorn/default.mspx and that this will then later redirect to the final location for this section. Here’s what I’ve been told about the organization of the sections of the coming TechCenter for Windows Server 2008:

• The Evaluation section home will be at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/longhorn/evaluate/default.mspx .

• The Reviewer’s Guide will be at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/ .

• System Requirements will be outlined at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/ .

• The FAQ will be at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/longhorn/evaluate/ faq.mspx.

There will also be short Server Role landing pages on the TechCenter so that you can find out more about the Terminal Services role, the Network Policy And Access Services role, the Web Server (IIS) role, and so on. These landing pages will be in the Windows Server 2008 Technical Library and will have more of the kind of deep, technical info that IT pros like us crave. Wait-some more late-breaking news! I’ve just been told that the landing page for the Windows Server 2008 Technical Library will be http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServerLonghorn/en/library/1033.mspx and that you’ll find lots of technical content there covering server roles, services, components, technologies, and so on. This site will include Changes In Functionality documentation-that is, what’s new in Windows Server 2008 compared with previous Windows Server versions.

Anyway, be sure to check out the TechCenter for Windows Server 2008 once it’s live. I’m sure you’ll find a ton of information there about Windows Server 2008. I wish I could describe what’s there, but it’s not up yet and I get a 404 when I go there.