Windows 8 is ready for the enterprise
Find out why the newest version of the Windows client operating system delivers improvements to address today’s IT issues while paving the way for the next decade of business technology.
Editor's Note: What Windows 8 means for IT
This is not your typical desktop refresh. Beyond the new user experience, Windows 8 offers opportunities to prepare your client infrastructure for larger changes around virtualization and cloud computing.
Try Windows 8Download the Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation
Download a free 90-day evaluation of Windows 8 Enterprise to explore the newest features firsthand and start testing your apps, hardware, and deployment strategies.
Increase Your Windows 8 IQRegister for the New Windows 8 IT Camps
In the new Windows 8 IT Camps you will get technical, hands-on experience with Windows 8 in the enterprise. You will explore new features while you dive into key scenarios around management, deployment, security, desktop virtualization, application development, sideloading, desktop recovery and mobility. All at no cost and delivered by Microsoft experts.
Windows 8 Jump Start
Can’t attend a live Windows 8 IT Camp? Take advantage of free, online, fast-paced training courses designed specifically for experienced IT professionals with jobs that demand that they know how to best leverage the emerging features and technologies in Windows 8. Learn valuable tips and tricks, get familiar with the Windows App Store (including how to implement security measures to sideloading apps), find out how to enable user-driven device scenarios with Windows To Go, and much more.
Introducing Windows 8: An Overview for IT Professionals (free ebook)
You might be tempted to think that Windows 8 simply is a consumer release, and there are certainly a lot of great new features that consumers are going to love, but Windows 8 has a lot for businesses and IT pros, too. Download this free ebook to get guidance that will help you prepare to deploy Windows 8, deliver apps, and manage recovery, security, and virtualization.
Windows 8 Technical Demonstrations
Short on time, but want to know more about key features in Windows 8 for IT professionals? Check out these brief, but informative technical demonstrations:
Windows 8: Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to frequently asked questions about managing end user access to, and usage of, the Windows Store within your organization. Also see Frequently Asked Questions: Managing the Windows Store .
Windows To Go Technical Overview
Learn how Windows To Go can help you provide users with bootable USB storage devices containing a copy of Windows 8, along with their business apps, data, and settings.
Plan for Windows 8 in Your OrganizationFree Windows 8 Assessment and Deployment Tools
Take advantage of free Microsoft tools to help you assess the readiness of your hardware, test for application compatibility, migrate user data and settings, and implement security settings for desktops, laptops, and other devices.
Demo: Windows 8 Deployment
Take a 30-minute deep dive into the world of Windows 8 deployment. Explore migration from earlier versions of the Windows OS (including Windows XP), lite touch installation with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), and simplified deployment with tools like Windows PE and the User State Migration Tool (USMT). You’ll also learn how to install and manage Windows Store applications.
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