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Application Compatibility <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Development Tools</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6DB1F17F-5F1E-4E54-A331-C32285CDDE0C&amp;displaylang=en" class="externalLink">Windows 7 SDK <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk" class="externalLink">The Windows SDK Team Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010/default.mspx" class="externalLink">Download Visual Studio 2010 beta with the new C++ Concurrency Runtime <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/pfxteam/default.aspx" class="externalLink">.NET Parallel Computing Team Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/nativeconcurrency" class="externalLink">Parallel Programming in Native Code <span 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operating system for Server workloads. 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Microsoft focused on the following key technology investment areas with Windows Server 2008 R2. <br /><br />&#8226; Platform Scalability <br />&#8226; Virtualization<br />&#8226; Power Management <br />&#8226; Web Workloads<br />&#8226; Enterprise Workloads<br />&#8226; Powerful Platform Management<br /> <br /><h2> <b>“Not your average R2!”</b> </h2>Explore this significant Windows Server release via a self-paced <a href="http://r.ch9.ms/wsr2a" class="externalLink">training course<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> of videos and hands-on-labs with a focus on performance, web, management, and other server solution scenarios. Learn about developing applications for “many-core” scale, enable efficient “trigger-started” services, explore new Windows PowerShell features, create integrated solutions with the File Classification Infrastructure, build Web Platform extensions, and automate your dev-test environment with VHD and Hyper-V API’s.<br /> <br />See the links below to obtain an evaluation copy. Try a few of the hands-on projects published here on Code Gallery. Watch the &quot;10 Minute Concept&quot; demo series on MSDN Channel9.<br /> <br /><h2> <b>Getting Started</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/r2.aspx" class="externalLink">Product Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2-Resources.aspx" class="externalLink">Reviewers Guide and Technical Features <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx" class="externalLink">Get the Bits <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9040a4be-c3cf-44a5-9052-a70314452305&amp;displaylang=en" class="externalLink">Get the Bits - VHD Image <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c48b3eb4-ad4b-461c-9d5a-25f45d949b92&amp;displaylang=en" class="externalLink">Get the 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href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC19/" class="externalLink">Designing Efficient Background Processes <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC01" class="externalLink">Windows Web Services API <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES06" class="externalLink">.NET and ASP.NET on Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd405527(VS.85).aspx" class="externalLink">What's New in Processes &amp; Threads <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/AdvancedSearch.aspx?culture=en-US#culture=en-US;advanced=true;sortKey=;sortOrder=;pageEvent=false;startDate=5/22/2009;endDate=8/20/2009;kwdAll=Server%202008%20R2;kwdAny=;countryId=US;languageCode=en;eventType=0;searchcontrol=yes;s=1" class="externalLink">Webcasts Galore <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Projects and Reference Code</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/ProjectDirectory.aspx?ProjectSearchText=W2K8R2" class="externalLink">See all R2 Code Gallery projects! <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/fci" class="externalLink">New File Classification Infrastructure <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/64plusLP" class="externalLink">New NUMA Support in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/r2core" class="externalLink">Implement minimalist solutions using Windows Server 2008 R2 and Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/wwsapi" class="externalLink">Implement Web Services with the Windows Web Services API <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/R2CoreApps" class="externalLink">How to Get Started with .NET and C++ Application on R2 Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/R2CoreASPNET" class="externalLink">How to Get Started with ASP.NET on R2 Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/psv2" class="externalLink">PowerShell V2 Resources <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/ProjectDirectory.aspx?ProjectSearchText=ConcRT" class="externalLink">C++ Concurrency Runtime on Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/ProjectDirectory.aspx?TagName=Windows%207" class="externalLink">Windows 7 @ Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Community</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;FamilyID=0576ce09-2dde-48e7-9bd7-77e4a4717100" class="externalLink">Online Documentation Survival Guide <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/community.aspx" class="externalLink">Community Forums <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/etw/threads" class="externalLink">Community Forums (Instrumentation) <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=505&amp;SiteID=1" class="externalLink">MSDN Forums <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/ph/12925" class="externalLink">Support Solution Center <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/e7" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/e7<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/server_core" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/server_core<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/winserverperformance" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/winserverperformance<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/wmi" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/wmi<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/philpenn" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/philpenn<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/jsnow" 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Watch the &#34;10 Minute Concept&#34; demo series on MSDN Channel9.<br /> <br /> <br /><h2> <b>“Not your average R2!”</b> </h2>Explore this significant Windows Server release via a self-paced <a href="http://r.ch9.ms/wsr2a" class="externalLink">training course<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> of videos and hands-on-labs with a focus on performance, web, management, and other server solution scenarios. 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href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6DB1F17F-5F1E-4E54-A331-C32285CDDE0C&amp;displaylang=en" class="externalLink">Windows 7 SDK <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk" class="externalLink">The Windows SDK Team Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010/default.mspx" class="externalLink">Download Visual Studio 2010 beta with the new C++ Concurrency Runtime <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/pfxteam/default.aspx" class="externalLink">.NET Parallel Computing Team Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/nativeconcurrency" class="externalLink">Parallel Programming in Native Code <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Performance Tools</b> </h2><ul> <li><a 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Forums (Instrumentation) <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=505&amp;SiteID=1" class="externalLink">MSDN Forums <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/ph/12925" class="externalLink">Support Solution Center <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/e7" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/e7<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/server_core" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/server_core<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a 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href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/R2CoreApps" class="externalLink">How to Get Started with .NET and C++ Application on R2 Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/R2CoreASPNET" class="externalLink">How to Get Started with ASP.NET on R2 Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/psv2" class="externalLink">PowerShell V2 Resources <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/ProjectDirectory.aspx?ProjectSearchText=ConcRT" class="externalLink">C++ Concurrency Runtime on Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/ProjectDirectory.aspx?TagName=Windows%207" class="externalLink">Windows 7 @ Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Community</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;FamilyID=0576ce09-2dde-48e7-9bd7-77e4a4717100" class="externalLink">Online Documentation Survival Guide <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/community.aspx" class="externalLink">Community Forums <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/etw/threads" class="externalLink">Community Forums (Instrumentation) <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=505&amp;SiteID=1" class="externalLink">MSDN Forums <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/ph/12925" class="externalLink">Support Solution Center <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/e7" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/e7<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/server_core" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/server_core<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/winserverperformance" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/winserverperformance<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/wmi" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/wmi<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/philpenn" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/philpenn<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/jsnow" 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Watch the &#34;5 Minute Concept&#34; demo series on MSDN Channel9.<br /> <br /> <br /><h2> <b>Getting Started</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/r2.aspx" class="externalLink">Product Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2-Resources.aspx" class="externalLink">Reviewers Guide and Technical Features <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx" class="externalLink">Get the Bits <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c48b3eb4-ad4b-461c-9d5a-25f45d949b92&amp;displaylang=en" class="externalLink">Get the Developer's Training Kit <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/default.aspx" class="externalLink">MSDN Portal <span 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Watch the &#34;5 Minute Concept&#34; demo series on MSDN Channel9.<br /> <br /> <br /><h2> <b>Getting Started</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/r2.aspx" class="externalLink">Product Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2-Resources.aspx" class="externalLink">Reviewers Guide and Technical Features <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx" class="externalLink">Get the Bits <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c48b3eb4-ad4b-461c-9d5a-25f45d949b92&amp;displaylang=en" class="externalLink">Get the Developer's Training Kit <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/default.aspx" class="externalLink">MSDN Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/default.aspx" class="externalLink">TechNet Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://Channel9.msdn.com/tags/w2k8r2" class="externalLink">&quot;5 Minute Concepts&quot; 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R2 is currently &#40;May, 2009&#41; available in a Release Candidate distribution. <br />See the links below to obtain an evaluation copy. Try a few of the hands-on projects published here on Code Gallery. Watch the &#34;5 Minute Concept&#34; demo series on MSDN Channel9.<br /> <br /> <br /><h2> <b>Getting Started</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/r2.aspx" class="externalLink">Product Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2-Resources.aspx" class="externalLink">Reviewers Guide and Technical Features <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx" class="externalLink">Get the Bits <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/default.aspx" class="externalLink">MSDN Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/default.aspx" class="externalLink">TechNet Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://Channel9.msdn.com/tags/w2k8r2" class="externalLink">&quot;5 Minute Concepts&quot; @ Channel9 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://edge.technet.com/Tags/Windows+Server+2008+R2" class="externalLink">R2 @ TechNET Edge <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/project/projectdirectory.aspx?TagName=W2K8R2" class="externalLink">R2 @ Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/roadmap.aspx" class="externalLink">Roadmap <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Windows7AppQuality" class="externalLink">Application Compatibility <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Community</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;FamilyID=0576ce09-2dde-48e7-9bd7-77e4a4717100" class="externalLink">Online Documentation Survival Guide <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/community.aspx" class="externalLink">Community Forums <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/etw/threads" class="externalLink">Community Forums (Instrumentation) <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=505&amp;SiteID=1" class="externalLink">MSDN Forums <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/ph/12925" class="externalLink">Support Solution Center <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/e7" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/e7<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/server_core" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/server_core<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/winserverperformance" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/winserverperformance<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/wmi" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/wmi<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/philpenn" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/philpenn<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/jsnow" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/jsnow<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/filecab" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/filecab<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/nikolad" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/nikolad<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Feature Demos</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/NUMA" class="externalLink">Get Ready for NUMA! <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/r2core" class="externalLink">Build and Deploy .NET Applications on Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/PSV2" class="externalLink">Automate your Server solutions using PowerShell V2 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/Mark-Russinovich-Inside-Windows-7" class="externalLink">Kernel Enhancements <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES20" class="externalLink">Developing Applications for More than 64 Logical Processors <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mseventsbmo/view?id=1032410139&amp;role=attend&amp;pw=9A7F8D1D" class="externalLink">Using Classification for File Lifecycle Management <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC19/" class="externalLink">Designing Efficient Background Processes <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC01" class="externalLink">Windows Web Services API <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES06" class="externalLink">.NET and ASP.NET on Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd405527(VS.85).aspx" class="externalLink">What's New in Processes &amp; 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Threads <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/AdvancedSearch.aspx?culture=en-US#culture=en-US;advanced=true;sortKey=;sortOrder=;pageEvent=false;startDate=5/22/2009;endDate=8/20/2009;kwdAll=Server%202008%20R2;kwdAny=;countryId=US;languageCode=en;eventType=0;searchcontrol=yes;s=1" class="externalLink">Webcasts Galore <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Development Tools</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk" class="externalLink">The Windows SDK Team Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010/default.mspx" class="externalLink">Download Visual Studio 2010 beta with the new C++ Concurrency Runtime <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/pfxteam/default.aspx" class="externalLink">.NET Parallel Computing Team Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/nativeconcurrency" class="externalLink">Parallel Programming in Native Code <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Performance Tools</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc305187.aspx" class="externalLink">The Windows Performance Toolkit <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/pigscanfly" class="externalLink">Yet Another Perf Team Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ddperf/default.aspx" class="externalLink">Developer Division Performance Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a>)</li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Projects and Reference Code</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/64plusLP" class="externalLink">New NUMA Support in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/r2core" class="externalLink">Implement minimalist solutions using Windows Server 2008 R2 and Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/wwsapi" class="externalLink">Implement Web Services with the Windows Web Services API <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/R2CoreApps" class="externalLink">How to Get Started with .NET and C++ Application on R2 Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/R2CoreASPNET" class="externalLink">How to Get Started with ASP.NET on R2 Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/psv2" class="externalLink">PowerShell V2 Resources <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/ProjectDirectory.aspx?ProjectSearchText=W2K8R2" class="externalLink">More R2 @ Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/ProjectDirectory.aspx?TagName=Windows%207" class="externalLink">Windows 7 @ Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </div>philpennTue, 16 Jun 2009 20:16:38 GMTUPDATED WIKI: Home 20090616Phttp://code.msdn.microsoft.com/w2k8r2/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&version=52<div class="wikidoc"> <img src="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?ProjectName=w2k8r2&amp;DownloadId=6200" alt="WS08-R2_h_rgb.png" /><br /> <br />Windows Server 2008 R2 is the next release of the Windows operating system for Server workloads. R2 is currently &#40;May, 2009&#41; available in a Release Candidate. <br /><br />See the links below to obtain an evaluation copy. Try a few of the hands-on projects published here on Code Gallery. Watch the &#34;5 Minute Concept&#34; demo series on MSDN Channel9. <br /> <br /> <br /><h2> <b>Getting Started</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/r2.aspx" class="externalLink">Product Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2-Resources.aspx" class="externalLink">Reviewers Guide and Technical Features <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx" class="externalLink">Get the Bits <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/default.aspx" class="externalLink">MSDN Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/default.aspx" class="externalLink">TechNet Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://Channel9.msdn.com/tags/w2k8r2" class="externalLink">&quot;5 Minute Concepts&quot; @ Channel9 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://edge.technet.com/Tags/Windows+Server+2008+R2" class="externalLink">R2 @ TechNET Edge <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/project/projectdirectory.aspx?TagName=W2K8R2" class="externalLink">R2 @ Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/roadmap.aspx" class="externalLink">Roadmap <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Windows7AppQuality" class="externalLink">Application Compatibility <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Community</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2-resources.aspx" class="externalLink">Resources and NewsGroups <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;FamilyID=0576ce09-2dde-48e7-9bd7-77e4a4717100" class="externalLink">Online Documentation Survival Guide <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/community.aspx" class="externalLink">Community Forums <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/etw/threads" class="externalLink">Community Forums (Instrumentation) <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=505&amp;SiteID=1" class="externalLink">MSDN Forums <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/ph/12925" class="externalLink">Support Solution Center <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/e7" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/e7<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/server_core" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/server_core<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/winserverperformance" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/winserverperformance<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/wmi" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/wmi<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/philpenn" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/philpenn<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/jsnow" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/jsnow<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/filecab" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/filecab<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/nikolad" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/nikolad<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Feature Demos</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/NUMA" class="externalLink">Get Ready for NUMA! <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/r2core" class="externalLink">Build and Deploy .NET Applications on Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/PSV2" class="externalLink">Automate your Server solutions using PowerShell V2 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/Mark-Russinovich-Inside-Windows-7" class="externalLink">Kernel Enhancements <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES20" class="externalLink">Developing Applications for More than 64 Logical Processors <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mseventsbmo/view?id=1032410139&amp;role=attend&amp;pw=9A7F8D1D" class="externalLink">Using Classification for File Lifecycle Management <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC19/" class="externalLink">Designing Efficient Background Processes <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC01" class="externalLink">Windows Web Services API <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES06" class="externalLink">.NET and ASP.NET on Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd405527(VS.85).aspx" class="externalLink">What's New in Processes &amp; 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R2 is currently &#40;May, 2009&#41; available in a Release Candidate. See the links below to obtain an evaluation copy. Try a few of the hands-on projects published here on Code Gallery. Watch the &#34;5 Minute Concept&#34; demo series on MSDN Channel9. Project links are listed below. <br /> <br /> <br /><h2> <b>Community</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx" class="externalLink">R2 @ Microsoft.com <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://Channel9.msdn.com/tags/w2k8r2" class="externalLink">&quot;5 Minute Concepts&quot; @ Channel9 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://edge.technet.com/Tags/Windows+Server+2008+R2" class="externalLink">R2 @ TechNET Edge <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/project/projectdirectory.aspx?TagName=W2K8R2" class="externalLink">R2 @ Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/e7" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/e7<span 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href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/default.aspx" class="externalLink">MSDN Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/default.aspx" class="externalLink">TechNet Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2-resources.aspx" class="externalLink">Resources and NewsGroups <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;FamilyID=0576ce09-2dde-48e7-9bd7-77e4a4717100" class="externalLink">Online Documentation Survival Guide <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/community.aspx" class="externalLink">Community Forums <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/etw/threads" class="externalLink">Community Forums (Instrumentation) 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class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/PSV2" class="externalLink">Automate your Server solutions using PowerShell V2 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/Mark-Russinovich-Inside-Windows-7" class="externalLink">Kernel Enhancements <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES20" class="externalLink">Developing Applications for More than 64 Logical Processors <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mseventsbmo/view?id=1032410139&amp;role=attend&amp;pw=9A7F8D1D" class="externalLink">Using Classification for File Lifecycle Management <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC19/" class="externalLink">Designing Efficient Background Processes <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC01" class="externalLink">Windows Web Services API <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES06" class="externalLink">.NET and ASP.NET on Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd405527(VS.85).aspx" class="externalLink">What's New in Processes &amp; Threads <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/AdvancedSearch.aspx?culture=en-US#culture=en-US;advanced=true;sortKey=;sortOrder=;pageEvent=false;startDate=5/22/2009;endDate=8/20/2009;kwdAll=Server%202008%20R2;kwdAny=;countryId=US;languageCode=en;eventType=0;searchcontrol=yes;s=1" class="externalLink">Webcasts Galore <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Development Tools</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk" class="externalLink">The Windows SDK Team Blog <span 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</h2><ul> <li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/64plusLP" class="externalLink">New NUMA Support in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/r2core" class="externalLink">Implement minimalist solutions using Windows Server 2008 R2 and Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/wwsapi" class="externalLink">Implement Web Services with the Windows Web Services API <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/R2CoreApps" class="externalLink">How to Get Started with .NET and C++ Application on R2 Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/R2CoreASPNET" class="externalLink">How to Get Started with ASP.NET on R2 Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/psv2" class="externalLink">PowerShell V2 Resources <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/ProjectDirectory.aspx?ProjectSearchText=W2K8R2" class="externalLink">More R2 @ Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/ProjectDirectory.aspx?TagName=Windows%207" class="externalLink">Windows 7 @ Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </div>philpennTue, 16 Jun 2009 16:15:39 GMTUPDATED WIKI: Home 20090616Phttp://code.msdn.microsoft.com/w2k8r2/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&version=50<div class="wikidoc"> <img src="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?ProjectName=w2k8r2&amp;DownloadId=6200" alt="WS08-R2_h_rgb.png" /><br /> <br />Windows Server 2008 R2 is the next release of the Windows operating system for Server workloads. R2 is currently &#40;May, 2009&#41; available in a Release Candidate. See the links below to obtain an evaluation copy. Try a few of the hands-on projects published here on Code Gallery. Watch the &#34;5 Minute Concept&#34; demo series on MSDN Channel9. Project links are listed below. <br /> <br /> <br /><h2> <b>Community Properties</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx" class="externalLink">R2 @ Microsoft.com <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://Channel9.msdn.com/tags/w2k8r2" class="externalLink">&quot;5 Minute Concepts&quot; @ Channel9 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://edge.technet.com/Tags/Windows+Server+2008+R2" class="externalLink">R2 @ TechNET Edge <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/project/projectdirectory.aspx?TagName=W2K8R2" class="externalLink">R2 @ Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/e7" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/e7<span 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class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/jsnow<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/filecab" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/filecab<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/nikolad" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/nikolad<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Getting Started</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/r2.aspx" class="externalLink">Product Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2-Resources.aspx" class="externalLink">Reviewers Guide and Technical Features <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx" class="externalLink">Get the Bits <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a 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<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=505&amp;SiteID=1" class="externalLink">MSDN Forums <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/ph/12925" class="externalLink">Support Solution Center <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/roadmap.aspx" class="externalLink">Roadmap <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Windows7AppQuality" class="externalLink">Application Compatibility <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Feature Discussions and Demos</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/NUMA" class="externalLink">Get Ready for NUMA! <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/r2core" class="externalLink">Build and Deploy .NET Applications on Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/PSV2" class="externalLink">Automate your Server solutions using PowerShell V2 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/Mark-Russinovich-Inside-Windows-7" class="externalLink">Kernel Enhancements <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES20" class="externalLink">Developing Applications for More than 64 Logical Processors <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mseventsbmo/view?id=1032410139&amp;role=attend&amp;pw=9A7F8D1D" class="externalLink">Using Classification for File Lifecycle Management <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC19/" class="externalLink">Designing Efficient Background Processes <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC01" class="externalLink">Windows Web Services API <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES06" class="externalLink">.NET and ASP.NET on Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd405527(VS.85).aspx" class="externalLink">What's New in Processes &amp; Threads <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/AdvancedSearch.aspx?culture=en-US#culture=en-US;advanced=true;sortKey=;sortOrder=;pageEvent=false;startDate=5/22/2009;endDate=8/20/2009;kwdAll=Server%202008%20R2;kwdAny=;countryId=US;languageCode=en;eventType=0;searchcontrol=yes;s=1" class="externalLink">Webcasts Galore <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Development Tools</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk" class="externalLink">The Windows SDK Team Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010/default.mspx" class="externalLink">Download Visual Studio 2010 beta with the new C++ Concurrency Runtime <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/pfxteam/default.aspx" class="externalLink">.NET Parallel Computing Team Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Performance Tools</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc305187.aspx" class="externalLink">The Windows Performance Toolkit <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/pigscanfly" class="externalLink">Yet Another Perf Team Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ddperf/default.aspx" class="externalLink">Developer Division Performance Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a>)</li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Projects and Reference Code</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/64plusLP" class="externalLink">New NUMA Support in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/r2core" class="externalLink">Implement minimalist solutions using Windows Server 2008 R2 and Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/wwsapi" class="externalLink">Implement Web Services with the Windows Web Services API <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/R2CoreApps" class="externalLink">How to Get Started with .NET and C++ Application on R2 Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/R2CoreASPNET" class="externalLink">How to Get Started with ASP.NET on R2 Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/psv2" 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R2 is currently &#40;May, 2009&#41; available in a Release Candidate. See the links below to obtain an evaluation copy. Try a few of the hands-on projects published here on Code Gallery. Watch the &#34;5 Minute Concept&#34; demo series on MSDN Channel9. Project links are listed below. <br /> <br /> <br /><h2> <b>Community Properties</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx" class="externalLink">R2 @ Microsoft.com <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://Channel9.msdn.com/tags/w2k8r2" class="externalLink">&quot;5 Minute Concepts&quot; @ Channel9 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://edge.technet.com/Tags/Windows+Server+2008+R2" class="externalLink">R2 @ TechNET Edge <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/project/projectdirectory.aspx?TagName=W2K8R2" class="externalLink">R2 @ Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/e7" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/e7<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/server_core" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/server_core<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/winserverperformance" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/winserverperformance<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/nativeconcurrency" class="externalLink">Parallel Programming in Native Code <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/wmi" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/wmi<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/philpenn" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/philpenn<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/jsnow" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/jsnow<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/filecab" class="externalLink">http://blogs.technet.com/filecab<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/nikolad" class="externalLink">http://blogs.msdn.com/nikolad<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Getting Started</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/r2.aspx" class="externalLink">Product Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2-Resources.aspx" class="externalLink">Reviewers Guide and Technical Features <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx" class="externalLink">Get the Bits <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/default.aspx" class="externalLink">MSDN Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/default.aspx" class="externalLink">TechNet Portal <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2-resources.aspx" class="externalLink">Resources and NewsGroups <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;FamilyID=0576ce09-2dde-48e7-9bd7-77e4a4717100" class="externalLink">Online Documentation Survival Guide <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/community.aspx" class="externalLink">Community Forums <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/etw/threads" class="externalLink">Community Forums (Instrumentation) <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=505&amp;SiteID=1" class="externalLink">MSDN Forums <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/ph/12925" class="externalLink">Support Solution Center <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/roadmap.aspx" class="externalLink">Roadmap <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Windows7AppQuality" class="externalLink">Application Compatibility <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Feature Discussions and Demos</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/NUMA" class="externalLink">Get Ready for NUMA! <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/r2core" class="externalLink">Build and Deploy .NET Applications on Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/PSV2" class="externalLink">Automate your Server solutions using PowerShell V2 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/Mark-Russinovich-Inside-Windows-7" class="externalLink">Kernel Enhancements <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES20" class="externalLink">Developing Applications for More than 64 Logical Processors <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mseventsbmo/view?id=1032410139&amp;role=attend&amp;pw=9A7F8D1D" class="externalLink">Using Classification for File Lifecycle Management <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC19/" class="externalLink">Designing Efficient Background Processes <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC01" class="externalLink">Windows Web Services API <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES06" class="externalLink">.NET and ASP.NET on Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd405527(VS.85).aspx" class="externalLink">What's New in Processes &amp; Threads <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/AdvancedSearch.aspx?culture=en-US#culture=en-US;advanced=true;sortKey=;sortOrder=;pageEvent=false;startDate=5/22/2009;endDate=8/20/2009;kwdAll=Server%202008%20R2;kwdAny=;countryId=US;languageCode=en;eventType=0;searchcontrol=yes;s=1" class="externalLink">Webcasts Galore <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Development Tools</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk" class="externalLink">The Windows SDK Team Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010/default.mspx" class="externalLink">Download Visual Studio 2010 beta with the new C++ Concurrency Runtime <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/pfxteam/default.aspx" class="externalLink">.NET Parallel Computing Team Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Performance Tools</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc305187.aspx" class="externalLink">The Windows Performance Toolkit <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/pigscanfly" class="externalLink">Yet Another Perf Team Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ddperf/default.aspx" class="externalLink">Developer Division Performance Blog <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a>)</li> </ul> <br /><h2> <b>Projects and Reference Code</b> </h2><ul> <li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/64plusLP" class="externalLink">New NUMA Support in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> </li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/r2core" class="externalLink">Implement minimalist solutions using Windows Server 2008 R2 and Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/wwsapi" class="externalLink">Implement Web Services with the Windows Web Services API <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/R2CoreApps" class="externalLink">How to Get Started with .NET and C++ Application on R2 Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/R2CoreASPNET" class="externalLink">How to Get Started with ASP.NET on R2 Server Core <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/psv2" class="externalLink">PowerShell V2 Resources <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/ProjectDirectory.aspx?ProjectSearchText=W2K8R2" class="externalLink">More R2 @ Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li><li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/ProjectDirectory.aspx?TagName=Windows%207" class="externalLink">Windows 7 @ Code Gallery <span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a></li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </div>philpennTue, 16 Jun 2009 16:12:56 GMTUPDATED WIKI: Home 20090616P