Book: Free PDF Version–Introducing Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, SQL 2012; MS Action Pack
December 22, 2012 Leave a comment
I have a stable Windows 2008 R2 Server environment at home for testing purposes. The backend for the Sharepoint Server 2010 is SQL Server 2008 R2 both running as Hyper-V Guest OS. Honestly, all is well in my environment but then this year, Microsoft released a new server product line. I have doubts to execute a complete rebuild of my stable system, but as we know, if we do not adapt now, after a year, new development will unfold and we get so behind in the rollout and our knowledge becomes outdated.
I’ve finished the W2012 ebook and there are good reasons to upgrade. Not that I have to … but just to gain knowledge about the new system and how it works is a good purpose to start diving in to the new technology. I’m currently reading Windows 8 and so far there is also some interesting new features. I have not peek on the SQL2012 ebook but I know that it has some good stuff in it also.
Here’s the link to the sources where you can download the free ebook from Microsoft Press.
Free ebook: Introducing Windows 8: An Overview for IT Professionals | Download PDF
Free ebook: Introducing Windows Server 2012 (RTM Edition) | Download PDF
Free ebook: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 | Download PDF
Hardware Notes
Dell Poweredge 2850-works with W2012 but no virtualization support but good enough to test the OS, Sharepoint 2013 and SQL2012 [get this from Craigslist for <$200]. This rack server is not that loud. Mine sits in my home office inside a rack with no annoying fan noise-somewhat.
Dell Poweredge 2950 Gen III-Supports Hyper-V 2012 but a little expensive than the PE 2850 [I don’t have this yet, but planning to later]
Dell Latitude 4300 Notebook-Supports Hyper-V, 8GB RAM max and powerful enough for testing purposes. [I’m using this notebook for all my testing.] View Inventory from Dell DFS Direct
Software Notes
Subscribe to MS Action Pack to get all the MS software for testing. A cheap way to learn. View Benefits
Enjoy and Learn!