Free Windows Server 2012 Learning Material & Resources! Part 1
Since most of you liked the post I did about free material for SharePoint 2013, I decided to do one on another Microsoft product, that is still pretty fresh: Windows Server 2012. Even if Server 2012 isn’t SharePoint 2013 it’s a very important part because your SharePoint 2013 Infrastructure will probably run on Server 2012. Furhtemore, this will be very useful for SharePoint Professionals because you need to pass your MCSA Server 2012 in order to get your MCSE SharePoint 2013!.
Microsoft is releasing a lot of free material for Windows Server 2012 on Microsoft Download Center. The Microsoft Download Center is actually a Gold Mine of knowledge, however the problem is, no-one knows it’s there. I decided to make a tour of all the learning and useful material I could find for the month of October. Also, not a lot of people know about Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA). MVA is the best place for free training from Microsoft. It doesn’t have anything on SharePoint at the moment, however it has A LOT of stuff about Virtualization and Windows Server 2012.
Here is a short description of Microsoft Virtual Academy :
Microsoft Virtual Academy – MVA is a fully cloud-based learning experience focusing on Microsoft Cloud Technologies. You can access a variety of training content online and become one of the renowned experts in the IT Pro community around the world. MVA provides its users with a virtual university experience: the student can select a track and study the material and then do the self-assessment. By doing so, he will collect points that will promote him to a Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum Level. Students on MVA can get access to all the information, statistics and advancements of their training career, allowing them to maintain a long-term relationship with Microsoft. Learning through MVA is free of charge, and you can study the contents at any time and at your own pace.
The MVA platform is hosted on the latest Microsoft Azure technology, which guarantees that your learning experience will flow uninterruptedly for the best online learning experience ever!
Here is all the learning material you need to keep you occupied for the whole month :). If you finish all this, you will be more than capable of getting your MCSA Server 2012.
Downloads
Download: Windows PowerShell and Server Manager Quick References
Free ebook: Introducing Windows Server 2012 (RTM Edition)
Download: Windows Server 2012 Core Network Companion
Guide: Server Certificate Deployment
Download: Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Component
Architecture Poster and Companion References
Virtual Labs
Windows Server 2012 Virtual Labs
Microsoft Virtual Academy
Windows Server 2012: Server Virtualization
Windows Server 2012: Technical Overview
Windows Server 2012: Identity and Access
Using Solution Accelerators to Prepare for Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Windows Server 2012: Networking
Windows Server 2012: Management & Automation
Windows Server 2012: Web and Application Platform
Enable the Consumerization of IT
Keith Mayer’s Windows Server 2012 ‘Early Experts’ Challenge
The Windows Server 2012 “Early Experts” Challenge provides a FREE online study group with certification exam preparation materials for quickly learning about the latest version of Windows Server! The Challenge involves a series of Knowledge Quests – starting with the Apprentice Quest below – and each Quest ends with a special completion certificate for you to promote your new knowledge! To make it easy to participate, each Quest is developed in a modular format that you can complete based on your own schedule and availability.Currently, our study group is targeting Exam 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 from Sept through Nov 2012. After that, we’ll be continuing on to study for the other exams in the MCSA: Windows Server 2012 certification track. Learn more about this program by watching the video below.
I marked this as Part 1 because I will try and search on-line every month and bring you the best material on the internet. This is all the free Windows Server 2012 Material for the month of October.
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