Windows Server 8 Dashboard Leaked

We are still only getting trickles of information from Microsoft about Windows 8 prior to the main event – the Build conference which will be taking place this week from Tuesday. Hopefully this will answer a lot of the questions that we all have about Windows 8 and if we’re lucky we might even get a technical preview to play around with for a bit.

In the meantime however, a leaked screenshot of what appears to be the dashboard for Windows Server 8 has hit the web. The person known as “Canouna” has posted up a screenshot of a build of Windows Server 8 on the My Digital Life forum.

As you can see from the screenshot above, it’s been pretty much ruined by a rather over the top watermark but you can still see the Windows Server dashboard behind it. It appears to have adapted the tile user interface which we first saw introduced in Windows Phone 7 and has made its way into Windows 8. It looks pretty good actually and quite user friendly anyway.

I’m not really sure why this guy went so far with the watermark, I mean is two not a bit much? It looks like someone told their 5 year old son to put one on it and then went and put one on it themselves for good measure. It really isn’t necessary.

Anyway, I’m sure that we’ll get a much better look at Windows Server 8 and Windows 8 this week from Microsoft, and you can be certain that there wont be childish watermarks all over them.

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The New Windows 8 Server and Virtualization Technology

A lot of attention has focused on Windows 8, but Windows server 8 may be a more important development.

A recent two-day demonstration of the new program showed how advanced Microsoft has taken the development of the Server Operating system platform.

Here is a brief rundown of some of the new features that make it to commercial applications. For starters, there will be a significant change in the virtual machine technology.

Hyper-V will now support up to 32 processors and 512GB of RAM per VM. That’s right per VM. Which means that the .VHDX file format will accommodate larger virtual disks up to 2 terabytes.The Hyper-V clusters will support 63-nodes running up to 4000 concurrent VMs simultaneously. Undoubtedly, this program will be expensive. However, think of the savings that will come from combining multiple servers into one physical platform. This will allow IT administrators to save tens of thousands of dollars by not having to buy or maintain multiple computer servers.You will also be able to transfer a virtual machine between two Hyper-V hosts with only an IP connection as the reference point.Bandwidth limitations will govern the amount of VM and storage migrations that could run simultaneously across a Hyper-V cluster. There will not be any limit to the number of concurrent live migrations at the OS level.3rd parties will be able to plug into Hyper-V’s switch architecture using the new Open Extensible Virtual Switch.An improved Branch Caching performance operation will be in place, which reduces the need for expensive WAN optimization appliances.There is also a type of BiTorrent technology for the enterprise, which allows branch offices and client systems to find the files they need locally on other client systems and servers and not having to go across the WAN to get them.

In all, the New Windows 8 Server and Virtualization Technology will change computer operations in many ways, and also redefine the IT enterprise system.

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Windows Server 8 Sneak Preview

We have not really heard a lot about Microsoft’s upcoming server operating system Windows Server 8. Information are hard to come by at this point in time. Microsoft recently published a sneak peak video on their website that gives businesses, system administrators and tech savvy users a sneak peak of things to come.

The presentation “Realizing Your Opportunity in the Cloud” by Robert Wahbe, Corporate Vice President Microsoft Corporation, is not completely about Microsoft’s new server operating system. In fact, the reference to the system may have been overlooked by many viewers of the video, as it appears after the 36-minute mark in the video. Before that, it is more about cloud based computing and Microsoft.

The next version of Hyper-V is revealed at the 36 minute mark.

At 36:50 of this online video we demonstrate how Windows Server 8 virtual machines will help you build private clouds of greater scale by supporting (at least…) 16 virtual processors fully loaded with business critical workloads like SQL Server. Then we show you how you can deliver improved fault tolerance and flexibility, without the added tax or complexity of additional hardware, tools and software licenses, by using the new built-in Hyper-V Replica feature. All it takes is a few clicks, a network connection and Windows Server 8.

You can watch the full Windows Server 8 sneak peak video at the Digital WPC website. Please note that your browser needs to have the Microsoft Silverlight plugin installed to play the video.

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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC build 7601.17105.100929-1730 leaked

Posted in Microsoft on October 25, 2010

We had mentioned in our previous article that Windows 7 SP1 RC has already been compiled,now the Russian site Wzor has leaked it.The Build number is 7601.17105.100929-1730 which states that the version was compiled on 29th September.

Here are the details of the builds-

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 RC x86
BUILD: 7601.17105.100929-1730
FILE: Windows6.1-KB976932-x86-INTL.exe
SIZE: 353,458,408 byte
SHA-1: 8752FC227921995170E1AA6556C476EFDCD8A7D6
MD5: 5BF2AA8D339A036659ABF530932D9F52
CRC: 7808E98B

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 RC x64
BUILD: 7601.17105.100929-1730
FILE: Windows6.1-KB976932-X64-INTL.exe
SIZE: 644,616,752 byte

SHA-1: B8E8935D782599B977D3D0FF15D8B3B539CA39C8
MD5: 59BA49FE307B89C20EBBE8D4C95622B0
CRC: 5329BB53

The build is available in English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish languages.

We would suggest not to download from third party sites,unless the release is available on Microsoft site.

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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC officially released

Posted in Microsoft on October 26, 2010

We had posted a couple of days back that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service pack 1 RC has been leaked.Today just after the two days of leak,Microsoft has officially released the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Release Candidate helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level, provides ongoing improvements to the Windows Operating System (OS), by including previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms based on customer and partner feedback, and is easy for organizations to deploy a single set of updates.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Release Candidate will help you:

Keep your PCs supported and up-to-date Get ongoing updates to the Windows 7 platform Easily deploy cumulative updates at a single time Meet your users’ demands for greater business mobility Provide a comprehensive set of virtualization innovations Provide an easier Service Pack deployment model for better IT efficiency

In order to download and install the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Release Candidate you must currently have a Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 already installed.
If you have previously installed the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta on your machine, you must uninstall the beta before installing the Release Candidate.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Release Candidate is available for installation in the same languages made available at original launch of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

You can download the Service Pack 1 RC from here

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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC officially released

Posted in Microsoft on October 26, 2010

We had posted a couple of days back that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service pack 1 RC has been leaked.Today just after the two days of leak,Microsoft has officially released the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Release Candidate helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level, provides ongoing improvements to the Windows Operating System (OS), by including previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms based on customer and partner feedback, and is easy for organizations to deploy a single set of updates.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Release Candidate will help you:

Keep your PCs supported and up-to-date Get ongoing updates to the Windows 7 platform Easily deploy cumulative updates at a single time Meet your users’ demands for greater business mobility Provide a comprehensive set of virtualization innovations Provide an easier Service Pack deployment model for better IT efficiency

In order to download and install the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Release Candidate you must currently have a Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 already installed.
If you have previously installed the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta on your machine, you must uninstall the beta before installing the Release Candidate.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Release Candidate is available for installation in the same languages made available at original launch of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

You can download the Service Pack 1 RC from here

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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC build 7601.17105.100929-1730 leaked

Posted in Microsoft on October 25, 2010

We had mentioned in our previous article that Windows 7 SP1 RC has already been compiled,now the Russian site Wzor has leaked it.The Build number is 7601.17105.100929-1730 which states that the version was compiled on 29th September.

Here are the details of the builds-

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 RC x86

BUILD: 7601.17105.100929-1730
FILE: Windows6.1-KB976932-x86-INTL.exe
SIZE: 353,458,408 byte
SHA-1: 8752FC227921995170E1AA6556C476EFDCD8A7D6
MD5: 5BF2AA8D339A036659ABF530932D9F52
CRC: 7808E98B

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 RC x64
BUILD: 7601.17105.100929-1730
FILE: Windows6.1-KB976932-X64-INTL.exe
SIZE: 644,616,752 byte
SHA-1: B8E8935D782599B977D3D0FF15D8B3B539CA39C8
MD5: 59BA49FE307B89C20EBBE8D4C95622B0
CRC: 5329BB53

The build is available in English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish languages.

We would suggest not to download from third party sites,unless the release is available on Microsoft site.

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