As you know, last week on August 16th, Microsoft partners with a gold or silver competency gained access to Windows 8 Enterprise RTM internal-use benefits through our Digital Distribution Center and as of today, Microsoft Action Pack subscribers can gain access to Windows 8 Pro. With this milestone, I wanted to share a collection of links and resources available to you to make sure that you are aware of them and where to find them.

• If you haven’t seen it yet, check out Jon Roskill’s Windows 8 RTM is now available for partners! blog post from last week where he discusses Windows 8 RTM availability for Microsoft partners as well as some resources for partners, including:
• Windows 8 training materials, including:
• Windows 8 WPC 2012 vision keynote address
• Windows 8 partner case studies
• Microsoft Desktop competency information
• and more…
• Windows 8 presentations in the Partner Marketing Center that you can use in your customer conversations
• Four video trainings on Windows 8 available to partners
• Stephen Rose’s Windows 8 Is Ready For Your Enterprise blog post on the Windows Team Blog. Includes links to resources such as:
• Key features in Windows 8 Enterprise
• Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation FAQ
• Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK), which replaces the Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Update 1 (MDT) automates and accelerates the deployment of Windows 8 Enterprise by integrating all of the ADK tools into a single, easy-to-use deployment process
• Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 7.0 can quickly and efficiently collect detailed infrastructure information you need for planning your migration to Windows 8 Enterprise
• Springboard Series for Windows 8
• Step-by-step Plan for Windows 8 guide
• Free Programming Windows 8 Apps eBook
• Windows 8 TechCenter
• Explore Windows 8 TechNet Library:
• What's New in Windows 8
• Windows 8 Technologies
• Plan for Windows 8
• Install, Deploy, and Migrate to Windows 8
• Secure Windows 8
• Manage Privacy in Windows 8
• Manage Windows 8
• Designing User Experience of Mobile Operator Apps
• Windows 8 Integration for Wireless Hotspot Operators
• Windows 8 UI app development for Windows RT PCs
• Windows 8 UX Guidelines for Windows Store apps
• Migrating your Release Preview app to Windows 8
• Virtual Machine Generation ID

Hopefully these resources and information resources are helpful for you on your journey to learn more about Windows 8 for your company and that of your clients.

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