You have two options to install the Windows 8 Release Preview : using the upgrade assistant which includes an optimized download and built-in tools for creating an ISO or bootable flash drive, or using a bootable DVD or USB which can create from an ISO...

Mark your calendar today and join us on June 7th 4pm EDT to learn Microsoft Windows Azure cloud computing technologies… The online event will be made available at http://www.meetwindowsazure.com/ Also, learn Windows Azure June 11 - Live, Online Event...

Zach Honig at Engadget just blogged about the two slates running Windows 8 (beta) that Acer introduced at Computex 2012 . The Iconia W700 has a 11.6-inch full HD (1920 x 1080) display whereas the Iconia W510 comes with a 10.1-inch IPS display and a detachable...

The recently released Windows 8 Release Preview comes with several new and improved security and privacy features that both consumers and enterprise customer will find useful. This blog post summarizes these features and include links to resources with...

In partnership with Code for America , we invite you to join us on June 15-17, 2012, at Microsoft’s Chevy Chase office to solve real-life problems faced by federal and local government agencies, citizens, and businesses or to breathe a new life into existing...

Today, we are ushering in the new era of Hybrid Cloud, bringing together the best of on-premises and cloud computing. Virtual Machines, Virtual Network, and Web Sites are now available as new preview services for Windows Azure. SQL Reporting is now Generally...

Watch the fun video below to learn cool things about Windows 8. Download and install Windows 8 Release Preview here .

My colleague Frank La Vigne has written a series blog posts “ Adventures in Windows 8 ”, in which he covers a number of topics ranging from working with WinJS.xhr to migrating WP7 apps to Windows 8. See below. Great series. Download Windows...

Windows Phone will be hosting a half day summit in San Francisco on June 20th. Join us for a sneak-peek into future of Windows Phone from experts and executives including Terry Myerson, CVP WP, Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President, Windows Phone Program...

Windows Azure Web Sites is a new service on Windows Azure. How can you publish an existing or new asp.net web applications to a Windows Azure web site? Read the blog post, Web Sites Series: Windows Azure Web Sites Experience on .NET and Visual Studio...

My colleagues Todd Furst and Michael Ganotti at the Philadelphia MTC demonstrated how to set up IIS Smooth Streaming Services in Windows Azure by using a hosted Windows 2008 R2 server virtual machine and configuring it for Internet access with IIS Services...

The Windows Azure training kit is one of the great learning and training resources I recommend to customers. You can download and install the training kit on your computer here. The June 2012 update of the Windows Azure Training Kit includes over 42 hands...

My colleagues Frank La Vigne, Joel Reyes and I will conduct a half-day workshop on Windows 8 on Tuesday July 3, 1:30 - 5:00 PM at the COM.Geo conference , a 3-day international conference on computer science and technology for geospatial information research...

My colleague Steve Plank based in UK puts together a great short and sweet video about Windows Azure -- IaaS Virtual Machines, Virtual Network, Web Sites, Cloud Services, Identity, Service Bus, Cache and so on. Enjoy the 6-minute video below.