Windows Server 2008 is due for release on February 29, and as with most Microsoft releases, the fanfare from Seattle can be heard worldwide. Will it do what you want it to? What skills do you need? Is it any good?

Register Books has a range of online learning courses with the latest information out of Redmond on this new server release and are offering these courses at 20 per cent* off the retail price. With all of these products accessible directly online (i.e. no shipping cost), within approximately ten minutes of completing your order you could be discovering the pluses (and minuses!) of Windows Server 2008 today.

• Collection 6041: Upgrading Your Windows Server 2003 MCSE Technical Skills to Windows Server 2008 (Beta)
  In this collection, composed of ten online courses, you will upgrade your existing Windows Server 2003 MCSE skills to Windows Server 2008. The collection focuses on the features that are new or substantially enhanced in Windows Server 2008 and includes courses 6042, 6043, 6044, 6045, 6046, 6047, 6048, 6049, 6050 and 6051, all of which can also be purchased separately if required (see below).
  
  This collection also helps you to prepare for certification exam 70-649 “Upgrade your Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, Technology Specialist”.
  
  Course Length – 20 Hours, Subscription 1 year
• Course 6042: Installing and Managing Windows Server 2008 (Beta)
  Course Length – 2 Hours, Subscription 1 year
• Course 6043: Implementing Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008 (Beta)
  Course Length – 2 Hours, Subscription 1 year
• Course 6044: Implementing Active Directory Identities and Access in Windows Server 2008 (Beta)
  Course Length – 2 Hours, Subscription 1 year
• Course 6045: Managing Internet Information Services 7.0 and Windows Media Server in Windows Server 2008 (Beta)
  Course Length – 2 Hours, Subscription 1 year
• Course 6046: Implementing Network Infrastructure Services in Windows Server 2008 (Beta)
  Course Length – 2 Hours, Subscription 1 year
• Course 6047: Implementing Network Access Protection in Windows Server 2008 (Beta)
  Course Length – 2 Hours, Subscription 1 year
• Course 6048: Implementing Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008 (Beta)
  Course Length – 2 Hours, Subscription 1 year
• Course 6049: Implementing a Storage Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 (Beta)
  Course Length – 2 Hours, Subscription 1 year
• Course 6050: Implementing Security in Windows Server 2008 (Beta)
  Course Length – 2 Hours, Subscription 1 year
• Course 6051: Implementing High Availability and Virtualisation in Windows Server 2008 (Beta)
  Course Length – 2 Hours, Subscription 1 year

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