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Have you already downloaded and started kicking the tires on Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta?

Here’s your chance to read prerelease documentation about how to configure and use technologies available with Windows Server 2008 R2. Some highlights:

• Get more details about what’s new in Windows Server 2008 R2.
• Run Best Practices Analyzer scans on supported roles, and read about how to resolve scan results.
• Migrate supported server roles, data, shares, and operating system settings to Windows Server 2008 R2 with new prescriptive migration step-by-step guides.
• Find out how to configure and manage your favorite Windows Server technologies.