Microsoft latest Download release links (win2008,Hyper-V,Service Pack,SQL,Win7,Office,AD,System center and many more)

Windows Server 2008 Service Packs

Windows Server 2008 x86	SP1 Built-in	SP2 Download
Windows Server 2008 x64	SP1 Built-in	SP2 Download
Windows Server 2008 ia64	SP1 Built-in	SP2 Download

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Some Latest Updated Microsoft Downloads

1. Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Web Installer)
2. Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats
3. DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer
4. Windows Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP
5. Update for Windows XP (KB932823)
6. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Released to Manufacturing
7. System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 – RTM and download
8. Download Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 R2
9. Download Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
10. SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available
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Windows Operating Systems in Release

• Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day Trial
• Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1
• Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
• Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials

Office 2010 and Related Products in Release

• Office Professional Plus 2010
• Project Professional 2010
• Visio Premium 2010

Server Products and Technologies in Release

• Active Directory Federation Services 2.0
• Exchange Server 2010 SP1
• FAST Search Server 2010
• Lync Server 2010
• Project Server 2010
• SharePoint Foundation 2010
• SharePoint Server 2010
• SQL Server 2008 R2

System Center Products in Release

• System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3
• System Center Data Protection Manager 2010
• System Center Essentials 2010
• System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 SP1
• System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
• System Center Service Manager 2010 SP1 
• System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 SP1

Cloud Services in Release

• Deploying and Managing Windows Azure Applications
• Office 365
• Windows Intune
• Windows Azure

Forefront Products in Release

• Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010
• Forefront Identity Manager 2010 
• Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server
• Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint
• Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010
• Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 SP1

Update: 7 More Free Virtualization Tools

Recently updated in Webinar about what's new in the free virtualization tools landscape. Over time, older free tools disappear and new free tools are launched. In many cases the newer tools are better and more innovative but, on the other hand, there are always free tools that are the de facto standard for that task.

There are well over 50 free tools available for vSphere, but I'm not covering all of them here. Instead, here are some of the more interesting new ones recently released for vSphere and Fusion.

Nick Weaver's Uber Network Fuser -- This is the virtual network editor that's missing from VMware Fusion on the Mac. I tried it in my lab and showed how it
works in this video I just posted on my Website. If you want to try it for yourself, download the Uber Network Fuser here.

Nick Weaver's UberAlign -- UberAlign comes as a two-piece tool made up of a virtual appliance server and a Windows GUI client. The tool is used to align virtual machine disk files of both Windows and Linux VMs. By properly aligning virtual disk files that were mis-aligned, you can gain significant performance. Nick's tool is on the scale of an expensive commercial tool with its virtual appliance, remote console, and support for multiple simultaneous alignments across multiple virtual machines at the same time. For more information, read about and download UberAlign here and watch some of Nick's how-to videos on how to use it.

Solarwinds VM-to-Cloud Calculator -- This Solarwinds tool compares the cost of moving to the cloud across multiple providers including Rackspace, Amazon EC2, and Windows Azure.

 ESXi Customizer -- Allows you to customize the VMware ESXi 5 installation ISO to include drivers that are not originally included. Start customizing here.

vKernel vSCOPE -- A virtual appliance that analyzes your virtual infrastructure and tells you whick virtual machines have performance issues using a heatmap where the VMs with the greatest problems rise to the top. Look for those hotspots now by clicking here. 

ESX System Analyzer -- From VMware labs, ESX System Analyzer is used to help you plan a migration from ESX to ESXi. It analyzes information like hardware compatibility, registered VMs, any modifications to the service console, and environmental summary information.

I/O Analyzer -- Here's another one from VMware labs, I/O Analyzer is a virtual appliance that measures storage performance.

A couple of notes: VMware Labs has 30+ free tools with many of them being released or updated in the last six months. Also, Kendrick Coleman has a list of just about all the free tools you'll find for vSphere on the Web. You can also check out the "Top Free vSphere Tools" Webinar we hosted recently, posted here.