Windows Server Developer Training Resources

Windows Server 2008 Developer Story
The Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Developer Story includes content for developers and other technology experts and managers interested in an in-depth exploration of some of the new and extended features in Windows Server 2008.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Developer Training Kit
The kit consists of developer-oriented content, including what's new in Windows Server 2008 R2, developing applications that scale, how to develop .NET and ASP.NET applications for server core, developing native-code Web services, and event tracing for Windows.

Application Compatibility
Find easy ways for your existing applications to work on the new platform and achieve the "Works with or Certified for Windows Server 2008" designation.

Download the Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guides
These step-by-step guides help IT Professionals learn about and evaluate Windows Server 2008.

Channel 9 Videos for Windows Server Development

These videos about developing for Windows Server cover a wide range of topics for all skill levels.

Application Compatibility - Overview
In this video, our good friend Jason Olson chats with Maarten Van De Bospoort, Mark Taylor, and Pat Altimore about Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility.

Application Compatibility - MSI Installer Issues
In this video, we chat with Robert Flaming about application compatibility issues around Windows Installer for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

Transactional NTFS
Take a quick peek at Transactional NTFS.

Transactional NTFS and WCF
We dive back into Transactional NTFS and look at how you can use it with WCF to build powerful transactional capabilities into a service-based system.

Featured Server Core Video from Channel 9

Speeding up Parallel.For using the Range Partitioner
Join Danny Shih as he demonstrates using the range partitioner feature.  Parallel.For is great, but being a general solution, it does not perform optimally for certain specific scenarios, such as when there are a ton of iterations and very little work per iteration.  In these cases, the range partitioner can be used to speed things up. Learn more about the .NET Framework 4 and keep abreast of Parallel Computing tools and techniques via the Concurrency Dev Center. See all videos in this series.... more

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PowerShell version 2 includes significant new features and functionality. Both solution developers and IT administrators will discover support for interesting new scenarios.
How To Get Started with ASP.NET Applications on Server Core
In this article, we discuss how to install the optional roles and features that enable IIS and ASP.NET on Server Core. We also provide guidance on remote management and debugging of ASP.NET applications hosted via Server Core.
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