Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2 VHD available for download

System Center Configuration Manager 2012 helps IT empower people to use the devices and applications they need to be productive, while maintaining corporate compliance and control. In today’s workplace, the boundaries between work and life have blurred to where people expect reliable, consistent access to corporate services from wherever they are, on any device they're using including desktops, laptops, smart phones, and tablets.

Key Features
Using System Center Configuration Manager 2012, organizations can:

• Empower people to be productive from anywhere on whatever device they choose. This includes the wide range of devices that connect to Exchange ActiveSync, including Windows Phone, Symbian, iOS, and Android-based devices. Through the new application model, the best application experience can be delivered to the user based on their identity, their device, and their connection.
• Streamline operations with a unified infrastructure that integrates client management and protection across mobile, physical, and virtual environments. Improved capabilities such as Forefront Endpoint Protection integration, role based administration, and virtualization scenario support will simplify both infrastructure and processes for IT.
• Drive organizational efficiency for IT with improved visibility and enforcement options for maintaining system compliance. This means fewer mouse clicks to accomplish tasks and higher degrees of automation in activities such as patch management and settings enforcement.

Download System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2 - VHD Test Drive
This download comes as a pre-configured Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) of the System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2. It enables you to evaluate System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2 on Windows Server 2008 R2. For more details please visit VHD Test Drive - System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2 on Windows Server 2008 R2 website. Then download the files appropriate for you.