Download Windows Server 8 Beta

Windows Server is the leading server operating system that powers many of the worlds' largest datacenters, enables small businesses around the world, and delivers value to organizations of all sizes in between. Building on this legacy, Windows Server 8 delivers hundreds of new features and enhancements for transforming virtualization and cloud computing to help you reduce IT costs and deliver more business value. Within Windows Server 8 you will find exciting innovations in areas of virtualization, networking, storage, user experience, and a transition to Windows PowerShell to take scripting to a whole new level.

Windows Server 8 will empower you to deliver:

• Flexibility to build on-premises and in the cloud:
  Developers can use the same languages and tools to build on-premises and cloud applications, allowing them to build applications that use distributed and temporally decoupled components.
• An open web platform:
  Windows Server 8, combined with Internet Information Services (IIS), offers a solid platform for both open-source web stacks and ASP.NET, opening up a wide range of choices for application development.
• A scalable and elastic web platform:
  Hosting providers can use new features in Windows Server 8 to increase density, simplify management, and achieve higher scalability in a shared web-hosting environment.

Need more information? See the Windows Server 8 details page.

Download Windows Server 8 Beta
Windows Server 8 Beta is now available for download at the link Download Windows Server 8 Beta (64-bit ISO) website. (Windows Live ID required)

This download available in:

• 64-bit ISO edition
• ISO available in these languages: Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Japanese

Note: This software is intended for evaluation and deployment planning purposes only. If you plan to install the software on your primary computer, it is recommended that you back up your existing data prior to installation.

Microsoft Windows Server 8 Beta system requirements
To use Windows Server 8 Beta, you need to be aware of the following system requirements*:

• Processor: Minimum 1.4 GHz 64bit processor
• Memory: Minimum 512 MB RAM
• Available Disk Space: Minimum 32 GB
  Note: 32 GB should be considered an absolute minimum value for successful installation. Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM will require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files.
• Drive: DVD-ROM drive
• Display and Peripherals:
  
  • Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution monitor
  • Keyboard
  • Microsoft Mouse or other compatible pointing device

Related Posts:

• Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available for download

Source:

• MSDN Evaluation Center