There has been a lot of activity and questions around WMS 2012, so now seems like a good time to do a summary of the many online resources available.
Website - www.microsoft.com/multipoint has been refreshed for 2012, highlighting new scenarios such as orchestrating Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs.
Download – aka.ms/WMS2012Eval has a 180 day trial version of WMS 2012 Premium that can be converted to perpetual product with a purchased Volume Licensing key.
Update Rollup 1 – is available for download at aka.ms/WMS2012UR1.
Zero Client drivers – evaluation drivers for USB and USB-over-Ethernet connected devices are at aka.ms/WMS2012Drivers .
Videos – www.youtube.com/msmultipoint has been updated with 5 new feature demos:
- MultiPoint Manager
- MultiPoint Dashboard
- Disk Protection
- Virtual Desktops
- Deployment Options
Or play all five as a playlist!
For a deeper dive there is a 60-minute presentation by our Clark Nicholson at http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/WSV202
This blog – www.aka.ms/WMSBlog has a number of how-to WMS 2012 feature posts:
- Teacher / Student Instant Messaging with MultiPoint Server 2012
- Managing PCs and Tablets with MultiPoint Server 2012
- What’s New in the MultiPoint Server 2012 Dashboard
- Disk Protection
- Virtual Desktop Templates – Part 1& Part 2
The WMS 2012 Planning Guide has been published here (now updated with all WMS languages) and the 2012 Deployment Guide will be published in March 2013 at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=278910
Our product support site does not yet reference WMS 2012 explicitly, but all the information there is equally relevant to 2012.
You can find answers to most questions in the 400+ threads on the WMS Forum
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Enjoy!