U.S. Partner Training Blog: U.S. Partner Hot Sheet Special Edition: Windows 8
Use the training recommendations below to help you prepare for the October 26 general release of Windows 8. Courses cover the business value of Windows 8, as well as still-relevant release preview technical training. This post will be updated as more courses are made available. See our U.S.Partner Hot Sheet for available live online or in-person training. You can also create and track your progress through a custom Windows 8 learning plan.
Additional partner resources to help you prepare for Windows 8 are on the U.S. partner portal: https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/pages/solutions/windows-8.aspx.
Windows 8 Certifications
Learn how to earn your MCSA:Windows 8 certification, including the single-exam upgrade path.
On Demand Training by Role For Sales, Licensing, and Business Decision Maker Roles
- Windows 8 Value for Enterprise Scenarios Part 1
- Windows 8 Value for Enterprise Scenarios Part 2
- Windows 8 and Windows RT Devices
- Windows 8 Partner Opportunity
- Windows 8 Delivering the CXO Pitch
- Windows 8 Licensing Overview
- Windows 8 Customer Scenarios: Licensing Readiness
- Getting Started with Windows 8, a Product and Program Overview: Licensing Readiness
- Windows 8 Pricing, SKUs and Software Assurance (SA) Overview: Licensing Readiness
For Technical Roles
- Windows 8 Value for Small and Midsized Businesses
- Course 20687A: Configuring Windows 8
- Downloads for developers Roadmap for Windows App style apps using C++
- Roadmap for Windows App style apps using C# or Visual Basic
- Roadmap for Windows App style apps using JavaScript
- Windows 8 Camp in a Box, Consumer Preview Edition
- 8 traits of great Windows App style apps
- A deep dive into Expression Blend for designing Windows App style apps using HTML
- Anatomy of HTML5 sites and Windows App style apps using HTML5
- Best practices for writing safe and secure Windows App style apps using HTML5
- Bring pen and touch input to your Windows App style apps with ink
- Code with confidence: dynamic web content in Windows App style apps using HTML5
- Platform for Windows App style apps
- Tools for building Windows App style apps
- What's new in .NET Framework 4.5
- Windows 8 Developer's Guide
- Windows Application Style Guide
- Client Hyper-V Overview
- Delivering great performance and battery life
- Delivering a secure and fast boot experience with UEFI
- Device Drivers and Deployment Overview
- Reimagining the experience for connecting with devices
- Understanding USB 3.0 in Windows 8
- Build 2011 - Keynote #1
- Build 2011 - Keynote #2
- Download the Windows 8 Release Preview
- Getting Started with the Windows 8 Release Preview
- Windows 8 Release Preview Product Guide
- Connecting printing devices to Windows using v4 printer drivers
- Explore Windows 8 Consumer Preview for the IT Pro
- Managing the Windows Store
- Remote desktop experience in Windows 8
- Running Windows from an external USB drive with Windows To Go
- Windows To Go Technical Overview
- Windows networking with PowerShell: A foundation for data center management
- Networking for connected standby
- Simplifying wireless and network device discovery and pairing
- Understanding Connected Standby
- Understanding mobile broadband and connection management in Windows 8
- Understanding Wi-Fi Direct in Windows 8
- Understanding Wi-Fi networking in Windows 8
- What's new in Security Auditing
- Building hardware-based security with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
- Encrypted Hard Drive Technical Preview
- What's new in BitLocker on Windows 8
- What's new in Security Auditing
- Windows Firewall with Advanced Security overview