22 Free Microsoft eBooks to Add to Your Must Read List
During the summer months, I always try to catch up on my must read list. These are books that are perfect to read at the cottage on long weekends, when I’m off on vacation, or even when I’m travelling for work.
For the work you do, it’s a little different; you’re probably not itching to bring that new SharePoint eBook with you on vacation (or maybe you are), but it is something that is extremely helpful to have with you when you’re at work. With that in mind, I’ve put together a Must Read List of a different sort; these are the Free Microsoft eBooks available for download.
Ideally these are resources you find helpful and useful, making your day-to-day just a little easier. We want to make sure we’re doing what we can to set you up for success. If there’s ever anything else we could be doing, please let us know.
Windows Server
Understanding Microsoft Virtualization R2 Solutions
Introducing Windows Server 2012
Office 365
Office 365 Guides for professionals and small businesses
Office 365 – Connect and collaborate virtually anywhere, anytime
Microsoft Office
Deployment guide for Office 2013 Preview
Security and Privacy for Microsoft 2010 Users
Deployment guide for Microsoft Office 2010 – For IT Professionals
Windows 7
Deploying Windows 7 Essential Guidance
Windows Azure
Windows Azure Prescriptive Guidance
Windows Azure Services Bus Reference
Moving Applications to the Cloud, 2nd Edition
SQL Server
Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional Performance and Operations Guide
SQL Server 2012 Tutorials: Analysis Services - Data Mining
Backup and Restore of SQL Server Databases
Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 User’s Guide
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Implementation Guide
Microsoft Lync Server
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Security Guide
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tools
Happy Reading!
Chris
*UPDATE - August 20, 2012*
If you're looking for different formats (and more free ebooks), you may want to check out the E-Book Gallery for Microsoft Technologies on the TechNet Wiki (social.technet.microsoft.com/.../11608.e-book-gallery-for-microsoft-technologies.aspx). The gallery provides books in PDF, EPUB, and MOBI formats.
Comments
Anonymous
August 10, 2012
Good day Chris Thank you for the info posted, it is very helpful. Kind Regards EdwardAnonymous
August 10, 2012
That's a pretty comprehensive list, thanks for consolidating it.
- I'll be sharing that with my customers Cheers, Rhoderick
Anonymous
August 10, 2012
Thanks Edward, I'm glad to hear you find this post helpful. ChrisAnonymous
August 10, 2012
You're welcome Rhoderick, I'm glad you'll be able to share this with your customers. ChrisAnonymous
August 10, 2012
You guys are killin' me! Too much to read, too little time. : )Anonymous
August 12, 2012
Thanks for the eBooks, they're very helpfulAnonymous
August 13, 2012
Noticed some are [at least elsewhere] in ePub and Mobi formats. Will MS Press [if you know] and/or Microsoft internally offer more in these formats? Nice to have around for those who travel "light".Anonymous
August 14, 2012
Thanks a lot for good list of eBooks. I´ll share your list with my work team. Regards LateAnonymous
August 15, 2012
Ed - As readers become more prolific, I imagine more documents will be posted in those formats. Most readers can also read PDF documents, too - at least I know my Kobo can and I often copy PDF docs to it for airport and on-the-road reading.Anonymous
August 19, 2012
blogs.technet.com/.../22-free-microsoft-ebooks-to-add-to-your-must-read-list.aspx Some of the ebooks have unreadable text - partial letters in whole pages and some in whole books. Please repair them. See the PDF in the Windows 7 Product Guide, for instance.Anonymous
August 19, 2012
Constructive feedback: As a Tech, I'm thankful that Microsoft posted the 22 books for download. Let's maximize the marketing funds used to post them, etc., and reupload the ones that contain incomplete alpa characters and make the books unreadable or a monumental task to read - here I'm mentioning those that were uploaded with very light text. I would also like to express my appreciation for the effort and foresight as far as product marketing an sales are concerned.Anonymous
August 20, 2012
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