Ready to Go Virtual Servers

[pigster]

Just discovered that you can download ready to go virtual servers from Microsoft:

Windows Server 2003 R2
Exchange Server 2007 w/Live Communication Server
SQL Server 2005
ISA Server 2006

Details here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/try/vhd/default.mspx

[djnes]

That's awesome.

*runs off to start the downloading*

[HHunt]

Ah, the benefits of competition in the market place. :)
This is the same concept as vmware (http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/) has, though the selection of OSes is of course somewhat different.
(And it really is a neat idea, no matter the program/OS involved.)