Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 among the updates due on October 18     



From V3:

Microsoft has confirmed that its latest wave of cloud and server releases is set for release on 18 October to coincide with the availability of Windows 8.1. This will include Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2, Visual Studio 2013 and .Net 4.5.1, plus a new release of the Windows Intune management platform.

Announcing the new wave, Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise executive vice president Satya Nadella said the firm is pinning its future firmly on the cloud, especially in delivering the needs of customers through hybrid cloud computing that combines on-premise IT with applications and resources hosted in a public cloud environment.

  Microsoft confirms server and cloud updates to coincide with Windows 8.1 launch