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Microsoft Product Roadmaps
An all-in-one-place software version product roadmap resource that summarizes the current and future versions of 100+ Microsoft enterprise and developer technologies. Our product roadmaps will give you the forward looking information you need to efficiently plan projects, schedule migrations and budget purchases.
2013 Microsoft Software Roadmap
Ship Dates, Retirements, Dependencies
Windows client & server OSs, including Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 & HPC Server.
Enterprise software, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Project, Lync & Dynamics products.
Software and online services for computer systems management and IT security, including System Center products, Forefront security products, and identity management technologies.
Software for developers, including SQL Server, BizTalk Server, Visual Studio, the .NET Framework & Expression.
Microsoft Roadmap Telebriefings
Monthly Analyst Briefings with Q&A
Key product releases and retirements for 2013 & beyond.
Exchange 2013 release schedule; Yammer, Skype & Lync Integration.
Office 365 features & limits; migration & management considerations.
Future offerings of the System Center family of products.
Update on the rollout plans for Windows 8 and Windows Server 8.
Microsoft Roadmaps Updates
Product Roadmap Alerts & Analysis
The Office Web Viewer enables most Excel, PowerPoint, and Word documents that are publicly available on the Web to be viewed through a Web browser.
A May 2013 update for Office for Mac 2011 delivers fixes and enhancements that should be applied to all Macs running Office 2011.
The first preview of Windows "Blue" will arrive in June 2013 to coincide with Microsoft's Build developer conference.
The Windows Azure SDK 2.0 brings improved Azure Visual Studio (VS) tools, support for large-memory compute instances.
Commerce Server 2009 R2 SP1 makes the product compatible with Windows Server 2012, SQL Server 2012, and BizTalk Server 2013.
BizTalk Server 2013 is the first version of the product to work with Windows Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012.
A beta preview of the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 4.0 adds new capabilities to harden older applications against exploits.
A new online service hosted by Microsoft can monitor Web applications' availability and performance and display results on an on-premises Operations Manager console.
Recent Updates
Additional Microsoft Roadmaps Reports
- Desktop Optimization Pack 2013 Arrives
- Excel GeoFlow Preview Available
- Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 SP2 Previewed
- Latest ASP.NET Brings Coding, Performance Improvements
- Azure IaaS Features Go into Production
- Windows XP to Exit Extended Support
- Blue Signals Faster Release Cycle
- Duet will no longer be sold by Microsoft as of Apr. 1, 2013
- Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 Available
- News from MMS 2013
- OnRamp Tests Office 365 Readiness
- Dynamics Roadmap Updated at Convergence
- Exchange 2013 CU1 Eases Migration
- SharePoint 2013 Improves and Consolidates Search
- New Kinect SDK Adds 3D Modeling, Hand Gestures
- SharePoint 2013 eDiscovery and Compliance Improvements
- Windows Phone 8 Improves Platform, Market Share Still Weak
- Cloud Monitoring Start-up Acquired
- Visio Brought to Parity with Office
- Windows 8 Embedded Generally Available
- Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Improvements Include Replicas
- Lync Roadmap Update
- New Update Policy for Exchange Server 2013
- Windows Embedded Roadmap Updated for Windows 8
- Microsoft Strategic Roadmap for 2013
- Workflow, Communications Improved in .NET 4.5
- Windows 8 in the Enterprise
- Application Versions Support on Recent Platforms
- Intune to Manage Windows Phone 8, Windows RT
- PowerShell 3.0 in Preview Release
- Azure Revamped with IaaS Features
- PowerShell 3.0 in Preview Release
- System Center Roadmap Update
- System Center 2012 Arrives
- Entity Framework Updates Continue
- Windows 8 Packaging Details Emerge
- Windows Server 8 Beta Available
- Rules Drafted for Windows 8 Applications
