I found that Microsoft has built a very good "virtual lab". I just did an experiment. It's really good. It's just a little slower because the server is only located in the United States, however, servers will be set up in China later.
I think this concept is really good. using technologies such as virtual machines and remote desktop, we don't need to install and configure the development platform to reflect Microsoft's new technology. In addition, each experiment is equipped with step-by-step instructions (pdf format) to teach you how to do it step by step.
If you are interested, do the experiment. The following is an official introduction:
"Have you ever thought about testing Microsoft's latest software in a sandbox environment? You can immediately test a new server without formatting a hard drive or dedicated one or more computers to a project. Is that wonderful? Now with technet virtual lab, you can easily achieve this. "
Http://www.microsoft.com/china/technet/traincert/virtuallab/default.mspx