Well, until I can write more myself, I figured I'd share all the good content that is already being created by the community.
Press:
Windows IT Pro: Exchange 12 Shows Promise - "As noted previously, the new Exchange System Manager (ESM) GUI is completely redesigned and far less complicated than the current version... This is powerful stuff."
Infoworld: A First Look at Exchange 12 - "The new version’s scripting capability is going to be a favorite new feature among overworked IT managers."
InformIt: As Exchange 12 Looms, Microsoft Fixes Monad Bugs - The main issue in the article seems to be the upgrade from Beta 1 to Beta 2 (.Net versions are different). I believe Monad team has addressed this already.
Commentary:
ComputerZen.Com: Scott Hanselman: Loving Monad I mean Mush - Sweet article from a new user's prespective. I hope he has time to check out some of the upcoming features (actually I know for a fact that the new features will be awesome). Thanks for the link Scott!
Chris Dalby: "May I say thank you for making our lives easier. Being at the bottom of the tree in Exchange has not always been an easy ride". You're welcome Chris!
Nick Gillott - "Managed by Monad. Call it what you will, this is a command line interface for playing with Exchange. Boy is it powerful."
Gerod Serafin - "The power a few short lines of code can possess never ceases to amaze me. That is why I am really looking forward to Exchange 12 (We are still calling it that publicly, right?) and Monad."
Vlad Mazek - "Oooooh my god is this thing f'n awesome." You got that right.
Tutorials and Tips:
BrettJo - Nice snippet on getting started with scripting in E12. Some of the things like universal -whatif and -confirm support will be in the public Beta this summer.
Guy's Scripting Ezine - He's got some good new user tricks in this entry, and a convincing argument for learning about Monad (hint: Exchange!).
Enjoy, and don't forget to let me know if you have any questions while playing around with Monad and/or E12. Also, start sharing those scripts and one-liners, don't be shy :)