As all of the Exchange Administrators would have been aware that Exchange 2007 is making ripples in the IT industry for the advanced features and simple design, Microsoft is ready with the release of the next big server lines
- Windows 2008
- SQL 2008 and
- Visual Studio 2008
Find the details in Windows server 2008 home page and the countdown clock indicating the launch date.
Windows 2008, incorporates some amazing features like:
- Option for Windows core installation.
- Installation of server roles as opposed to default installation in 2003.
- Windows fail-over clustering.
- Virtualization support.
- Stoppable Domain services.
- Federation service.
- Rights management service.
- New backup tool (not pre-installed).
- Read only Domain controller for unsecured office locations.
- 32 installable features and 16 installable roles in total.
- Ease of administration through Server manager console.
- Reduced attack surface.
The list goes on, so why not go to the Technet Windows 2008 site and check it out.
Windows 2008 guide by Mitch Tulloch is an excellent book to start with Windows 2008 and adopt early for the technology.
Enjoy learning!
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