What Is New In Windows Server 2008?

Windows Server 2008 has built-in Web and virtualization technologies, which enable an increase in the reliability and flexibility of the server infrastructure. Included in it are powerful new tools like IIS7 and Windows Server Manager, which allow you to have more control over your servers and help in streamlining Web, configuration, and management tasks. Advanced feature enhancements like Network Access Protection and the Read-Only Domain Controller have hardened the operating system thereby protecting your server environment by making it more secure and reliable.

Product Highlights

• Built for the Web

  Internet Information Services 7.0 provides a powerful Web platform for applications and services and greatly simplifies Web server management. It comes with a task-based management interface and some new security enhancements. The combination of Internet Information Server (IIS) 7 and .NET Framework 3.0 provides a comprehensive platform for building complex web applications.

• Virtualization

  This feature enables the virtualization of multiple operating systems like Windows, Linux and others on a single server. As this is a built-in component of the operating system, it comes with simpler and much more flexible licensing policies, which in turn makes it much more easier to take advantage of all the benefits and cost savings of virtualization.

• Security

  Windows Server 2008 provides unprecedented levels of protection for networks, data and business. It is the most secure Windows Server ever. The security innovations in the operating system include Network Access Protection, Federated Rights Management, and Read-Only Domain Controller.

The new technologies and features of Windows Server 2008 such as Server Core, PowerShell, Windows Deployment Services, and enhanced networking and clustering technologies, provide for the most versatile and reliable Windows platform for all kinds of workloads and application requirements. The new Server Manager makes server setup and configuration speedier and simplifies the day-to-day management of server roles through a unified management console. Also included in Windows Server 2008 is Windows PowerShell which is a new command-line shell with more than 130 tools and an integrated scripting language that enables a system administrator to automate routine system administration tasks, especially across multiple servers.