You are regularly challenged by the growing needs of the business. Operations demand around the clock availability and the need for heightened security and compliance has never been greater. These pressures all converge with the day to day challenges of maintaining control of ever-increasing server sprawl, resources, and budgets. Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 is designed to help you increase control, availability, and flexibility of your datacenter and desktop infrastructure while helping reduce costs.  

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There's never been a better time to upgrade to 2008 R2 with SP1.
 
Upgrading to the latest release of Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 will give you improved powerful virtualization capabilities that can transform how you deliver IT services to your end users and enable you to lay the foundation of a private cloud infrastructure.

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Experience the new virtualization technology in Hyper-V, included as a part of the Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.

Harness the power of supercomputing through a unique combination of performance, ease of use, and the ability to leverage existing technology investments.

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Designed and priced for small businesses with up to 75 users.

Ideal as a first server for small businesses with up to 25 users.

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