Microsoft Server Solutions
Windows Server 2008

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Take a closer look at Windows Server 2008

Learn about Windows Server 2008 benefits, features, and requirements
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Top Benefits
  1. Get unprecedented levels of security. Windows Server 2008 provides new technologies such as enhanced auditing, Drive Encryption, event forwarding, and Rights Management Services that help prevent unauthorised connections to your networks, servers, data, and user accounts.
  2. Simplify installation and management. The all-new Server Manager in Windows Server 2008 provides a unified management console that simplifies server setup, configuration, and ongoing management.
  3. Optimise your infrastructure. Built-in virtualisation enables you to virtualise multiple operating systems on a single server, increasing hardware utilisation and improving server availability for production server consolidation, disaster recovery, test and development.
  4. Control access to your network. Network Access Protection in Windows Server 2008 helps ensure that computers trying to connect to your network comply with security policies set by you.
  5. Improve networking performance. Technologies in Windows Server 2008 such as Receive Window Auto-tuning, Receive Side Scaling, and Quality of Service (QOS) allow organisations to take full advantage of today's multi-Gigabit networks
  6. Effectively pinpoint and resolve trouble spots. Powerful diagnostic tools give you ongoing visibility into your server environment, both physical and virtual.
  7. Deliver rich, Web-based experiences. Improved development and application tools in Windows Server 2008 provides a secure, easy-to-manage platform for developing and reliably hosting applications and services that are delivered from the server or over the Web.
  8. Automate common tasks. New technologies like Windows PowerShell, a command-line shell and scripting language, help IT Professionals to more easily control system administration and to accelerate automation.
  9. Simplify administration of servers in branch offices. Enhancements to Active Directory and encryption technologies such as BitLocker increase security and address the unique needs of branch offices.
System Requirements
Processor: 1gigahertz (GHz) (x86 processor) or 1.4GHz (x64 processor) required; 2 GHz or faster recommended

Memory: At least 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM required; 2 gigabytes (GB) or more recommended; 64 GB maximum for 32-bit systems; 2 terabytes maximum for 64-bit systems

Available disk space: At least 10 GB; 40 GB or more recommended

Drive: DVD-ROM Drive

Display: Super VGA supporting 800 x 600 or higher-resolution monitor recommended

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