This paper examines performance- and scalability-related changes in the Windows Server 2003 operating system. It begins with the core operating system enhancements that affect all major server workloads, followed by an examination of workload-specific changes and throughput gains for several common server workloads: database, Web, file, Active Directory, Terminal Services, and Windows Media Services.
Included in This Document
| • | Executive Summary |
| • | Kernel-Mode Enhancements |
| • | Numa Support |
| • | 64-bit Support |
| • | Disk I/O |
| • | Network I/O |
| • | Database |
| • | Web |
| • | File |
| • | Active Directory |
| • | Terminal Server |
| • | Streaming Media |
| • | Server Performance Diagnostics |
| • | Conclusion |