Better Together

Better Together From the manufacturing floor to the retail point of sale, no matter what business you are in, you depend on certain systems to run your business. Software is moving from a business tool to a strategic asset driving many facets of your business from supporting your office users to helping you define your future strategy. It is increasingly playing a more mission-critical role in businesses of all sizes. As such, the operating system is the cornerstone of IT configurations, and technology relies on it. It is the last thing you should have to worry about.

To help ensure that you have minimal problems with your business’ software systems, Microsoft has designed Windows Server 2008 R2 to provide a solid IT foundation for your business-critical applications. No matter the size of your organization, you may rely on key applications to be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These applications need to be highly secure from both malicious intrusion and accidental user error, easily configurable, and easy to expand with the needs of a growing business operation. Since the most common mission-critical applications include e-mail, databases, collaboration tools, and business applications, these applications are the first to reap specific benefits when installed on the high-end editions of Windows Server 2008 R2. Click here to learn more about high-end editions of Windows Server.

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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008 R2 has many features that are designed specifically to work with client computers running Windows 7. Learn about the features that are only available when running Windows 7 client computers with server computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 here.

What about Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 R2?

Since there are a number of common technologies in these platforms, when they are deployed together, the combined client-server infrastructure provides great advantages, including more efficient management, greater availability, and faster communication. Learn more about these and other Better Together with Windows Vista features here.

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