Tom Henderson and Brendan Allen Microsoft's Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server R2 combination offers a big payoff in terms of virtualization and administrative policy controls.
Paul Thurrott, Windows SuperSite Lost amid all the client-side excitement about the Windows 7 Release Candidate is the fact that Windows 7's stable mate, Windows Server 2008 R2, is also on the same delivery schedule. So it should come as no surprise that Microsoft's Server team also completed its RC milestone for Server 2008 R2.
Mario Morejon, PC Mag Windows Server 2008 R2 is bold and robust, and it can very well have a significant impact on the market. The R2 operating system has many key features that can boost productivity and help administrators gain control over many areas.
SoftPedia Microsoft has not been shy of applauding its products as the lifebuoy that can keep businesses afloat in the global economic tsunami, provided that the necessary technology investments are met. When it comes down to squeezing IT dollars, Bob Muglia, president of the Server and Tools Business at Microsoft, opined that the decreasing IT spendings should not result in services getting squashed. The Windows Server boss indicated that, in the end, fighting the economic crisis would mean leveraging more innovation, but also getting additional value with existing IT infrastructures.
CNET News.com After two weeks of focus on the desktop version of Windows 7, it's server counterpart finally got a day in the sun. Vice President Bill Laing began on Thursday pointed out the obvious difference between the products that would use the server software, as compared to Netbooks and other PCs built on Windows 7. ... As for Windows Server 2008 R2, Laing confirmed its statement that it will be 64-bit only. Other features include support for more processors--256 compared to 64 in Windows Server 2008--as well as live migration and the next version of its PowerShell scripting language. Live migration was a feature originally planned for the first release of Windows Server 2008, but the plan was scrapped as Microsoft aimed to get the product out the door.
CRN Windows Server 2008 R2 isn't due for release until 2010, but this week at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles, Microsoft executives are giving partners a glimpse of the forthcoming improvements to the software's management and virtualization features.
InternetNews If chip vendors are going to use cores instead of clock speed to achieve performance, the next version of Windows Server 2008 is up for the challenge. It may not be as sexy or as urgently needed as Windows 7, but Microsoft's server operating system took center stage on day two of the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) with some pretty big news announcements.
Network World Microsoft Windows Server offers security, network upgrades. Microsoft this week distributed a pre-beta of Windows Server 2008 R2 to a select group of testers and highlighted the software's virtualization capabilities, integration with Windows 7 and other features. The company has moved to align Windows Server 2008 R2, which briefly was referred to as Windows Server 7, and the Windows 7 client OS although Microsoft officials would not say if they would ship together
InternetNews After devoting the first day of this week's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) to the client, Windows 7, day two was centered around Windows Server 2008 R2. ... New features include support for up to 256 logical cores, enhanced power management, and direct access for laptops that splits the tunneling -- one securely to back-end services and one that goes out to the Internet -- Ward Ralston, group product manager in the Windows server and solutions division, told InternetNews.com.
InformationWeek The DirectAccess features lets employees connect automatically to the network without having to use a VPN client or enter any user name or password. Remote access of corporate networks can be a pain for employees and IT managers. Employees have to remember their smart cards or type user names and passwords every time they want to log on, and IT pros have to deal with a variety of VPN clients, concentrators, and routers. A new feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7, DirectAccess, does away with most of that pain, though it requires companies to invest in a number of new technologies.
eWeek Microsoft introduces a new entry-level Windows server offering for small businesses, known as Windows Server 2008 Foundation. Windows Server 2008 Foundation is an entry-level server operating system for running business applications as well as sharing information and resources in a secure manner for small businesses with up to 15 users.
Windows IT Pro At last week's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles, Microsoft divulged a number of interesting details about the upcoming R2 update to Windows Server 2008. Known internally as Windows 7 Server because it is being developed alongside Microsoft's next client OS, Server 08 R2 diverges somewhat dramatically from Microsoft's previously stated plans for R2 updates. And I think that's just fine.
InfoWorld Microsoft this week is proceeding with an update to Windows Vista and Windows Server, making available a beta-level service pack featuring capabilities for virtualization and power savings. The company on Tuesday began offering the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 (Service Pack 2) Beta release to MSDN and TechNet subscribers and will extend it to the public via TechNet on Thursday. Offering a single service pack minimizes deployment and testing complexity, Microsoft said.
