Microsoft Built on Solid Foundations

Windows Server 2008 provides a solid foundation for all of your server workload and application requirements while being easy to deploy and manage. Hallmark Windows Server reliability and enhanced high availability features help ensure your critical applications and data are available when you need them.

Initial Configuration Tasks moves interactive elements of setup to after installation, eliminating the need for the administrator to
interact with the installation of the operating system.

Server Manager, the expanded Microsoft Management Console (MMC), provides a one-stop interface for server configuration and
monitoring with wizards to streamline common server management tasks.

Windows PowerShell, a new optional command-line shell and scripting language, enables administrators to automate routine
system administration tasks across multiple servers

Optimized server administration and data replication for increased control over servers located in remote locations, such as
a branch office.

Componentized Server Core installation option allows minimal installations where only the server roles and features you need
are installed, reducing maintenance needs and decreasing the available attack surface of the server.

Windows Deployment Services (WDS) provides a simplified, highly secure means of rapidly deploying Windows operating
systems to computers by using network-based installation.

Failover clustering wizards make it easy for even IT generalists to implement high-availability solutions, Internet Protocol version
6 (IPv6) is now fully integrated.


Introducing Hyper-V