EBOOK - In this chapter sample, from the guide Mastering Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, co-written by Mark Minasi, Willem Kasdorp as the contributing author and published by Wiley Publishing, learn how your existing environment and upgrade/migration plans impact your installation decisions and read about requirements for this new operating system.
Posted: May 24, 2010 | Published: December 14, 2009


Topics:  Operating Systems | Server Management | Software Implementation | Software Installation | Software Upgrades | Windows Server 2003 | Windows Server Software

PODCAST - With the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, came a number of new features.  Some of them offer more benefit to SMBs than others. In this podcast, learn about the best new features of Windows Server 2008 R2 that will have the most impact on SMBs, including BranchCache, File Classification Infrastructure and more.
Posted: May 20, 2010 | Premiered: May 20, 2010


Topics:  Network Security | Security | Security Architectures | Security Management | Windows | Windows Security | Windows Server 2003 | Windows Server Software

CASE STUDY - Australia's QR Limited decided to move its SAP applications and databases from a mainframe and DB2 environment to the Microsoft® Application Platform, including Microsoft SQL Server® 2005 database software running on a geocluster supported by the Windows Server® 2003 Enterprise Edition operating system.
Posted: December 28, 2009 | Published: December 28, 2009


Topics:  Clustering | Database Management | High Availability | Operating Systems | ROI | SAP (Product) | SQL Server | Transportation Industry | Windows Server 2003 | Windows Server Software

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This presentation transcript will discuss the top ten most useful advantages of Windows Server 2008 R2. Gain insight into improvements made to Terminal Services and Hyper-V that can provide your organization with increased flexibility.
Posted: December 1, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Group Policy | Microsoft Hyper-V | Operating Systems | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Windows Server 2003

PODCAST - This podcast explores the key changes made to Windows Server 2008 R2 in Active Directory, Group Policy and Terminal Services. Discover how your organization can leverage these improvements for reduced costs, increased control and improved efficiency.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Premiered: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Group Policy | Remote Access Software | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Windows Server 2003 | Windows Server Software

WEBCAST - This webcast explores the key changes made to Windows Server 2008 R2 in Active Directory, Group Policy and Terminal Services. Discover how your organization can leverage these improvements for reduced costs, increased control and improved efficiency.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Premiered: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Group Policy | Remote Access Software | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Windows Server 2003 | Windows Server Software

PODCAST - Listen to this podcast to learn about the top ten most useful advantages of Windows Server 2008 R2. Gain insight into improvements made to Terminal Services and Hyper-V that can provide your organization with increased flexibility.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Premiered: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Group Policy | Microsoft Hyper-V | Operating Systems | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Windows Server 2003

WEBCAST - Watch this webcast to learn about the top ten most useful advantages of Windows Server 2008 R2. Gain insight into improvements made to Terminal Services and Hyper-V that can provide your organization with increased flexibility.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Premiered: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Group Policy | Microsoft Hyper-V | Operating Systems | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Windows Server 2003

DATA SHEET - To fully benefit from Windows Server® 2008 with Hyper-V and Systems Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM) technology, a fully engineered virtualization solution is needed, that is both cost effective and easy to manage whilst simultaneously ensuring high availability with enterprise performance and stability.
Posted: October 29, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Consulting Services Industry | IT Infrastructure | IT Management Services | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | TCO | Virtual Machine | Windows Server 2003

DATA SHEET - Dell's Hyper-V Technology Introduction for Windows Server® 2008 is a rapid approach to the deployment and configuration of a Hyper-V and SystemCenter Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM) based Proof of Concept (POC) into your pre-production test lab.
Posted: October 29, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Consulting Services Industry | High Availability | Microsoft Hyper-V | Microsoft Operations Manager | Virtual Machine | Windows Server 2003

DATA SHEET - Dell's FastTrack for Windows Server® 2008 includes assessment, design and validation consulting performed in a phased, contiguous approach. FastTrack is Dell's recommended end-to-end service for customers that would like a validated, repeatable migration process necessary to deploy a best of breed, Windows Server 2008 solution.
Posted: October 29, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Consulting Services Industry | IT Infrastructure | IT Managers | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Windows Server 2003

DATA SHEET - The Hyper-V Technology Introduction with Advanced Management for Windows Server 2008 is an approximate 10 day service and consists of either a single-node implementation or dual-node highly available (HA) host-based cluster configuration and up to two servers for the System Center elements. Read this paper to learn more.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Managers | Microsoft Hyper-V | Microsoft Operations Manager | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Monitor | Windows Server 2003

WHITE PAPER - In this paper, various configurations of Exchange Server 2007 are tested in physical and virtual environments to evaluate the performance scalability and to understand the sizing requirements for Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized environment.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Testing | Virtual Machine | Windows Server 2003

WHITE PAPER - This document details the four available networking configurations for running Hyper-V on Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each networking configuration with an emphasis on typical Dell system configurations.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Switches | Virtual Machine | Windows Server 2003

WHITE PAPER - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, like its predecessor Windows Server 2008, has been designed with energy efficiency in mind. Recent tests found that Windows Server 2008 R2 improved power efficiency by up to 18 percent over Windows Server 2003, out of the box.
Posted: October 13, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Power Management | Desktop Virtualization | Microsoft Hyper-V | Power Consumption Monitoring | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Windows Server 2003