From 4sysops blog :
Windows Server 2008 RTM is out for some days now. I suppose only the adventurous are running it already in a productive environment. Even if you’re not planning to deploy Windows Server 2008 in the near future, I recommend having a look at its new features now. Who knows, maybe there are one or two features that may convince you to install Microsoft’s latest server OS earlier than planned.
I’ve been blogging about Server 2008 for quite some time now. Below you’ll find a list of those posts discussing new features. I also recommend skimming over Microsoft’s new white paper: Changes in Functionality from Windows Server 2003 with SP1 to Windows Server 2008. The word file has 341 pages. So you could say it is a free e-book about Windows Server 2008. Of course, you won’t find any critical comments there. (There is also a web version of this document)
German speaking readers might also have a look at the comprehensive article about Windows Server 2008 I wrote for Computerwoche. I added another chapter about the Terminal Services recently. You will find even more critical words there than in my blog posts.
All in all, I think that Server 2008 is a more interesting product than Windows Vista. Particularly, the consequent modularization, the new Terminal Services, Network Access Protection and Server Core are new functionalities that convinced me, even though I found a couple of shortcomings, too.
- Some more better-together features of Windows Vista - Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista - better together?
- Windows Server 2008 prices
- Review: Works With Tool (WWT) for Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 NAP (Network Access Protection) infrastructure
- Windows Server 2008: Network Access Protection (NAP) essentials
- Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services: Changes of remote administration mode
- Windows Server 2008: Terminal Services new features - Part 2
- Windows Server 2008: Terminal Services new features - Part 1
- Windows Server 2008: Changes in DNS server functionality
- Windows Server 2008: Create and view Active Directory snapshots
- Windows Server 2008: Restartable Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
- Windows Server 2008: The disadvantages of RODCs
- Windows Server 2008: How to install and configure an RODC
- Windows Server 2008: Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC)
- Windows Server 2008: Active Directory Auditing
- Windows Server 2008: Fine-grained password policies
- Another top 10 list of Windows Server 2008 features
- Windows Server 2008: Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
- Windows Server 2008: Server roles and Server Manager
- Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn): Getting started with Server Core
- Windows Server 2008: Server Core essentials
- Windows Server Server 2008: 10 most important new features
- The hypervisor of Windows Server 2008: How virtualization works in Microsoft’s new server OS
Source : 4sysops.com
