Windows_2008

Windows Server 2008 Benefits and Features 1. Virtualization with Hyper-V Hyper-V allows you to provide a virtualized environment for operating systems and applications. You can consolidate multiple servers as separate virtual machines running on a single physical machine. 2. Remote Desktop Services and RemoteFX Remote Desktop Services (RDS) is a centralized desktop and application platform. RDS accelerates and extends desktop and application deployments. With Microsoft RemoteFX, Windows Server 2008 R2 enables a media-rich user environment for virtual and session-based desktops. 3. Power Management Windows Server 2008 R2 has been designed with energy efficiency in mind, to provide you with ready and convenient access to a number of new power-saving features. 4. Server Management Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 delivers features in Server Manager to reduce your administrative effort for common day-to-day operational tasks. 5. Data Management Windows Server 2008 R2 File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) provides insight into your data by automating classification. FCI does this by enabling to automatically classify files based on properties defined by administrators. FCI helps customers save money and reduce risk by managing files based on their business value and business impact. 6. Web Application Platform Windows Server 2008 R2 includes many enhancements to easily deploy and manage web applications. It offers an updated Web server role, Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.5, and greater support for .NET on Server Core. 7. Scalability & Reliability Windows Server 2008 R2 is capable of unprecedented workload size, dynamic scalability, and across-the-board availability, and reliability. A host of new and updated features are available, including increased operating system componentization, and improved performance and scalability for applications and services. 8. Application Compatibility Many of the leading industry line-of business and mission-critical applications have been certified to run on Windows Server 2008 R2. Reference Windows Server 2008 R2 Features. Retrieved on April 16, 2012 from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server/2008-r2-features.aspx