On February 27, 2008, Microsoft will be launching the release of their Windows Server 2008, the next generation of Windows Server operating system.

In this free seminar, led by bestselling author, Rand Morimoto, Rand highlighted the Top 10 feature area of Windows 2008 that early adopters have found to be the best technologies integrated in the new operating system.  Rand’s company, Convergent Computing has already helped several companies install hundreds of Windows 2008 servers in production environments over the past 3-years and has already received recognition from Microsoft as having implemented more Windows 2008 beta servers in production environments than any other organization in the world.

Rand presents and demonstrates core Windows 2008 technologies and solutions such as:

*   Windows 2008 Read-only Domain Controllers (RODC), a significant Active Directory security component for global organizations

*   Windows Server Core, a GUI-less version of Windows 2008 intended for utility servers that do not need or require the overhead of the traditional Windows graphical user interface

*   Terminal Services 2008, a series of enhancements in thin-client Terminal Services that provides a Web-client, remote application launch, and policy-based application management

*   Network Policy Server (NPS), that centralizes corporate policies as a foundation for roles-based, application-based, and site locality-based policy management

*   Etc, etc, etc.

Additionally, Rand highlighted:

*   Security enhancements built-in to Windows 2008 that further improve the ability of organizations to implement and maintain a secure environment

*   Fault tolerance and recoverability enhancements that allow Windows 2008 servers to minimize operational downtime

*   Recommendations on the best way to implement and optimize Windows 2003 today in anticipation of a future migration to Windows Server 2008.

You should download and print the slide deck that will be used throughout this session

Video #1 (1-hr 6-min): Covers Windows 2008 Under the Hood, Security, Terminal Services, NAP

Video #2 (1-hr 10-min): Covers Domain Services, Unix Integration, New Server Roles, Management Tools Improvements

Convergent Computing is a technology consulting firm headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area that helps organizations plan, implement, and support their networking environments. If your organization can use assistance implementing, supporting, or just getting better use of your Windows Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, or other network or application technologies, please contact our organization for assistance mailto:sales@cco.com