Resources
The Windows Server 2008 home page is located at www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx.
A guide to the changes in Windows Server 2008 is available at www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/evaluation/overview.mspx.
Server Management
Windows Vista management improvements were outlined in “Windows Vista Improves Desktop Management” on page 3 of the Aug. 2006 Update.
Microsoft’s Server Manager technical site is technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/servermanager/default.mspx.
Group Policy Preferences are explained in more detail in a paper at www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=42e30e3f-6f01-4610-9d6e-f6e0fb7a0790.
Improvements in failover clustering are described at technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/13c0a922-6097-4f34-ac64-18820094128b1033.mspx?mfr=true.
Virtualization
For background on virtualization and its impact on Windows Server, see “Changes to Server Virtualization Roadmap” on page 14 of the Jan. 2006 Update.
A public beta of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is available at www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/audsel.mspx.
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