Windows Server 2008 Standard

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Windows Server 2008 Standard brings many new features and programs compared to its predecessor, Windows Server 2003. A range of features around protection, access, management and data transfer have recently been optimised and built into Windows Server 2008 Standard. This gives you a reliable server operating system for your business. Windows Server 2008 Standard is ideal for small and medium-sized businesses.

Intuitive user interfaces for every need

Windows Server 2008 Standard is a highly reliable server operating system that offers businesses optimal support with dedicated new features and programs. With Windows Server 2008 Standard, you can install the Core version, which does away entirely with the graphical interface. This variant is, so to speak, the minimal version of the operating system and includes only the core features. The normal installation variant of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard includes the full range of new features, letting you benefit, among other things, from the new Hyper-V virtualisation environment, which, using proprietary management tools, lets you administer all server systems virtually and organise physical and virtual resources.

Managing servers optimally

With Windows Server 2008 Standard, you can choose from different management methods. Server Manager lets you manage features centrally, keeping a constant eye on system notifications and those from individual components. In addition, in Windows Server 2008 Standard, various management tools from the previous version have been effectively consolidated. Some built-in methods include a WMI interface, through which the host provides functions for administration scripts, PowerShell, which uses existing scripts in vbs or bat format, and Snap-ins and MMC.

New features in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard

The system requirements for Windows Server 2008 Standard are higher than its predecessor's, which is naturally down to the range of new features and functionality that give you a complete, optimised system, with many new tools and capabilities:

• Server Core: minimal operating system, mode without a graphical interface
• PowerShell: system management using scripts
• Terminal Services: new features
• Active Directory: tool for managing users and resources
• BitLocker: data encryption
• IIS 7.0: new version of Internet Information Services with support for SSL, PHP and HTML

Beyond these programming-related developments, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard offers numerous improvements and optimisations, such as triple the data transfer speed compared to the previous version.

Security in Windows Server 2008 Standard

For Microsoft, security is always a fundamental topic, especially in the server space. That's why Windows Server 2008 Standard comes with many new protection features. These include the built-in firewall with revised policy settings and new snap-in administration, the Read-Only Domain Controller, used in cases of serious security concerns, built-in Network Access Protection (NAP) for continuously assessing the state of clients, as well as DC isolation strategies for creating logical networks within isolated physical networks. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard therefore provides not only a strong, stable operating system but also a highly secure one.

WINDOWS SERVER 2008 STANDARD – SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Platform

Windows

Supported operating systems

Windows Server 2008 Standard

Processor

Processor of at least 1 GHz for 32-bit, at least 1.4 GHz for 64-bit

Recommended processor 2 GHz or higher

RAM

At least 512 MB

Recommended: 2 GB RAM or more

Maximum:

for 32-bit systems 4 GB (Standard Edition), 64 GB (Enterprise or Datacenter editions)

Maximum:

for 64-bit systems 32 GB (Standard Edition) or 2 TB (Enterprise Edition, Datacenter

Edition and Itanium-based systems)

Hard disk

At least 10 GB

Recommended: 40 GB (full installation) or 10 GB (Server Core installation)

Graphics card

Super VGA (800 x 600) or a monitor with higher resolution