Windows Server 2008: Winners in the battle between brothers and sisters

A family may experience this situation, one child in a pair of twins is quite popular, and the other is living in the shadow of the former. This is the case with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, one is popular and the other is cold. Isn't that strange? Two operating systems, launched together and with many of the same factors, why are such big differences?

According to industry experts, the reason for this is very simple: when Microsoft listens to users Will do the right thing, and vice versa. Windows Server 2008 is exactly what IT users need, and Vista is a typical product design from Microsoft a long time ago: "When we present it to you, you know what you need."

And, those favor Business users who are streamlined and reliable Windows XP have abandoned the huge and slow Vista. So far, it seems that the situation of Windows 7 has not changed much.

So when Vista was hidden under the influence of Windows Server 2008, the latter was praised by users as a mature and perfect operating system capable of defeating Linux, and can be upgraded from Windows Server 2003. .

In addition, Windows Server 2008 has other advantages, such as drive encryption, upgraded firewall, Address Space Load Randomization, and rewritten network stack - Vista also shares these features.

Windows Server 2008 can greatly improve performance by writing support for network interface cards in TCP/IP processing. Other upgrade features increase availability and ease the burden on server administrators. Multipath I/O lets you prevent hardware failures by making a redundant path to the storage fabric. The self-repaired NTFS fixes file system vulnerabilities in the background and does not affect the service. Restartable Active Directory Domain Services allows other services (DNS, DHCP, WINS) to continue to run while AD is being restored. Read Only Domain Controllers only cache local user certificates, improving branch office security.

Other upgrades bring many benefits to end users. For example, the new Terminal Services Gateway can connect users through an HTTPS channel, simplifying user access while providing comprehensive security and auditing.

The simplicity and modularity of Windows Server 2008 enables the host to host the most clients. By integrating Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Microsoft's tools for managing multiple virtualization hosts and clients are close to VMware's VI3 in terms of user support and manageability. Although there are still some limitations, Hyper-V has become a must-have for Windows users.

Microsoft's licensing model allows users to host the number of virtual Windows customers you need with a single Windows Server 2008 license, making VMware and Xen-based choices difficult to promote among Windows users. Friendly licensing and friendly management make Small Business Server 2008 more attractive to small businesses.

Windows Server 2008 surpasses Windows Server 2003 in terms of functionality, performance, stability, and manageability, and it also defeats Windows Vista as a workstation operating system. Considering the contrast with the desktop operating system Vista that has not yet reached its potential, the prospects for Windows Server 2008 are optimistic.