Four angles reveal Windows Server 2008 technology

◆Web

With improved management and diagnostic capabilities, development and application tools, and lower infrastructure costs, Windows Server 2008 enables you to effectively deliver a rich web-based experience.

Internet Information Services 7.0: Windows Server 2008 provides a unified platform for Web publishing that integrates Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, ASP.NET, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. IIS 7.0 is a major enhancement to existing Windows Web servers and plays a central role in platform technology integration. IIS 7.0 helps developers and administrators maximize network/Internet interfaces by delegating management, enhanced security and reduced attack surfaces, integrated applications for web services and health management, and improved management tools. control.

◆Virtualization

With built-in server virtualization technology, Windows Server 2008 enables you to reduce costs, increase hardware utilization, optimize your infrastructure, and increase server availability.

Terminal Services: Windows Server 2008 introduces new features in Terminal Services that connect to remote computers and applications. Terminal Services RemoteApp fully integrates the applications running on the terminal server with the user's desktop, so the remote application runs the same as when running on each user's local computer; the user can run the program at the remote location with the local program. Terminal Services Web Access also provides flexible access to remote applications through a web browser, and even allows users to access and use programs that are executed on the terminal server in more ways. These features, along with the Terminal Services Gateway, allow users to access remote desktops and remote applications over HTTPS, regardless of the firewall.

◆Security

Windows Server 2008 is by far the most secure Windows Server. It enhances the operating system and carries out security innovations, including Network Access Protection, Federated Rights Management, and Read-Only Domain Controller, providing the highest level of protection for your network, data, and business.

Network Access Protection (NAP): This is a new framework that allows IT administrators to define health requirements for networks and to limit communication between computers and networks that do not meet these requirements. NAP enforces administrator-defined policies that describe the health requirements of a particular organization. For example, health requirements can be defined as installing all updates to the operating system, or installing or updating anti-virus or anti-spyware software. In this way, the network administrator can define the level of baseline protection that the computer should have when connecting to the network.

Microsoft BitLocker performs full volume encryption on multiple drives, providing additional security for your data, even when the system is under unauthorized operation or running different operating system time, data, and controls Provide security protection.

Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC): This is a new domain controller configuration in the Windows Server 2008 operating system that enables organizations to easily deploy domain controllers where domain controller security is not guaranteed . The RODC maintains a read-only copy of the Active Directory directory service database in a given domain. Prior to this release, when a user had to authenticate using a domain controller, but the branch office in which it was located could not provide sufficient physical security for the domain controller, it must be authenticated over a wide area network (WAN). In many cases, this is not an effective solution. By placing a copy of the read-only Active Directory database closer to the branch office users, these users can log in faster and gain more efficient access to authentication resources on the network, even if they are not physically secure enough to deploy the legacy The environment of the domain controller.

Failover Clustering: These improvements are designed to make it easier to configure server clusters while protecting data and applications and ensuring their availability. By using a new verification tool in a failover cluster, you can test whether your system, storage, and network configurations are suitable for clustering. With failover clustering in Windows Server 2008, administrators can more easily perform installation and migration tasks, as well as manage and operational tasks. Improvements to the cluster infrastructure can help administrators maximize the availability of services offered to users, achieve better storage and network performance, and increase security.

Windows Server 2008 is by far the most Flexible and stable Windows Server operating system. With new technologies and new features such as Server Core, PowerShell, Windows Deployment Services, and enhanced networking and clustering technologies, Windows Server 2008 gives you the most comprehensive and reliable Windows platform for all your business workloads and applications. Program requirements.

Server Core: Starting with the Beta 2 release of Windows Server 2008, administrators can choose to install only the services required to perform DHCP, DNS, file server, or domain controller roles when installing Windows Server. This new installation option installs only the necessary services and applications, providing only basic server functionality without any additional overhead. Although the Server Core installation option is a full functional mode of the operating system that supports the specified role, it does not include the server graphical user interface (GUI). Because Server Core installations only contain the functionality required for a given role, Server Core installations typically require fewer maintenance and updates because fewer components are managed. In other words, because there are fewer programs and components installed and running on the server, there are fewer attack vectors exposed on the network, which reduces the attack surface. If a security flaw or vulnerability is found in a component that is not installed, you do not need to install a patch.

Windows PowerShell: This is a new command line shell with more than 130 tools and an integrated scripting language. It makes it easier for administrators to control and automate routine day-to-day system administration tasks, especially when working across multiple servers. Windows PowerShell does not require you to migrate existing scripts, it is ideal for automating the performance of new Windows Server 2008 features. With a new scripting language, consistent syntax, and utilities that focus on management, Windows PowerShell facilitates the automation of system administration tasks such as Active Directory, Terminal Server, and Internet Information Server (IIS) 7.0, improving the organization's ability to address its environment-specific The ability to manage problems with the system.

Windows PowerShell is easy to adopt, learn, and use because it doesn't require a programming background, it uses existing IT infrastructure, existing scripts, and existing command-line tools.

Server Manager: Server Manager is a new feature included in Windows Server 2008. It is a "one-stop shop" feature designed to guide information technology (IT) administrators through the end-to-end process of installing, configuring, and managing server roles and functions as part of Windows Server 2008. Server Manager replaces and incorporates many of the features of Microsoft Windows Server 2003, such as Manage Your Server, Configure Your Server, Add or Remove Windows Components. You can use Server Manager to configure various "roles" and "features" on your machine.

Windows Deployment Services (WDS): This is an updated and redesigned version of Remote Installation Services (RIS) for Windows Server 2008 that facilitates the rapid adoption and deployment of image-based Windows operating systems. WDS allows Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 to be installed to "bare metal" (with no operating system installed) over the network, and even supports mixed environments, including Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Windows Deployment Services also provides an end-to-end solution for deploying Windows operating systems to client and server computers and reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO) and complexity of deploying Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.