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Sneak Peek at Windows Server 2008

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the still-fighting-the-fight dept.

stinkymountain writes to tell us that NetworkWorld got their hands on Microsoft's latest addition to the server OS market and had a chance to poke around inside Windows Server 2008. It seems that the new release is a vast improvement over older versions in both security and performance but still lacking in several key areas. "There's even a minimalist installation called Windows Server Core that can run various server roles (such as DNS, DHCP, Active Directory components) but not applications (like SQL Server or IIS dynamic pages). It's otherwise a scripted host system for headless operations. There's no GUI front end to a Windows Server Core box, but it is managed by a command line interface (CLI), scripts, remotely via System Manager or other management applications that support Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), or by Remote Terminal Services. It's also a potential resource-slimmed substrate for Hyper-V and virtualization architectures."

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  1. I feel a disturbance... by Penguinisto · · Score: 5, Funny
    It is as if millions of GUI-dependent MCSE's cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.

    (yes, I know that some Windows admins can use a CLI for nearly anything that'll run on one, but I'm almost willing to wager that the majority do not).

    /P

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  2. Re:Embedded Hardware by Tibor+the+Hun · · Score: 5, Funny

    Absolutely, MS is well known for their lean, re-usable code which runs anything from watches, Zunes, XBOXes, Origami and mobile phones. It's a program once, use anywhere strategy that's been working quite well for them.

    nice, the captcha is "exploit"
    you got that right.

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  3. Re:Embedded Hardware by kpainter · · Score: 5, Funny

    You do realize that WinCE and NT don't share a whole lot in common, right? If you don't count problems, you are correct.
  4. WinGUI arguments on slashdot for the last decade.. by LingNoi · · Score: 5, Funny

    XML Based IIS config
    That's ridiculous, you mean I have to waste my time going through a text file instead of just selecting the correct tickbox. You Linux freak wil... oh wait Microsoft is doing it? How innovative!