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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. But still, why? by rastoboy29 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Running a server, especially a web server, is THE most difficult system administration task there is.  You have to simultaneously allow access to the world to some bits, while simultaneously allowing access to other bits only to authorized individuals.  All while being naked to the world.

    This requires a rational, knowable system to even be reasonable to attempt.  If you don't have the source, you cannot know it--and I don't give a damn how wonderful your knowledge base is.  MS's knowledge base IS good, and it's the standard response I get to this from Windows zealots.  But they remain blind to the fact...that they are blind, ultimately, as you are forbidden from truly understanding your server software.

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  2. I tried... by pookemon · · Score: 0, Troll

    I tried to look at the web page about Windows Server 2008. But everything was CORRUPTED!

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  3. Windows Server 2008 Screenshot by macdaddy · · Score: -1, Troll

    In case anyone is interested in seeing what the new server OS looks like, here's a screenshot. It looks about the same as 2k3 to me...

  4. Re:Stripped down version, command line only... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Stripped down version, command line only.... Sounds like...

    "Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly." - Henry Spencer

    Give them another 5 - 10 years, and maybe, just maybe, they'll get there.


    I highly doubt it.. considering the fact that Server '08 and Vista share a lot of kernel code and a new tcp stack it's a sure fire sign of a real winner. NOT.