To introduce a RODC, you need to prep the forest for 2k8 and you will need at least one writable 2008 DC for the RODC to replicate with. The domain functional level must be 2003 or higher.
A command line only Windows Server OS that is able to run on lower end hardware sounds good in theory, but the current implementation cannot provide most of the functionality of its non-Core counterparts. Is anyone using Windows Server Core 2008? If so, what do you use it for?
If you have a small branch office, 2008 offers a RODC option.
The new Group Policy features reduce SYSVOL bloat (i.e. less data to replicate) and can fully leverage the new GP features in Vista, assuming you chose to deploy Vista in the first place.
Is making ActiveX harder to use a bad thing?
"By Microsoft's own admission, IE users will only be able to interact with Microsoft ActiveX controls loaded in certain Web pages after manually activating their user interfaces by clicking on it or using the Tab and Enter keys."
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To introduce a RODC, you need to prep the forest for 2k8 and you will need at least one writable 2008 DC for the RODC to replicate with. The domain functional level must be 2003 or higher.
A command line only Windows Server OS that is able to run on lower end hardware sounds good in theory, but the current implementation cannot provide most of the functionality of its non-Core counterparts. Is anyone using Windows Server Core 2008? If so, what do you use it for?
If you have a small branch office, 2008 offers a RODC option. The new Group Policy features reduce SYSVOL bloat (i.e. less data to replicate) and can fully leverage the new GP features in Vista, assuming you chose to deploy Vista in the first place.
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Is making ActiveX harder to use a bad thing? "By Microsoft's own admission, IE users will only be able to interact with Microsoft ActiveX controls loaded in certain Web pages after manually activating their user interfaces by clicking on it or using the Tab and Enter keys."