Insource experience with WS2008 includes more people trained and more projects completed than any other Microsoft partner in the Central District

Microsoft has spent years developing Windows Server 2008. We knew this latest version would be a big improvement in server technology, building on the successes of the past. That’s why we’ve been working with Microsoft and our clients on Rapid Deployment Projects to get Server 2008 launched as quickly and effectively as possible.

When you’re ready to plan for WS2008 give us a call. With the knowledge we’ve accumulated from our recent WS2008 implementations we’re more than ready to help you with yours.

Here are the Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to Windows Server 2008

1. Supporting Business Continuity for Demanding Workloads - High Availability Features
   Windows Server 2008 provides increased scalability for the most demanding business solutions and helps keep businesses operating through unplanned downtime with high availability features. With support for failover clusters, Network Load Balancing, dynamic hardware partitioning, robust storage options, and advanced machine-check architecture, Windows Server 2008 helps safeguard against single-point-of-failure problems. Simplified deployment and management help organizations of all sizes take advantage of these features to improve availability and reliability.
2. Take Back Control over Your Branch Offices
   Managing servers, services, and security at remote locations is an ongoing challenge for IT Professionals. Windows Server 2008 simplifies administration of the servers in branch offices with enhancements to Active Directory, including Read-Only Domain Controllers and administrative role separation. Technologies like BitLocker® and the Server Core® installation option are specific features that help increase security and address the unique needs of branch offices.
3. Protect Unhealthy Computers from Entering the Network
   Network Access Protection (NAP) addresses the industry-wide problem of unhealthy computers accessing and compromising an organization's network. NAP is used to help ensure that any computer connecting to the network meets corporate policy for health requirements, to limit network access for computers not meeting the predefined policy, to provide remediation services to get those computers back to a healthy state, and to provide ongoing compliance checking.
4. Server Management Made Easier
   Simplifying the day-to-day complexities of server administration is a key theme in many of the enhancements included in Windows Server 2008. New management tools like the Server Manager Console provide a single, unified console for managing a server's configuration and system information, displaying server status, identifying problems with server role configuration, and managing all roles installed on the server.
5. A World-Class Web and Applications Platform
   Windows Server 2008 provides a highly secure, easy-to-manage platform for developing and reliably hosting applications and services that are delivered from the server or over the Web. New features include simplified management, increased security, and both performance and extensibility improvements which deliver a unified platform for Web publishing that integrates Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS 7.0), ASP.NET, Windows Communication Foundation, and Microsoft Office SharePoint Services®.
6. Improved Networking Performance
   Windows Server 2008 introduces the biggest change in the networking stack since Windows NT 4.0. Technologies like Receive Window Auto-Tuning, Receive Side Scaling, and Quality of Service (QoS) allow organizations to take full advantage of today's multi-gigabit networks. Integrated IPsec and the new Windows Firewall with Advanced Security allow organizations to help secure and control the flow of network traffic.
7. Enhanced Security and Compliance
   Windows Server 2008 has been developed from the ground up with the strictest security in mind. Microsoft has taken a “Shields-Up” approach to the design of Server 2008 with all user and application access locked down by default. Enhanced auditing, Drive Encryption, event forwarding, and Rights Management Services are just some of the technologies that help organizations adhere to today's strict IT compliance standards.
8. Centralized Application Access
   With Server 2008, users will have highly secure access to internal applications through firewall-friendly ports. When using Terminal Services RemoteApp, only the application window, not the entire remote desktop, launches and runs in its own resizable, interactive window on the client computer's desktop.
9. Enhanced Scripting and Task Automation
   New technologies like Windows PowerShell®, a command-line shell and scripting language, help IT Professionals automate common tasks. With a new admin-focused scripting language, more than 120 standard command-line tools, and consistent syntax and utilities, Windows PowerShell allows IT Professionals to more easily control system administration and to accelerate automation.
10. Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
    The upcoming, enhanced Windows Server 2008 will include a version with Windows Server Hyper-V® available, a powerful virtualization technology with strong management and security features. Hyper-V will help businesses reduce costs, increase agility and system availability for production server consolidation, disaster recovery, test and development, and, when coupled with System Center Virtual Machine Manager, the end-to-end management of dynamic data centers.

To find out more and discuss our free checkup, please contact Steve Miller, Vice President, at 281.774.4002 or by email: steve.miller@insource.com