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MAJOR RELEASE

Code Name“Windows 8”

~2 YEARS~2 YEARS

~4 YEARS

PowerPower VirtualizationVirtualization

Multi/Multi/Many-coreMany-core 64-Bit64-Bit

Integrated Solutions

General Purpose Servers

Users

Small Business

Mid-Size BusinessEnterprise Business

Consumer(1 - 3 PCs)

Customer Segment

3-15 Users

75 Users 300 Users

500+ Users

- Full - Not Available

1 –Limited to creating Certificate Authorities – no other ADCS features (NDES, Online Responder Service). See ADCS role documentation on TechNet for more information

2 –Limited to 1 standalone DFS root

3 –Limited to 250 RRAS connections, 50 IAS connections and 2 IAS Server Groups

4 –Limited to 250 Remote Desktop Services connections

5 –Limited to 50 RRAS connections, 10 IAS connections

6 –Limited to 50 Remote Desktop Services connections

- Full

- Partial/Limited

- Not Available

The Server Core installation option of the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. A Server Core installation provides a minimal environment for running specific server roles that reduces the maintenance and management requirements and the attack surface for those server roles. A Server Core installation supports the following server roles:

- Full

- Partial/Limited

- Not Available

1 –Limited to 1 standalone DFS root

- Full

- Not Available

- Full

- Not Available

- Full

- Not Available

- Full

- Not Available

Solving Customer Pain Solving Customer Pain PointsPoints

by Michael Otey ,1 May 2009Windows IT Pro Magazine, 23, Volume 15; Number 5, English© 2009 Penton Business Media. All rights reserved.

“I used the beta version to evaluate Server 2008 R2; some features will likely change before the final release. However, Server 2008 R2 is clearly the best release of the Windows Server OS yet.”

Hyper-V Hyper-V EnhancementsEnhancements

With virtualization, we will save about 50 percent of our annual energy budget for cooling and electricity. Virtualization saves us on hardware and labor. We also save on software licensing fees. And we can save money by creating and managing virtual test environments for some applications with our development group.

LukOil Oil Company

We have the same problems as everyone else, with limited data center space and limits on power consumption, cooling, and budgets for these resources. This is where improved virtualization in Windows Server 2008 R2 will help us the most. Also, the BPA can help us cut costs by reducing system crashes, downtime, and the need for expensive, reactive IT services.

SNCB Holding (National Railway Company of Belgium)

Secure Remote Connections with Windows 7Secure Remote Connections with Windows 7

With DirectAccess™, CCO is saving about $40,000 a year by eliminating its VPN and all its associated hardware, software, licensing, and carrier charges

Convergent Computing

Employee productivity has improved so much that he was able to defer hiring additional sales and management personnel this year. “The $120,000 to $150,000 a year it would cost to fund these positions now goes straight to our bottom line or gets distributed to current employees to help preclude layoffs in the future

Convergent Computing

Enhancements to Terminal Services and Enhancements to Terminal Services and VDIVDI

Virtual machine-based Remote Desktops (“Server-hosted Virtual Desktops”)

Session-based Remote Desktops and Apps(formerly known as Terminal Services)

Home

Mobile

Office

Remote Protocol

By using improved Hyper-V™ technology and Remote Desktop Services, Continental expects to increase system uptime, implement new services in minutes instead of weeks, and save up to U.S.$1.5 million a year in hardware, software, labor, implementation, and related operational costs

Continental Airlines

“In our environment, a single physical server running Windows Server 2008 and the original Hyper-V can support about 10 to 15 of our standard workloads. Windows Server 2008 R2 with the improved Hyper-V can support more than 30. From a fixed capital asset perspective alone, that’s a savings of $60,000to $80,000 per Hyper-V server.”

Continental Airlines

Optimizing BranchCache™ Scenarios; Minimizing IT Optimizing BranchCache™ Scenarios; Minimizing IT ComplexitiesComplexities

“Taking advantage of the BranchCache™ feature in Windows Server 2008 R2, we can spend $20,000 rather than $50,000 per year on bandwidth by postponing our expansion schedule.”

Sporton

Using the BranchCache™ features in Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Windows 7, CCO has simplified remote connection to its network and speed the downloading of important files. It has cut costs by eliminating its virtual private network and has seen a 43 percent savings in wide area network (WAN) bandwidth.

Convergent Computing

Enabling Environmental SustainabilityEnabling Environmental Sustainability

Over time, however, the company expects to benefit from reduced power consumption and costs. “Because of our size, we can realize significant gains by managing power more efficiently,” says Buckingham. “The electricity billing in our data centers is based on metered power, and we can reduce our monthly bills if we control power consumption with Windows Server 2008 R2.”

MySpace.com

The company deployed virtual servers in its corporate data center by using Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 and then upgrading to Windows Server 2008 R2. As a result, LionBridge has cut electricity costs by 75 percent in its virtualized environment, decreased hardware expenses, and tripled server infrastructure while using existing floor space.

LionBridge

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OfficeOffice HomeHome OfficeOffice HomeHome

Make Users Productive AnywhereMake Users Productive Anywhere

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