Windows Server 2008

The 2008 articles are just starting to hit the web. This one deals with migration, not upgrading. You can't upgrade to 2008 Failover Clustering. I am actually glad you can't upgrade, I really don't like that word.

 Here is the article: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/6820ae3f-1ecc-43fd-8a76-fe8c2125cfe61033.mspx?mfr=true

Microsoft announced that its small business server bundle Centro, or the Windows Essential Business Server, will be available to ship by the end of 2008. An excerpt from InformationWeek: Microsoft estimates there are 1.2 million businesses of this size worldwide. Many of them have complex IT...

Are you ready for another OS version? February 27^th, 2008 is the public launch date. Microsoft has a Vista sidebar gadget to help you remember the date - http://www.wedsg.com/winclient/vistasidebargadget/download.htm They seem to love this date, the end of February as they have done it before. Could it be they know by wives birthday is Feb 28? 

Free E-Learning for 2008 - https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.aspx?offerPriceId=127516 (requires Microsoft Passport login to get the free stuff). 

Links to everything: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/2008/default.aspx 

Nice overview: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/evaluation/overview.mspx 

2008 Learning Portal: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/windowsserver2008/default.mspx 

Clustering: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/13c0a922-6097-4f34-ac64-18820094128b1033.mspx?mfr=true 

File Server Clustering: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/40bdcbc9-ce96-4477-8df3-7a20d4bc42a51033.mspx?mfr=true 

Print Server Clustering: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/40bdcbc9-ce96-4477-8df3-7a20d4bc42a51033.mspx?mfr=true 

NLB: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/40bdcbc9-ce96-4477-8df3-7a20d4bc42a51033.mspx?mfr=true 

I love new OS releases and 2008 looks to be an excellent one!