, Mastering Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
, Windows Server 2008 R2 Administration Instant Reference
64 Bit only - Excellent for new installations but this stinks for old installs that need to upgrade ( Like with Active Directory). 64 bit will extend many applications ability to see memory.
Hyper V - So far only tested in the lap but has been very stable in our test. Although not as feature rich as VMWare vSphere (ESX) in the areas of Disaster Recovery and Performance Optimization (vMotion) it does provide a viable solution for small to mid sized companies.
Remote Desktop Services - ( Terminal Server) is no longer your pap's old terminal server. Remote Application Publishing internally and externally works very well, I no longer load applications on my windows machines as I can just hit a shortcut and run seamlessly from a server. Also the RD Gateway provide a superior alternative to VPN.
VDI - Virtual Desktop Infrastructure does have some work to get to the level of Cytrix or VMWare but for smaller shops this is gravy. Also combined with Remote app and HyperV you can load up legacy applications that require an old OS and publish them to your users with out having to install anything more than a shortcut to the desktop.
Branch Cache - I think this needs work as it only works for some web calls HTTP 1.1 and flat files over SMB and provides no help for email or database driven applications. Windows 7 is required on the desktop also.
Storage Management on File Servers - Provides increased abilities to manage size of files and content via policy. Also DFS has improvements LINK
Active Directory - R2 does not bring much more than just enhancements to Server 2008 but for larger environments these are welcome and needed enhancements. LINK. Federation, Cert Services and LDAP we help me the most. I am still having to buy a Third Party Auditing tool form Quest to get some things we need out of AD.
IIS 7.5 - I have not had a reason to use it yet.
BJ MOORE
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