What is new in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2?

Here is a list of new features in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2:

• Server Manager - Provides a single source for managing a server's identity and system information, displaying server status, identifying problems with server role configuration, and managing all roles installed on the server.
• Authorization Manager - Improved in the Windows Server® 2008 operating system with several new features and improvements. Authorization Manager provides a flexible framework for integrating role-based access control into applications.
• Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) - Provides resource management and can be used to control the amount of resources a process or a user can use based on business priorities.
• Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) - To reduce the attack surface of a computer running the Windows Server® 2008 operating system by customizing the security settings of server roles.
• User Account Control (UAC) - A new security component of the Windows Server® 2008 and Windows Vista® operating systems.
• Diskshadow.exe - A command-line tool that exposes the functionality provided by the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).

⇒Introduction of Windows Server 2008

⇒⇒Windows Server 2008 Tutorials