Windows Server 2008 R2 builds on the award-winning foundation of Windows Server 2008, expanding existing technology with new virtualization tools, Web resources, management enhancements, and exciting Windows 7 integration to help save time, reduce costs, and provide a platform for a dynamic and efficiently managed data center.
Powerful tools such as Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.5, updated Server Manager, and Hyper-V platforms and Windows PowerShell version 2.0 combine to give you greater control, increased efficiency, and the ability to react to front-line business needs faster than ever before.
Enabling Server and Desktop Virtualization
Virtualization is a major part of today’s data centers. The operating efficiencies offered by virtualization allow organizations to dramatically reduce operational effort and power consumption.
Windows Server 2008 R2 provides the following virtualization types:
Client and Server Virtualization provided by Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 R2 introduces a new version of Hyper-V that includes a number of core areas of improvement for creating dynamic virtual data centers with increased availability and performance, improved management, simplified methods for deployment, and new features such as live migration.
Remote Desktop Services (formerly known as Terminal Services) Provides users and administrators with both the features and the flexibility necessary to build the most robust access experience in any deployment scenario. To expand the Remote Desktop Services feature set, Microsoft has been investing in the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (a centralized desktop delivery architecture, which enables Windows and other desktop environments to run and be managed in virtual machines on a centralized server).
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