Windows Server 2008 Product Reviews: WOW!

Read what the press is saying about Windows Server 2008.  Wow!

Product review: Windows Server 2008 is the host with the most, and the perfect guest by Tom Yager of InfoWorld.   

Microsoft's slimmer and stronger server OS, bolstered by virtualization, networking, and security advances, is an upgrade that IT can't refuse, a 200-pound gorilla that eats commercial Linux.

Windows Server 2008 Review by Paul Thurrott of Windows SuperSite

Windows Server 2008 is a solid and impressive upgrade that should meet the needs of virtually any business customer. I see no serious downsides to this product at all. Highly recommended.

Windows Server 2008 – The Real Deal by Mario Morejon of CRN

With so much ROI potential and virtualization built in, Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT)’s Windows Server 2008 – just released to manufacturing and set to launch later this month – promises to change the way channel delivers solutions.

Review: Microsoft’s Hyper-V puts VMware and Linux on Notice by Jason Perlow of ZDNet

Overall, and for what is currently a beta of a 1.0 release, I think Microsoft did a great job with the Hyper-V manager – console access to the VMs is nice and fast and VM performance is excellent, and the provisioning and setup process is wizard-based and straightforward. I’d currently say that from a polish and maturity standpoint, its management capabilities are definitely better than what is in Citrix XenServer 4.x, and way ahead of what currently exists in Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SuSE Linux Enterprise Server.

The Soul of Windows Server 2008: Server Core and Hyper-V by Karen Forster of Windows IT pro

Server 2008 debuts a new roles-based management paradigm enabled by componentization of the OS; but the features this release will be notable for are Server Core and native virtualization, Hyper-V.

Preview: The Big Launch by Michael Desmond of Redmond Developer News

Eric Rezabek, product manager in the Windows Server Division at Microsoft, says the shipping version of Windows Server today includes a beta version of Hyper-V, installable as a standard server role, for customers to work with. “The key to that hypervisor architecture is just having it sit right on the bare metal, having access to the resources, so the child machines run much quicker," he says.

You Must move to Windows Server 2008 by Peter Bruzzese of InfoWorld

Windows Server 2008 is absolutely awesome. There, I've said it. Now let me tell you why. First off, it is based on the same architecture as Windows Vista (also an awesome product from an architectural perspective).

Test Center Tracker: Windows Server 2008 a “Must-upgrade” OS by Ted Samson of InfoWorld

Microsoft has made great strides with the latest version of the OS, including the addition of "fine-grained, modular configurability [that] lets you shrink the OS footprint down to virtualization guest-friendly size, and Server Core drops the Windows GUI to dramatically reduce the memory requirements of a virtualized guest.

Product Review: Windows Server 2008 is upgrade IT can't refuse by Tom Sullivan of InfoWorld

Thanks in no small part to a smaller resource footprint that brings a host of capabilities, including virtualization, enhanced security and better networking, Microsoft’s 64-bit OS, Windows Server 2008, is what Tom Yager calls an upgrade that IT can't refuse.

First Look: Windows Server 2008 by Tom Henderson of PC World (and Network World)

In Network World testing of Windows Server 2008 gold code -- the product officially launches on Wednesday -- we found that Microsoft has made a number of improvements to its flagship server operating system.

Reader Review: Windows Server 2008: So Far, So Good by Joanne Cummings of Redmond Magazine

Enhanced administration, security, IIS updates and virtualization promise to make moving Microsoft’s new server OS worthwhile.

What Does the Upgrade Landscape Look like for Windows Server 2008 by Frank Ohlhorst of eWEEK Channel Insider

The whole idea here is to ease the customer's pain, while offering the advanced capabilities offered by Windows Server 2008.  So, by eliminating complex in-place upgrade and migration scenarios, templates and wizards, Microsoft has done the channel a favor by forcing adopters to focus on the new features and not be hampered by legacy workarounds.

Secrets of Windows Server 2008 by Sean McCown of InfoWorld

Microsoft has made me very happy with its enhancements to NTFS. In Longhorn, NTFS is no longer just a file system. Instead, it's an active part of the server and its integrity.

Server 2008: The Windows Workstation we always wanted by Jason Perlow (guest reviewer) with Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet

Guest blogger Jason Perlow (of asbestos-underwear fame) has been an advocate for Microsoft making Windows Server 2008 available as in workstation/desktop form. Like the old Windows NT and Windows 2000 Workstation products, a Windows Server 2008 Workstation would be a form factor for power users who don’t need all the Vista desktop eye candy, but care more about manageability and performance.

Inside Windows Server 2008 by Oliver Rist of PC Magazine

Microsoft's virtualization package is going to give expensive platforms like VMware a run for their money. SMBs will be able to deploy more servers with fewer headaches, less hardware, and lower costs.

Microsoft unveils Windows Server 2008 by Oliver Rist of PC Magazine

Another cool feature—which allows virtual servers to participate in the same cluster as straight hardware servers—will come out with Hyper-V.

Bob Visse, Microsoft's senior director of marketing for Windows Server 2008, said that the company has gone to extreme lengths to make the platform highly reliable out of the gate.

Windows Server 2008: Redmond's new server OS hits pay dirt by Tom Yager of InfoWorld

WS08 is loaded with Microsoft's good ideas.

Microsoft’s high hopes for Windows Server 2008 by Tom Sullivan of InfoWorld

Microsoft today is officially launching what was once Longhorn and is now known as Windows Server 2008 (WS08) -- and doing so with high hopes for the OS.

Image Gallery: Much to Like in Windows Server 2008 by Jonathan Hassell of Computer World

First Look: Windows Server 2008 by Mario Morejon of CRN

Windows Server 2008 Slideshow by Oliver Rist or PC Magazine

Five things we love about Windows 2008 Server Edition by Tom Henderson of Network World

Heroes Happen Here Launch Event Pictures by Paul Thurrott of Windows SuperSite

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  March 01, 2008
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