Windows Server Standard 2008 enables your organisation to develop, deliver and manage rich user experiences and applications. It provides a secure network infrastructure, and increases the efficiency and value of IT within your organisation. Built on the success and strengths of its Windows Server predecessors, Windows Server Standard 2008 has been further enhanced with great new functionality, and powerful improvements to the base operating system. New Web tools, virtualisation capabilities, security enhancements and management utilities help you save time, reduce costs, and provide a solid foundation for your IT infrastructure. For more information, pricing and quotes please email sales@flamingltd.com or call one of our team on 0845 466 0182

A solid foundation for your business
Windows Server Standard 2008 provides a solid foundation for all your server and application requirements, combined with easy deployment and management. The new Server Manager facility provides a unified management console that simplifies and streamlines server setup, configuration and ongoing management. Windows PowerShell, a new command-line shell, helps administrators to automate routine system administration tasks across multiple servers. Windows Deployment Services provides a simplified and highly secure means of rapidly deploying the operating system via network-based installations. And Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering wizards, full Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) support, plus consolidated management of Network Load Balancing, make high availability easy to implement even by IT generalists.

The new Server Core installation option of Windows Server Standard 2008 allows installation of server roles with only the necessary components and subsystems: without a graphical user interface. Fewer roles and features means minimising disk and service footprints while reducing attack surfaces. It also enables your IT staff to specialise according to the server roles they need to support.

Virtualisation built-in
Windows Server Hyper-V - the next-generation hypervisor-based server virtualisation technology - allows you to optimise your server hardware by consolidating multiple server roles as separate virtual servers running on a single physical machine. You can also efficiently run multiple operating systems - Windows, Linux, and others - in parallel on a single server. With Hyper-V and simple licensing policies, it's now easier than ever to take advantage of the numerous benefits of virtualisation.

In addition, applications can be efficiently virtualised using Windows Server 2008 centralised application access technologies. Terminal Services Gateway and Terminal Services RemoteApp allow easy remote access to standard Windows-based programs by running them on a terminal server instead of directly on a client computer - without the need for a complicated virtual private network (VPN).

Built for the web
Windows Server Standard 2008 comes with Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS 7.0), a Web server and security-enhanced, easy-to-manage platform for developing and hosting Web applications and services. A major enhancement to the Windows Web platform, IIS 7.0 includes a componentised architecture for improved flexibility and control. IIS 7.0 enables simplified management, while its powerful diagnostic and troubleshooting capabilities save time, and offer comprehensive extensibility.

Internet Information Server IIS 7.0, together with the .NET Framework 3.0, provides a comprehensive platform for developing applications that connect users and data - enabling your people to visualise, share and act on information. Additionally, IIS 7.0 plays a central role in unifying Microsoft's Web platform technologies - ASP.NET, Windows Communication Foundation Web services, and Windows SharePoint Services.

High security
Windows Server Standard 2008 is the most secure Windows server yet. The operating system has been strengthened to help guard against failure, and to help prevent unauthorised connections to your networks, servers, data and user accounts. Network Access Protection (NAP) helps ensure that connections to your network comply with your organisation's security policy. Active Directory services is a potent Identity and Access management solution. And Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) and BitLocker Drive Encryption allow you to securely deploy your Active Directory database at branch office locations.

For more information, pricing and quotes please email sales@flamingltd.com or call one of our team on 0845 466 0182