Microsoft’s Windows Server 2008 – Migration Advice The purpose of this section is to help you migrate to Windows Server 2008. In particular, I want to give you independent advice on the improvements from Windows 2003 to Windows Server 2008. Firstly, a quick terminology check, this section is about Windows Server …
Palladium – Windows Server 2008’s Security System In a nutshell, Palladium combines hardware and software for better security. Palladium is actually a code name for Generation Secure Computing Base (NGSCB). The idea is a secure run-time environment for Windows allows software applications and services to protect the end user from …
Windows Server 2008 Core (or Core Server) Server Core is a new concept for installing the the Windows Server 2008 operating system. Since there is no GUI, you have to work from the keyboard because that is all you have! This is a good time for learning command line utilities …
Windows Server 2008 – DNS The principles for DNS in Windows Server 2008 are much the same as they were for Windows Server 2003. Active Directory absolutely requires DNS. In particular, Active Directory relies on DNS to find resources such as Global Catalog and Kerberos. In Windows Server 2008, DNS …
Windows Server 2008 Naughty, But Nice Settings I developed these nice ideas while testing Windows Server 2008 machines. It goes without saying that employing many of these ideas on a production network would be naughty. However, I bet that at least one setting is nice to use in even the …
Windows Server 2008 – New Active Directory Features New developments for Active Directory in Windows Server 2008, include a Read-only domain controller (RODC), reducing domain controller reboots, and separating the domain administrator from the local machine administrator accounts. Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Topics The Five Active Directory Roles How …
WinFX = Windows Frameworks. In late 2006, WinFX is now called .NET Framework 3.0. WinFX is a developers tool that ordinary mortals just take for granted. In evolutionary terms, WinFX has evolved from Win 16 and Win 32 APIs. So what is WinFX really? Well, WinFX is an object-oriented API …
Avalon – Code name for Windows Server 2008’s New Display System Avalon was just a Longhorn code name, the final interface is now referred to as Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation. With the Windows Presentation Foundation / Avalon API, the graphics are much crisper and the display text sharper than any …
Windows Server 2008 Overview Windows Server 2008 is the operating system which will replace W2K3 (Server 2003). My aim on this page is to give you a look and feel of this new server. If you are more interested in an itemised list than an overview, then here are the …
Windows Server 2008’s Indigo Indigo is the ‘glue’ to provide secure and reliable communication. Under the covers Indigo is a Web based system built on .NET technology. Windows Server 2008 will rely on Indigo for distributed systems, for example security, network transport and messaging. One application of Indigo is the …