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What key features in Windows Server 2008 have you found to be the most compelling for NZ Businesses?
Well, there are a number of technologies but the top three would have to be Virtualisation, Terminal Services and the entire Branch Office scenario (which involves, security, multiple sites and therefore replication) which is what Tonkin & Taylor were all about.

In saying that, there were over 20 new features that we introduced in Windows Server 2008 and whilst all of these would have a positive impact on customers throughout New Zealand, the top three would have to be those I listed earlier.

Can you just take one of those features and elaborate a little on what sort of impact that would have on a New Zealand customer?
OK. Let me talk about Terminal Server because that has the most impact – I believe – on the New Zealand market toda (read the entire post)...

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What was the need for Tonkin & Taylor to choose Windows Server 2008? What issues were they facing?

Good question. First let me just give you some background on Tonkin & Taylor as that might help to give some idea on what they do and how technology plays into their organisation.

Tonkin & Taylor are an Engineering firm with approximately 600 employees. They have offices throughout New Zealand, and are also in Australia and the Philippines. Their original infrastructure was using Windows Server 2003 which those mainly in the IT industry are aware of became the previous version in late February when we released Windows Server 2008.

The two main challenges Tonkin & Taylor had were around Data and People.

Let me explain the two issues in a little bit of detail. Firstly, with regards to data, the challenge of backups i (read the entire post)...

Microsoft Windows Server 2008, with built-in Web and virtualization technologies, enables businesses to increase the reliability and flexibility of their server infrastructure.

New virtualization tools, Web resources, and security enhancements help save time, reduce costs, and provide a platform for a dynamic and optimized datacenter. Powerful new tools like Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 and Server Manager provide more control over servers and streamline Web, configuration, and management tasks.

Advanced security and reliability enhancements, such as Network Access Protection and the Read-Only Domain Controller, harden the operating system and help protect the server environment to ensure a solid foundation on which to build businesses.

So we decided to help you decide, by listing the top ten reasons to upgrade to Windows Server 2008:

#1 Server Consolidation and Resource Optimization - Hyper-V
Most servers operate at far below their capacities, (read the entire post)...

Windows Server 2008 is here!

After more than five years of development effort, Microsoft has produced a server OS that offers both performance gains and greater flexibility compared to Windows Server 2003. Although, it's been a long time coming, it's crammed with important new features and enhancements.

Advanced security is a key strength that will change the future for viruses. New virtualisation technologies, web resources and improved security, help save time, reduce costs and provide a platform for a dynamic and optimised datacentre.

Powerful new tools like Internet information Services (IIS) 7 and Server Manager provide more control over servers and streamline Web, configuration, and management tasks.

Some compare WS08 to the likes of Linux rather than its predecessor; however the advances are the result of Microsoft listening carefully to its customers and delivering an operating system that Windows shops want.

To see a case study from a busine (read the entire post)...