Not so much an update as a complete revamp of the Windows server platform, Windows Server 2008 R2 has a lot of interesting new functionality, but requires careful planning before deploying.

Windows Server 2008 R2 offers a terrific Windows Reliability and Performance monitoring tool. Within minutes, you can have a comprehensive and graphical view of your server.

Guest blogger Jason Perlow makes a case for Microsoft releasing Windows Server 2008 as a workstation SKU. Perlow says that Server 2008 is so solid that it shouldn’t be stuck in the datacenter.

When Windows Server 2008 was released, a number of pretty useful changes were introduced: Read-only domain controllers: A solution for companies that want to ...

Windows Server 2008 offers a new set of backup tools, and I want to show you how easy it is to use them with the new Windows Server 2008 R2. Be aware that the new backup feature can't manage ...

Windows Server 2008 has reached end of life, which typically means upgrading to a newer version. But CIOs have options beyond updating to a more recent iteration of Windows server, ...

Yesterday was Patch Tuesday for June, and that means Microsoft provided new security fixes for 66 vulnerabilities. According to Microsoft, one vulnerability in Windows is already being exploited for ...

Edition of SMP Windows Server 2008 Support RAM With or Without Hyper-V 32-bit Standard 4-way 4GB 64-bit Standard 4-way 32GB 32-bit Enterprise 8-way 64GB 64-bit Enterprise ...

Windows Server 2008 “was one of the most successful product launches in Microsoft history,” said Vikram Ghosh, vice president of business development at Chef, ...

In Windows Server 2008, Microsoft provides new granular controls, making auditing more useful and manageable. Here’s a look at how to configure basic auditing in Server 2008, highlighting the ...

Windows Server 2008 servers will no longer boot if prerequisites aren't installed before applying the out-of-band KB4539602 update released by Microsoft on February 7 to patch a wallpaper bug.

On March 27, I reported how a zero-day vulnerability impacting everything from Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 to the latest Windows 11 v24H2 and Server 2025 could be mitigated even though Microsoft ...