Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008 is a far more mature product than ever
before. It is an excellent new feature that can open the doors for many organizations that
have wanted to provide remote application access but have been significantly hampered
by its associated cost.
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Windows DNS,
BitLocker Drive
Encryption, and
Itanium Support
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332 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Administration
Windows Server 2008 includes some important enhancements to Windows
Domain Name System (DNS). This isn??™t such a surprise; since Active Directory
is so reliant on DNS, whenever we see major changes to Active Directory, we
can expect some equivalent changes in Windows DNS. DNS for Windows Server 2008
now supports background zone loading, IPv6, GlobalNames Zones, Read-Only DNS,
and a feature for DNS clients called link-local multicast name resolution (LLMNR). Another
great addition to Windows Server 2008 is the inclusion of BitLocker Drive Encryption
for added security through a combination of hardware and software components. This
feature helps prevent unauthorized access to server volumes even if physical access is
somehow obtained to the actual drives.
As enterprise computing requirements are increasing, so is the demand for 64-bit
computing. Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based systems is a highly specialized version
of Windows Server 2008 that is designed to be a great platform for applications that
require scale-up in terms of local resources (processing power, memory, and so on) rather
than scale-out, which means load-balancing across multiple servers.
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