Tag: BranchCache
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Forget a Wreath, Deck Your Halls with the Windows Server 2008 R2 Poster
If you want to add a little geek to your holiday decorating, check out this free download of the Windows Server 2008 R2 Feature Components poster. This is a free 2.5MB PDF download that diagrams all eight of Windows Server 2008 R2’s key new feature areas: BranchCache, DirectAccess, Remote Desktop Services as well as the -
Remote Access: SMBs Will Continue to Get Enterprise-Caliber Capabilities With SBS and EBS
Windows Server 2008 R2 will soon be fully launched, providing a host of new capabilities that will help dial down costs and improve productivity. A key design tenent, which we’ve discussed in this blog, is how Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 together offer several net-new features, including DirectAccess and BranchCache, for more effective and cost -
Windows Server 2008 R2: Ready to Rock and Roll
Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM is here. Programming done. Code frozen. That means for organizations looking to take advantage of the significant performance, productivity and cost-saving features inherent in the new Windows Server and Windows 7, the time to start planning, testing and deploying is now. Fortunately, you don’t have to feel like pioneer when -
Windows Server 2008 R2 Reaches the RTM Milestone!
The acronym stands for Release to Manufacturing, and it means this latest release of Windows Server 2008 R2 is now blessed by engineering as ready for the manufacturing process. We’re talking final code. Sun shining, birds singing, children dancing in the streets. With evaluation software available for download in the first half of August and -
NuStar Energy: IT for growth
Yesterday the marketing team published a case study about NuStar Energy, a crude-oil transportation and storage company that has grown rapidly through acquisitions and recently joined the Fortune 500. NuStar relies on Windows Server, System Center and Forefront solutions to integrate new people and systems in days. Their IT department can respond to new business -
Video: Branch Infrastructure Optimization
In the video below Microsoft introduces three best practices that can help organizations cut branch and remote infrastructure costs.  1.      Use virtualization technology to more efficiently use hardware and save money on energy 2.      Centralize branch infrastructure monitoring and management 3.      Improve networking efficiency Controlling Costs in Your Branch Infrastructure Visit the new Branch -
Check out the enhanced Migration Solution for Windows Server 2008 R2!
Have you heard the great buzz about Windows Server 2008 R2? If you’re eager to find out how to migrate your existing servers to this new platform, check out the Windows Server TechCenter Migration Portal for Windows Server 2008 R2. This one-stop-shop for existing and new migration resources can help you jump start your migration -
Announcing Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta!
In the life of Windows Server, today marks general availability of public beta for the new Windows Server 2008 R2-and, for me personally, I’ve never had my geeky mitts on a better version. The new release incorporates a host of new features and capabilities that I hope you’ll check out; the code is as stable -
BranchCache Streamlines Remote Office Experience
Hello everyone – my name is Vikram Ghosh, and I am Product Manager for Branch Office Solutions on the Windows Server Team. I am writing to you from, TechED EMEA here in Barcelona Spain, to describe one of my favorite new features in Windows Server 2008 R2, BranchCacheTM. (Yes, we’ve already got a trademark.) If