Windows Server Roadmap Gets Down to Specifics
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During a series of recent media briefings, Microsoft began to give out nitty gritty details about specific timetables for the betas, SDKs and release candidates that will lead to the next round of Windows server operating systems.
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(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has released a major update to its server operating system, designed to make the product more stable and secure. Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 has been in beta since November, and was tested by twice as many users as Microsoft's previous Service Pack 1 update, released in March 2005. Microsoft released the service pack with little notice, prompting one administrator to complain Tuesday on her blog. "You gave us admins a heads up before XP sp2 was Microsoft updated out to our boxes," wrote Susan Bradley, [cq] chief technology officer with Tamiyasu, Smith, Horn and Braun, Accountancy Corp. [cq] "Why can't you give us a heads up on this?" This latest update can be applied to all versions of Windows Server 2003, as well as to Windows XP Professional, X64 edition, Microsoft said. It includes a number of new features including: *Scalable Networking Pack -- tools that help speed up networking intensive tasks *Windows Deployment Services -- allows administrators to set up new Windows systems remotely over the network *Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 -- makes it easier for users to securely connect to wireless networks *Microsoft Management Console 3.0 - the latest version of Microsoft's management tools *Improved IPsec and Firewall management features.
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We map out what's already happened and what may lie ahead.
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Microsoft is targeting late 2006 for the release of Longhorn, the long-awaited and ambitious successor to Windows XP. A server version is slated for 2007.
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Microsoft on Monday debuted an almost-finished version of the first service pack for its Windows Server 2003 software, and like October&#39;s SP2 for the desktop Windows XP OS, stressed security in the update.
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To help ensure that Windows Server 2008 won't lack for compatible software, Microsoft released a beta version of a tool that can check whether applications will work with the upcoming OS.
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Microsoft plans to ship the first feature update to Windows Home Server "sometime this spring," says an exec. But there was no word on when the company will patch a data corruption bug.
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The new version of Windows is about to make its debut for businesses. Here's what you can expect.
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Master the server Windows Server 2008 is due for release on February 29, and as with most Microsoft releases, the fanfare from Seattle can be heard worldwide. Will it do what you want it to? What skills do you need? Is it any good?â¦
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At least two independent, private network administrators have reported on their blogs since yesterday that their Windows Server Update Service has downloaded and deployed to their network clients the most recent update to Microsoft's Windows Desktop Search engine, even though those services are set up not to deploy updated software automatically.
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The service pack for the newest Microsoft operating system is out and about, though not officially.
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Updated guidelines make clearer how to use Windows Server with third-party virtualization tools including VMware -- but that will all likely change before too long.
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Blog: The software maker said Tuesday that it is ready with a near-final "release candidate" version of its software, which will find its way on to servers later this year.
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One of Microsoft's most ambitious new projects is taking off more rapidly than many expected, perhaps due to popular demand. Windows Home Server -- one of the stars of WinHEC last month and a surprise standout at TechEd last week -- has officially moved to Release Candidate 1 status.
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December 07, 2004 - C|Net reports that Microsoft is almost ready with the final release candidate of Windows 64. Here&#39;s a clip: The company said it has reached the &quot;release candidate&quot; stage for Service Pack 1 of Windows Server 2003.
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OK, we had an extended breather from our last look at BIND's zone file pri.example.org. It's time to finish up and get a sense of what these records mean. To go off-topic a little, recently, I had the task of setting up two OpenLDAP servers and putting together a test environment for a project with several developers and several applications including some LAMP applications. Without a working knowledge of DNS, the project would have gone amuck.
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There are a myriad of both subtle and fundamental differences in the basic architecture of Windows Server 2008, which could dramatically change not only the way it's used in the enterprise, but also the logical and physical structure of networks where it's the dominant OS.  But which ones will mean the most to enterprise users?  We chose the ten which we believe will make the biggest difference.