I’ve been working with Windows Server 2008 since pre-release betas hit the TechNet download world. Initially, my focus was work-oriented, getting my job done. I had to deploy a few servers, and I found the overall structure to be the same as 2003, so I wasn’t overly frustrated looking for new ways to do old things (like adding a simple user in Active Directory). Slowly, however, I became aware of some really nice enhancements within the latest Windows Server OS.
For example, there’s Server Core. It has a command-line interface, a lighter footprint, and a smaller attack surface (making it a welcome security choice). It has read-only domain controllers, not unlike the NT 4.0 BDC (Backup Domain Controller) concept, but with a solid purpose of remote branch office domain controller deployment and without the security risk that a writable domain controller poses.
Full Article – http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisewindows/archives/2009/03/win_server_2008.html
