Business Requirements

• Server Management
– Flexible
– Secure
– Scalable
• User Experience
– Consistent
– Mobility
– Functionality
• Operations
– Cost
– SLAs

Advantages of 64-Bit Systems

• Hardware
– Increased addressable memory
– Supports greater workload
• Software
– Application support
– Licensing
• Challenges

Server Consolidation in Windows Server 2008

• Hardware
– Costs
– 64-bit support
• Servers
– Consolidation
– Virtualization
– Hosting
• Business Continuity
– Virtual machines
– Server Core
– SoftGrid

High Availability in Windows Server 2008

• Hardware
– RAID adapters
– NIC teaming
– Hot swap
• Software
– Fault tolerant applications
– Clustering

Developing an Application Migration Plan

When supporting applications in Windows Server 2008, you should consider the following:
• Migration path planning
• Upgrading existing applications
• Support for 32-bit applications

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