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Microsoft's 2008 Server Stack-What's New and Who Cares?




May 15, 2008 —  (Page 1 of 4)
Earlier this year, Microsoft released what it billed as the “biggest launch wave in the company’s history,” which consisted of Windows Server 2008, including a beta version of the Hyper-V virtualization technology, and Visual Studio 2008. A feature-complete, beta version of SQL Server 2008 was also released with general availability expected this summer.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008, a server operating system designed to secure network systems, and SQL Server 2008, database application software, are key products in the company’s strategy to increase interoperability for customers and developers throughout the industry. Microsoft said that changes to its technology and business practices will significantly increase the openness of its products. The interoperability principles and actions apply to high-volume Microsoft products, including Exchange Server 2007, Office 2007, Office SharePoint Server 2007, SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008.

But availability and interoperability do not always translate to adoption, according to industry experts. Michael Cote, analyst with RedMonk, said that it is frequently a challenge to get people to upgrade to new technologies. “Assuming that what they have works, there has to be very compelling reasons to upgrade,” he said.

In fact, most large enterprises will hold off on Microsoft’s Windows Server 2008, according to a poll of data center managers at last year’s Gartner Data Center Conference. Gartner analyst John Enck said 73 percent of the managers said they were either evaluating or had no current plans to deploy Windows Server 2008. He added that while the new product had a number of good structural changes, it lacked the big features that would motivate companies to upgrade quickly.

Lab49’s Luke Flemmer said he sees a wide range in adoption rates. “Some companies are aggressive about upgrading and others are more conservative and prefer to run on older versions,” he said. “As a firm, we are enthusiastic about adopting new products as we think they offer a lot of value to businesses.”

CheckFree takes a conservative approach with customer-facing server technology but a more aggressive approach internally. Its customer-facing solution currently runs on IIS 6, SQL Server 2005 and IIS 6, using management capabilities around MOM and SMS to do patches, updates and deployments.

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