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Agenda

What’s New and Better in Windows Server 2003?

Why Upgrade to Windows Server 2003 ?

From Windows NT 4.0

From Windows 2000

New and Better in Windows Server 2003

Active Directory

Application Services

Clustering Service

File and Print

IIS 6.0

Management

Networking/Communications

Security

Storage Management

Terminal Services

Enterprise UDDI

Active Directory

Forest Functionality

Replication and Synchronization

Application Directory Partitions

WMI Providers for Replication and Trust Monitoring

Installation of Replica from Media

Application Services

Simplified Integration and InteroperabilityImproved Developer Productivity Increased Enterprise EfficiencyImproved Scalability and ReliabilityEnd-to-End SecurityEfficient Deployment and Management

Clustering Service

Server Clusters Windows Server 2003 Enterprise & Datacenter 8-node clustering support Increased manageability Improved storage capabilities Kerberos support for Virtual Servers Much more….

Network Load Balancing All Windows Server 2003 versions New NLB Manager Bi-directional affinity IPSec Integration Much more…..

File and Print

Enhanced file system features Remote Document Sharing (WebDAV) Automated System Recovery (ASR) GUID Partition Table (GPT)

Higher Performance Defragmentation Tool Enhanced Distributed File Service (DFS) New Support for Antivirus Products

Improved Printing Features Print Cluster Support Active Directory Enhancements

64-Bit Printing Much more….

IIS 6.0

New Request Processing ArchitectureNew Security FeaturesNew Manageability Features New Performance and Scalability FeaturesNew Programmatic Features

Platform Improvements

Management

Improved policy setting management featuresPowerful deployment tools and servicesRobust command-line managementWindows UpdateSecure software update servicesIntegrated solutions for Enterprise class management

Network and Communications

Network infrastructure

Improved versatility

Flexible manageability

Robust dependabilityEasier setup and configurationBetter Internet connectivityImprovements to protocols

Security

Trustworthy computing

A more secure platform for doing business

The best platform for your public key infrastructure

Secure extension of your business to the Internet Common Language Runtime

Storage Management

Improved journaling and heterogeneous supportSAN friendlinessImproved availability and data protectionStorage management

Easier than W2K

More flexible than W2K

Less expensive

Terminal Services

Client Features

Improved interface

Resource redirection

Deployment optionsServer Features

Improved management

Security

Session directory

Enterprise UDDI

UDDI APICategorization schemesSearching, publication and coordinationUDDI client support

Why Upgrade?

Secure infrastructureEase of useEnterprise ClassLower TCODynamic Intranet and InternetDevelopment timeManagement toolsSupport issues minimized750,000 partners/450,000 MCP’s

Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade from NT 4.0

1. Identity Management via Active Directory

2. Many to one Management via Group Policy and scripting

3. At least 2x Performance

4. End user productivity via Shadow Copy

5. Robust, scalable Web Server

6. Any device application access via Terminal Services

7. Server Clustering

8. Easy PKI and Kerberos Security

9. World-class application and Web services application server

10. Intelligent File Services (distributed, replicated, encrypted)

Why Upgrade from Windows 2000?

Active Directory Improvements

GPO Management Console

RSoP

Volume Shadow Copy Restore

IIS 6.0

.NET Framework Integrated

Command-line Management

Clustering Improvements

Secure Wireless 802.1X

Headless Server

Summary

What’s new and better in Windows Server 2003?

Why Upgrade to Windows Server 2003 ?