Windows Server 2007 - Longhorn
Consulting, Support, Troubleshooting
In addition to new functionality, Windows Server "Longhorn" provides powerful improvements to the base operating system over Windows Server 2003. Notable improvements include those to networking, advanced security features, remote application access, centralized server role management, performance and reliability monitoring tools, failover clustering, deployment, and the file system. These improvements and many others help organizations maximize the flexibility, availability, and control of their servers.

Greater Control
Windows Server "Longhorn" allows you to achieve greater control over your server and network infrastructure, permitting you to focus on your most critical business needs by providing:

• Better management over your infrastructure with policy based networking.
• Deeper insight into the operating system and infrastructure, allowing you to take appropriate actions sooner, reducing time to resolution.
• New tools to easily and centrally install, configure, and manage server roles and resources and reporting only useful and uncomplicated information to assist troubleshooting.
• New scripting and monitoring technologies to centrally manage servers and automate tasks.
• Increased security and management of servers located in remote locations.

Higher Availability
Windows Server "Longhorn" gives your users an increased availability to maximize uptime and productivity by delivering:

• More responsive systems by actively monitoring the state of installed roles and providing proactive data about potential failures, reducing potential downtime.
• Completely redesigned advanced clustering capabilities that offer unprecedented availability in case of a hardware failure.
• New option for installing a number of key server roles in a manner that requires less servicing

Greater Flexibility
Windows Server "Longhorn" provides you with the flexibility to meet your changing business needs by including:

• Enhanced interoperability and compatibility advancements to ensure a seamless heterogeneous experience.
• New deployment options that offer the most flexible and cost-effective methods for your environment.
• New solutions for users who are mobile and remotely connected, allowing them to securely and seamlessly access critical resources and applications.
• Enhanced manageability options, such as true delegated administration, allowing you to manage your environment in a manner that suits your business' security and auditing needs.

Fundamentals
Windows Server "Longhorn" provides you with a solid foundation on which you can run your business by delivering the security, reliability, and performance you need by including:

• A more manageable and secure computing experience for PCs and servers through policy-based administration.
• New scalability advancements that enable you to deploy even the most demanding infrastructure for your business.
• Advanced reliability enhancements to reduce loss of access, work, time, data and control.
• A next-generation networking stack for improved security, performance, and scalability.