Summary
Microsoft Windows continues to provide industry-leading productivity features, better manageability, the ability to maximize existing investments and a clear vision for the future with the funds and commitment to deliver on the vision. The standard Microsoft Windows interface minimizes the learning curb of new applications by standardizing on common ways to accomplish specific tasks, regardless of the application. IT administrators benefit from the ease of deployment and manageability of Microsoft Windows with its built-in directory services and ability to lock down desktops. UNIX staff can easily become productive on Windows using familiar commands. And most importantly, the ability of Microsoft Windows to support key business scenarios without requiring major consulting and expensive, complex add-ons will boost the value of IT while holding costs down. All of these capabilities lead to business advantage for customers.
Many of the studies and analysis cited in this paper were against Windows 2000 Server and not Windows Server 2003. This section will cover the improvements made in Windows Server 2003 over the previous version.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is a comprehensive, integrated, and dependable server operating system designed to help IT do more with less by reducing costs and increasing the effectiveness of computing operations. There is an edition of Windows Server 2003 to meet the needs of every size organization.
The core infrastructure services provided by Windows Server 2003 enable better server consolidation, identity management, and more secure network access than earlier versions of Windows Server. The foundation of these services is the high reliability, availability, scalability, manageability, and security enhancements that Windows Server 2003 provides. It is also easy to deploy, manage, and use.
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